Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art Victoria Looseleaf - March 14, 2023 Feature Hilary Hahn Keeps Her Artistic Fire Burning Victoria Looseleaf - March 13, 2023 Artist Spotlight Excavating the Legacy of The Pyramids With Idris Ackamoor Andrew Gilbert - March 13, 2023 Feature Latest Prospero’s Island Translates Shakespeare Into 21st-Century Opera Preview This new telling of The Tempest from composer Allen Shearer and librettist Claudia Stevens premieres March 25 at Herbst Theatre. A Pandemic Reunion Program at Green Umbrella Turns Into a Celebration Review The LA Phil’s latest new-music concert brought pieces delayed by or composed during the shutdown. Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani Explores 20th-Century Czech Concertos Review It’s an idiosyncratic but serious recording project, perfect for the iconoclastic player. Bringing Period Performances to Life With Conductor Jeannette Sorrell Artist Spotlight The celebrated artistic director of Apollo’s Fire is teaming up with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra for a program of traditional Jewish music. Remembering Pioneering Black Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Preview A multimedia performance and conversation at the Ebell Club honors the memory of the great dancer, who died in 2018. The Vienna Philharmonic at Home Abroad Review In Berkeley, the orchestra and conductor Christian Thielemann applied their unique sound to the music they’re most associated with. Zubin Mehta Leads LA Phil in Radical Works From Two Centuries Review For different reasons, Ancient Voices of Children and Symphonie fantastique challenged the conventions of their times. Dance Remembering Pioneering Black Ballerina Raven Wilkinson March 14, 2023 Thomas Adès’s Dante Project Makes Epic Theater in Royal Ballet Recording February 21, 2023 SF Ballet Showcases New Choreography in “[email protected]” Festival February 7, 2023 There’s No Stopping Choreographer Kyle Abraham February 6, 2023 Jazz Excavating the Legacy of The Pyramids With Idris Ackamoor March 13, 2023 Women on the March This Month at Bay Area Jazz Venues March 3, 2023 Terri Lyne Carrington Stretches Possibilities With Seen/Unseen February 28, 2023 88 Reasons to Celebrate Keyboard Brilliance at Piedmont Piano Company February 20, 2023 Opera Prospero’s Island Translates Shakespeare Into 21st-Century Opera March 18, 2023 Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art March 14, 2023 Opera San José Announces 40th Season March 10, 2023 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. 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Feature What Gets the Pros Riled Up About Tár? Lisa Hirsch - February 27, 2023 Classical insiders, like conductor JoAnn Falletta, have major issues with the film’s veracity, but they’re still fascinated. Cantata Collective With Nic McGegan to Record Bach’s Mass in B Minor March 14, 2023 Excavating the Legacy of The Pyramids With Idris Ackamoor March 13, 2023 Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art March 14, 2023 When an Orchestra’s Eyes Are Bigger Than Its Stomach February 6, 2023 Features Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art Excavating the Legacy of The Pyramids With Idris Ackamoor Rediscovered Composer’s Works Get First Airing From One Found Sound Reviews A Pandemic Reunion Program at Green Umbrella Turns Into a Celebration Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani Explores 20th-Century Czech Concertos Zubin Mehta Leads LA Phil in Radical Works From Two Centuries Music News Cantata Collective With Nic McGegan to Record Bach’s Mass in B Minor Music Is More Than Accompaniment at 95th Academy Awards Fountain Theatre Inaugurates New Chamber Music Series Artist Spotlights Hilary Hahn Keeps Her Artistic Fire Burning Bringing Period Performances to Life With Conductor Jeannette Sorrell Igor Levit: Artist, Mensch, Activist Previews Prospero’s Island Translates Shakespeare Into 21st-Century Opera Remembering Pioneering Black Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Alisa Weilerstein Experiments With a New Approach to New Music Media Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani Explores 20th-Century Czech Concertos Cantata Collective With Nic McGegan to Record Bach’s Mass in B Minor Music Is More Than Accompaniment at 95th Academy Awards From the Archives America’s Orchestras Get Serious About Diversity Feature 2021–2022 will see a huge jump in minority representation on orchestral concert schedules. Some leaders say that change is here to stay. Has Anything Changed? Local Opera Luminaries Respond Feature Following the whirlwind of revelations, allegations, and promises of reform, we ask opera insiders about the state of the art since #MeToo. Russell Thomas Plays It Forward Artist Spotlight LA Opera’s artist-in-residence takes the stage in Oedipus Rex on June 6. How Harry Bicket Became a Handel Opera Expert, and What He’s Learned Artist Spotlight The conductor was at the center of the major opera house revival of Handel, and he brings that experience to the West Coast with Alcina.
