Celebrating the Bay Area Legacy of Legendary Tabla Player Zakir Hussain Andrew Gilbert - February 18, 2025 Feature Violinist Lucia Micarelli on Getting to the Heart of Music Lily O'Brien - February 19, 2025 Artist Spotlight Yuja Wang Doubles the Concerto Demands With Esa-Pekka Salonen and SF Symphony Steven Winn - February 15, 2025 Review Latest SF Ballet Surveys British Dance With Mixed Success Review Cool Britannia, a triple bill of works by Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, and Akram Khan, invites visceral reactions. Kronos Quartet’s At War With Ourselves Is Intensely Moving Review Composer Michael Abels’s searing setting of poetry by Nikky Finney expertly balances string playing, choral singing, and recitation. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Makes a Valentine of French Music Review Under guest conductor Matthias Pintscher, LACO plays standards by French composers with the requisite elegance and lyricism. Confronted With Deficits, California and San Francisco Do Their Best for the Arts Music News There’s positive news on the state level for nonprofit performing arts organizations, with a new payroll fund program set to launch soon. Bluebeard’s Castle at Opera San José Glistens Like a Jewel Review Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey. LA Opera Announces Lineup for 2025–2026, James Conlon’s Final Season Music News The company’s longtime music director will bid adieu with productions of West Side Story, Falstaff, and The Magic Flute. Batsheva Dance Company Lands in the U.S. With MOMO Review Choreographer Ohad Naharin’s 2022 masterpiece is filled with hypnotic imagery co-created by company members. Dance SF Ballet Surveys British Dance With Mixed Success February 18, 2025 Batsheva Dance Company Lands in the U.S. With MOMO February 18, 2025 Black Choreographers Festival Embraces Vast Expression February 18, 2025 Twyla Tharp Dance Celebrates Its Diamond Jubilee With Third Coast Percussion February 3, 2025 Jazz Celebrating the Bay Area Legacy of Legendary Tabla Player Zakir Hussain February 18, 2025 Samara Joy Brings Bravura Chamber Jazz to Berkeley February 8, 2025 John Santos, Forever a Champion of Latin Jazz in the Bay Area February 3, 2025 Auspicious Signs at SFJAZZ With Bassist Jeong Lim Yang January 28, 2025 Opera The Camp, a World-Premiere Opera About Japanese American Internment February 18, 2025 Bluebeard’s Castle at Opera San José Glistens Like a Jewel February 17, 2025 LA Opera Announces Lineup for 2025–2026, James Conlon’s Final Season February 11, 2025 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Twitter Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. 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Feature Celebrating the Bay Area Legacy of Legendary Tabla Player Zakir Hussain Andrew Gilbert - February 18, 2025 Musicians of all stripes are coming together to honor the late drummer who spearheaded countless cross-cultural collaborations. Bluebeard’s Castle at Opera San José Glistens Like a Jewel February 17, 2025 LA Opera Announces Lineup for 2025–2026, James Conlon’s Final Season February 11, 2025 Fires Finally Contained, Los Angeles Arts Organizations Survey the Damage February 11, 2025 Confronted With Deficits, California and San Francisco Do Their Best for the Arts February 19, 2025 Features Celebrating the Bay Area Legacy of Legendary Tabla Player Zakir Hussain Fires Finally Contained, Los Angeles Arts Organizations Survey the Damage Bringing Morgiane, the First African American Opera, Back to Life Reviews Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Makes a Valentine of French Music Kronos Quartet’s At War With Ourselves Is Intensely Moving SF Ballet Surveys British Dance With Mixed Success Music News SF Symphony and SF Conservatory of Music Come Together for Los Angeles Benefit Concert Confronted With Deficits, California and San Francisco Do Their Best for the Arts KDFC and KUSC, California’s Classical Radio Stations, to Merge Completely Artist Spotlights Violinist Lucia Micarelli on Getting to the Heart of Music Seong-Jin Cho Always Follows His Instincts Composer David Lang on Art as a Space for Reflection Previews Black Choreographers Festival Embraces Vast Expression The Camp, a World-Premiere Opera About Japanese American Internment Bringing Atom Egoyan’s Adoration to the Opera Stage Media Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja Ventures Into the Music of Exile Cellist Joshua Roman on Long COVID and “Immunity” Violinist Kristin Lee’s Tour of American Music From the Archives Reviving In C as a ’60s-Style Happening Music News Terry Riley’s breakthrough experimental piece gets a timely airing, and everyone can be involved. Federico Mompou and His Sounds of Silence Review The Catalan composer has a champion in pianist Stephen Hough, who has just recorded a collection of Mompou’s miniatures. SoundBox Spotlights Pekka Kuusisto and a Rock-Influenced Concerto Review The SF Symphony introduces one of its collaborative partners in a wide range of music, including two pieces by Jesper Nordin. Meet Beatrice Rana Artist Spotlight The Italian star pianist’s special concert for Cal Performances premieres May 13 and runs through June 12.
