Jim Farber

Jim Farber wrote his first classical music review in 1982 for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. Since then, he has been a feature writer and critic of classical music, opera, theater, and fine art for Daily Variety, the Copley Newspapers and News Service, and the Los Angeles Newspaper Group (Media News).

Articles By This Author

L.A. Phil Takes on Bernstein’s Mass—terpiece.

Jim Farber - February 5, 2018

The creators of this big production avoid the issues.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Lives up to Its Name

Jim Farber - January 30, 2018

The young ensemble is breaking new ground musically and culturally in Los Angeles.

The Most Famous Castrato of Them All is at the Center of a New Broadway Play

Jim Farber - January 25, 2018

The beauty of Baroque opera and its most distinctive star are enlisted to help heal a king.

New Music Seekers Drawn to Tuesday Evenings at Monk Space

Jim Farber - January 12, 2018

Your first challenge is finding it, but that’s kind of the point, pilgrim.

Christopher Cerrone’s Can’t and Won’t Does in Calder Quartet Premiere

Jim Farber - December 10, 2017

The scaled-down song cycle is inspired by stories from Lydia Davis.

The Compleat Composer 2017: Musician, Sound Designer, Producer

Jim Farber - December 4, 2017

If you’re interested in composing for movies, TV, video games, or anywhere else, it’s no longer enough to fill up a page with notes.

L.A. Phil’s Noon to Midnight Marathon Runs the Gamut of New Music

Jim Farber - November 20, 2017

Some clear winners emerged from the 21-concert music fest, along with some also-ran entrants.

Walt Disney Hall Under Alien Attack in War of the Worlds

Jim Farber - November 13, 2017

Martian invasion threatens L.A. Philharmonic concert!

Tough Love, Bergman Style: Persona Becomes an Opera

Jim Farber - November 13, 2017

L.A. Opera and Beth Morrison Projects explore the intricacies of Ingmar Bergman’s film in an opera by Keeril Makan and Jay Scheib.

The Los Angeles Master Chorale Celebrates the Ungrateful Dead

Jim Farber - October 31, 2017

A mostly somber Día de los Muertos program casts the limelight on choral works by Latin American composers.