SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review LA Phil Season Opens With Fire Richard S. Ginell - October 10, 2023 Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes on Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, while Dudamel leads a Villa-Lobos ballet and Stravinsky’s Firebird. Review Anthony Braxton Performing Solo Is Still Grand Josef Woodard - October 10, 2023 The maverick saxophonist and composer busts open the recital format and makes it exciting with his multidirectional improvisations. Feature Is There a Future for the Nonprofit Arts Model in the U.S.? Jim Farber - October 10, 2023 The post-pandemic world has been hard on these underfunded organizations. How will they hang on? Music News Leela Dance Collective Hits $1 Million Mark Victoria Looseleaf - October 9, 2023 The company’s foundation for supporting North Indian classical arts recently reached a major endowment milestone. Review The Industry Again Rethinks Opera With Star Choir, a 2023 Space Odyssey Jim Farber - October 3, 2023 The company’s shows are always a bit of a trek but so worth it. Music News An Open House for the Arts in Downtown L.A. Tom Jacobs - October 2, 2023 Take a conducting lesson at Colburn or print a portrait a la Andy Warhol at The Broad during this year’s Grand Avenue Arts event. Review Don Giovanni Lives in the Music at LA Opera Jim Farber - September 26, 2023 James Conlon’s strong, insightful direction of the singers and orchestra meets a less imaginative production. Feature The Martha Graham Legacy at 100 Victoria Looseleaf - September 26, 2023 America’s oldest dance company launches its centennial celebrations with a retrospective show at The Soraya. Preview The Industry Still Goes Where No Opera Company Has Gone Before Victoria Looseleaf - September 26, 2023 The innovative company’s latest is the sci-fi Star Choir, about colonization and what it means to be human. Review Relive Yuja Wang’s Formidable Rachmaninoff Cycle With the LA Phil Richard S. Ginell - September 25, 2023 These recordings led by Gustavo Dudamel in February of this year capture some of the pianist’s most thrilling work to date. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … Next › Next page Last » Last page