Features

Andrew Gilbert - September 16, 2024

Good things have always happened for the Rio de Janeiro-raised vocalist and multi-instrumentalist when he’s come to California.

Emily Wilson - September 10, 2024

Mezzo-soprano Irene Roberts and conductor Karen Kamensek are up for the challenges of Poul Ruders’s music and Margaret Atwood’s story.

Andrew Gilbert - September 9, 2024

Percussionist Haruka Fujii is spearheading a new series with space for everything from chamber music to craft beer.

Lisa Hirsch - August 24, 2024

Gregory Spears’s new opera is in repertory with L’elisir d’amore, Don Giovanni, and Der Rosenkavalier.

Andrew Gilbert - August 24, 2024

Vibraphone players are coming to the fore as bandleaders and composers, a trend that’s now set to take over San Francisco.

SFCV Editors - August 20, 2024

The full roster of excellence, as chosen by our readers. Find out who has bragging rights this year.

SFCV Editors - August 20, 2024

The full roster of excellence, as chosen by our readers. Find out who has bragging rights this year.

Andrew Gilbert - August 12, 2024

A chance meeting with a Bay Area drummer spawned a new set of songs for Johnson, which she shares in a string of shows this month.

Lev Mamuya - August 6, 2024

The Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists aims to redress historical imbalances and further integrate America’s orchestras.

Emily Wilson - July 29, 2024

The company is betting on Bulrusher, Eisa Davis’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play as set by composer Nathaniel Stookey.