For Christmas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Bring Fresh Joy to Bach Cantatas Michael Zwiebach - December 13, 2024 Review Handel’s Messiah at Grace Cathedral Is an S.F. Tradition for a Reason Tom Jacobs - December 10, 2024 Preview Soprano Asmik Grigorian: “I have such a huge appetite for life.” Emily Wilson - December 10, 2024 Artist Spotlight Latest Zubin Mehta Brings a Lifetime of Study to Bear on Brahms’s Second Symphony Review The conductor has developed into one of the world’s greatest, as he shows here with the LA Phil. Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area Feature Hunter is at the sweet spot in his career, helping fellow musicians in jazz, roots, and soul realize their artistic ambitions. Santa Rosa Symphony Climbs the Mahler Mountain Review The orchestra and Music Director Francesco Lecce-Chong attempt to scale the composer’s epic Second Symphony. Yuval Sharon Steps Away From Experimental Opera Company He Founded Music News The star director hands over the reins at The Industry as the Met and more come calling. Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto — On Guitar? Review In a recital for the Omni Foundation, Polish guitarist Mateusz Kowalski plays a striking transcription of the piece. A Style for Every Season at SFJAZZ With Singer Destani Wolf Review In wide-ranging set that covers bolero, R&B, and a handful of holiday tunes, Wolf proves herself the complete package. Clarinetist Anthony McGill and Pacifica Quartet Are Right at Home at SF Performances Review A new work by SF Conservatory of Music-educated composer Ben Shirley fits perfectly on this chamber program at Herbst Theatre. Dance Bodytraffic Dances Into December More Thankful Than Ever December 3, 2024 The Spiritual Sacrifice of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring December 3, 2024 No Holidays for San Francisco Ballet’s Labor Relations November 27, 2024 Heidi Duckler Is Los Angeles’ “Queen of Site-Specific Dance” November 12, 2024 Jazz Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area December 10, 2024 A Style for Every Season at SFJAZZ With Singer Destani Wolf December 9, 2024 Zoe Ellis Taps Into the Gospel Voice of the Bay December 3, 2024 Everyone’s Turning Out for Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ 30th Anniversary November 11, 2024 Opera Yuval Sharon Steps Away From Experimental Opera Company He Founded December 10, 2024 Soprano Asmik Grigorian: “I have such a huge appetite for life.” December 10, 2024 Jake Heggie Named Musical America’s Composer of the Year for 2025 December 4, 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. 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Feature Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area Andrew Gilbert - December 10, 2024 Hunter is at the sweet spot in his career, helping fellow musicians in jazz, roots, and soul realize their artistic ambitions. Soprano Asmik Grigorian: “I have such a huge appetite for life.” December 10, 2024 A Style for Every Season at SFJAZZ With Singer Destani Wolf December 9, 2024 Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto — On Guitar? December 10, 2024 Zubin Mehta Brings a Lifetime of Study to Bear on Brahms’s Second Symphony December 10, 2024 Features Charlie Hunter, Prodigal Guitarist, Returns to the Bay Area The Scorekeepers: Orchestra Librarians and Their Work Zoe Ellis Taps Into the Gospel Voice of the Bay Reviews For Christmas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Bring Fresh Joy to Bach Cantatas Zubin Mehta Brings a Lifetime of Study to Bear on Brahms’s Second Symphony Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto — On Guitar? Music News Yuval Sharon Steps Away From Experimental Opera Company He Founded Jake Heggie Named Musical America’s Composer of the Year for 2025 No Holidays for San Francisco Ballet’s Labor Relations Artist Spotlights Soprano Asmik Grigorian: “I have such a huge appetite for life.” LA Phil Violinist Bing Wang: Making Music With Purpose Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo Hits All the High Notes Previews Handel’s Messiah at Grace Cathedral Is an S.F. Tradition for a Reason Bodytraffic Dances Into December More Thankful Than Ever The Spiritual Sacrifice of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Media Take a Genre-Expanding Ride on Rhiannon Giddens’s American Railroad Inside the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci With Director Ken Burns and Composer Caroline Shaw SF Symphony and LA Phil to Face Off at 67th Annual Grammy Awards 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.