SFCV Staff

Teen filmmaker and cellist Hana Dahl uploaded the video "Where Did All The Cellos Go" on YouTube. We think you'll want to see it and share it, so here it is, all seven minutes of awesome.

In a new year filled with promise and angst, here is your guide to an extraordinary, life-enhancing Bay Area concert season.

Bashbush brings business and orchestra expertise to grow and diversify SFCV audience to sustainable scale

Dolby Labs was the elegant setting for the Oct. 6 premiere screening of two new films by San Francisco Classical Voice for donors and supporters. Arriving guests, including SFCV co-founders Gordon Getty and Bob Commanday, enjoyed dramatic views of the San Francisco skyline, hors d’oeuvres, and fine wines donated by Dyer Vineyards and Long Vineyards.

Garrick Ohlsson’s masterful performance of Enrique Granados’ Goyescas was the highlight of a wonderful evening as San Francisco Classical Voice hosted its 3rd Annual Donor Appreciation event at the Walt Disney Family Museum on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011.

A few of our writers take their pick of concerts coming from now until June; everything from recitals and choral, opera, orchestra, and beyond.

Classical music has enhanced the drama and romance in film since the days of silent movies. Over the decades it’s continued to be a staple in the repertoire of film scores from Disney’s Fantasia to Coppola’s The Godfather. Rarer, though, are films that focus specifically on classical music and the musicians that play it. Here are some of our favorite films, all of which are available through Netflix or Amazon.com.

Michael Kaiser, artistic head of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is one of the most respected artistic administrators in America, as well as an inspiring speaker who is bullish on the arts. He will speak to SFCV on Aug. 24, and we want your questions for him.

SFCV’s annual gala celebration was held at the home of Ann and Gordon Getty last Wednesday night. The fortunate guests were treated to a superb dinner in the formal dining room, and a look at the brilliant art collection that the Gettys have on display; the evening’s entertainment was provided by violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.