Features

A young violinist reaches breakout velocity, a little-known new music cornucopia, and The Lion King flute trivia.

The prolific composer muses on her spiritual roots, the creative process, and evoking the dark side through music.

Christian Reif at the helm with SFSYO, Music@Menlo’s unveils a promising winter slate, music hits the wall in Miami, and farewell to "the voice of the Met."

The noted composer is an advocate for the hearing impaired and is pushing public venues to provide better services.

Figaro comes to the West Bay, musicians provide support for neighborhood project, and Maestro Dudamel pleads for the arts.    

For these experimental-music pioneers, new music is about ideas, not a collection of electronic gizmos.

Dancing Around the Clock, Celebrating John Adams, and Topping the Charts with Einaudi

A century-old opera from a classic story, gets a makeover in a collaboration between the Silk Road Ensemble, vocalist Alim Qasimov, and the Mark Morris Dance Group.

The influential guitarist and long-serving S.F. Conservatory of Music professor, David Tanenbaum, gives us a piece of his mind.

SFCV writers peer into the future to find cool and unusual events (and one evergreen) worth getting on your calendar now.