Features

Janos Gereben - April 26, 2016

Facebook streams a Mason Bates premiere, the S.F. Girls Chorus hits N.Y.C., and the Ethnic Dance Festival bring the world to the Palace of Fine Arts.

Mark MacNamara - April 21, 2016

The modern music conservatory needs to graduate healthy, aware people – and deal with the potential for abuse of the mentoring system, says arts administrator Jenny Bilfield.

Janos Gereben - April 18, 2016

The talented countertenor died April 18, 2016, at the age of 49.

Jeff Kaliss - April 12, 2016

There’s a fascinating and diverse group of mandolinists and mandolin orchestras in the Bay Area. Who knew?

Janos Gereben - April 11, 2016

The Jewish Museum’s Shoah concert honors Bill Graham and the Oakland Youth Symphony teams up with the Crucible for a multimedia evening of “Fire and Ice.”

Jason Victor Serinus - April 5, 2016

In recent recordings, the S.F. Symphony gives us a bevy of Bates, Philharmonia Baroque resuscitates a serenata, and American Bach Soloists air a rarely-performed version of Handel’s Messiah.

Mark MacNamara - March 29, 2016

The apparent stalling of the project to build a center for Philip Glass’s Days and Nights Festival has not slowed the composer one bit. But it’s another thing for residents to discuss as they ponder the future of Big Sur.

Lou Fancher - March 29, 2016

The voraciously curious cellist is taking it all in — music, language, running, and the interests of his young nieces.

Janos Gereben - March 28, 2016

Celebrations and farewells at S.F. Ballet, a bounty of musicals at SHN, skateboards at ChamberWORKS, and free programs at YBG.

Lisa Houston - March 16, 2016

The new Taube Atrium Theater will host a variety of small opera and theater pieces, and its director of programming is looking to fill it with exciting surprises.