SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Preview How Cal State Northridge Is Remembering the 1994 Earthquake Victoria Looseleaf - January 8, 2024 To demonstrate community resilience, Jacques Heim’s daredevil dance troupe Diavolo takes The Soraya’s stage. Preview Oppenheimer Live in Concert Highlights a Tense, Demanding Score Tom Jacobs - January 8, 2024 Christopher Nolan’s latest film examines the line between beauty and terror in both its story and soundtrack. Feature Between Trials, These Lawyers Are Trilling Jeff Kaliss - January 3, 2024 Three lawyers and a judge walk into a nightclub … and do a set of American Songbook classics. Review LA Phil Throws Beethoven a Birthday Bash Richard S. Ginell - December 19, 2023 Under Zubin Mehta’s genial direction, the orchestra plays the “Pastoral” and “Eroica” Symphonies to near perfection. Review In Dan Tepfer’s World, Human and Machine Meet on Even Ground Jim Farber - December 19, 2023 The pianist/composer’s Natural Machines blurs the lines between art and technology in a harmonious way. Feature Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: 2023 Recordings SFCV Editors - December 19, 2023 Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year. Review The Manhattan Transfer Gets off the Train After 50 Years Richard S. Ginell - December 18, 2023 The legendary vocal quartet says farewell in a swinging retrospective set at Disney Hall, billed as the group’s final concert. Artist Spotlight At the LA Phil, Cellist Robert deMaine Has Found Equilibrium Victoria Looseleaf - December 18, 2023 The principal player opens up about performing under pressure and the tools musicians shouldn’t use to cope. Review Virtuosic Quartet Yarn/Wire Does Double Duty at Frankie Lev Mamuya - December 12, 2023 The piano and percussion ensemble is mesmerizing in back-to-back concerts at a hip venue. Review Zubin Mehta Illuminates the Five-Movement Version of Mahler’s First Richard S. Ginell - December 12, 2023 The LA Phil makes a great case for including the “Blumine” movement in this warhorse symphony. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … Next › Next page Last » Last page