The Glory Days of Mexican Cinema, Revived for One Weekend Jim Farber - November 5, 2024 Feature Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Brings the Olympics to Los Angeles Victoria Looseleaf - November 4, 2024 Artist Spotlight Berkeley Rep’s Matchbox Magic Flute Enchants With Charm and Emotion Steven Winn - November 2, 2024 Review Latest SF Opera Orchestra Reaches Contract Agreement Through End of This Season Music News The current terms, with some slight modifications, remain in place through May 30, 2025. LA Opera’s Lavish Romeo and Juliet Returns Review This revival of Charles Gounod’s audience favorite is eye-catching as ever, and soprano Amina Edris is a standout Juliet. Mali Obomsawin’s Brand of Native American Jazz Comes to San Francisco Preview The composer and bassist is at SFJAZZ this week playing music off her first album and more. Philanthropist Jan Shrem Dies at Age 94 Music News A major funder of the arts in San Francisco, Shrem was also the founder of Clos Pegase Winery in Napa. California Symphony Journeys to the Center of the Orchestra Review An “introductory” first half, featuring works by Benjamin Britten and Mason Bates, nicely sets up a Brahms symphony on the second. Discovering the Piano Sonatas of Galina Ustvolskaya Review The little-known mid-20th-century Russian composer gets the spotlight in an unusual concert from Other Minds. SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener Preview The trendsetting choreographer has dreamed up a world premiere that features the Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco. Dance SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener November 4, 2024 Step Afrika! Dances the Story of the Great Migration October 29, 2024 The Carnival of the Animals Like You’ve Never Seen It Before October 21, 2024 Epiphany Dance Theater Celebrates 20 Years of SF Trolley Dances October 15, 2024 Jazz Mali Obomsawin’s Brand of Native American Jazz Comes to San Francisco November 4, 2024 The Art of the SFJAZZ Collective October 28, 2024 Wayne Shorter, Always a Jazz Pioneer, Still Inspires Others to Innovate October 28, 2024 A Legendary San Francisco Blues Spot Reopens October 22, 2024 Opera LA Opera’s Lavish Romeo and Juliet Returns November 5, 2024 Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Brings the Olympics to Los Angeles November 4, 2024 SF Opera Orchestra Reaches Contract Agreement Through End of This Season November 2, 2024 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. First Name Last Name Email Address SFCV L.A. 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Preview Mali Obomsawin’s Brand of Native American Jazz Comes to San Francisco Jeff Kaliss - November 4, 2024 The composer and bassist is at SFJAZZ this week playing music off her first album and more. Philanthropist Jan Shrem Dies at Age 94 November 4, 2024 SF Opera Orchestra Reaches Contract Agreement Through End of This Season November 2, 2024 Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Brings the Olympics to Los Angeles November 4, 2024 SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener November 4, 2024 Features The Glory Days of Mexican Cinema, Revived for One Weekend Step Afrika! Dances the Story of the Great Migration Wayne Shorter, Always a Jazz Pioneer, Still Inspires Others to Innovate Reviews LA Opera’s Lavish Romeo and Juliet Returns California Symphony Journeys to the Center of the Orchestra Discovering the Piano Sonatas of Galina Ustvolskaya Music News Los Angeles Master Chorale Debuts Youth Chorus Philanthropist Jan Shrem Dies at Age 94 SF Opera Orchestra Reaches Contract Agreement Through End of This Season Artist Spotlights Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Brings the Olympics to Los Angeles Conductor Michael Christie Does It All, From Orchestra to Opera to ABBA Pianist Michelle Cann Waxes Rhapsodic About Florence Price and Gershwin Previews SFDanceworks Welcomes Rena Butler for Season Seven Opener Mali Obomsawin’s Brand of Native American Jazz Comes to San Francisco An Abolitionist’s Story as Told by His Relative in Elijah’s Call Media The Man Who Finds Music at the Ends of the Earth SF Symphony’s Music Education Program Gets Snazzy New Website SF Opera Documentary Reveals the Effort That Creates Transcendence From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Sheku Kanneh-Mason Videos On Oct. 5, 2023, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined music writer Lev Mamuya via Zoom in SFCV’s interview series. Full Speed Ahead for the Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ Feature After nearly 50 years, the quartet still has new things to say. The festival April 7–9 spans its ever-expanding repertory. Renée Fleming Gets Really Busy Artist Spotlight At 63, the soprano has many irons in the fire, including un-retiring from the Metropolitan Opera to sing in a premiere. The Recording Wizard Who Keeps Music@Menlo Sounding Pristine Feature Da-Hong Seetoo trained as a virtuoso violinist, but for the past several decades, he’s made his biggest impact as an audio engineer.
