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Michael Zwiebach

Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/ content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.

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CD Review
March 24, 2020
SF Symphony Illuminates Charles Ives
BY Michael Zwiebach

The orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas lends a helping hand to anyone who’s ever been perplexed by Ives’s symphonies.

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2020 Cabrillo Festival Aims Directly at Contemporary Issues as Well as Music
March 17, 2020
2020 Cabrillo Festival Aims Directly at Contemporary Issues as Well as Music
BY Michael Zwiebach
If you find transcendence at the 2020 edition of this long-running new music festival, it will be earned.
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Feature Article
Facing Crisis, Opera San José Sets Up Relief Fund for Its Musicians
March 17, 2020
Facing Crisis, Opera San José Sets Up Relief Fund for Its Musicians
BY Michael Zwiebach

General Director Khori Dastoor knows firsthand the challenges of being an artist, and it has shaped her responses to the coronavirus shutdown.

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LA Opera Reports Findings on Domingo Harassment Scandal
March 10, 2020
LA Opera Reports Findings on Domingo Harassment Scandal
BY Michael Zwiebach
The opera company summarizes the results of the law firm hired to look into the sexual harassment allegations against Plácido Domingo.
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New Music Review
March 10, 2020
The Living Earth Show Revisits Echoes
BY Michael Zwiebach

The “spoken-word chamber opera” created with Kronos Quartet and Youth Speaks lays out a vision of San Francisco through poetry and personal narrative.

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Sheri Greenawald Announces Her Retirement as Head of Merola Opera Program
March 4, 2020
Sheri Greenawald Announces Her Retirement as Head of Merola Opera Program
BY Michael Zwiebach
The star soprano and beloved teacher leaves an extraordinary legacy, and hundreds of grateful students.
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Los Angeles Master Chorale Plans a Busy 2020–2021
February 25, 2020
Los Angeles Master Chorale Plans a Busy 2020–2021
BY Michael Zwiebach
In addition to its own season, LAMC will also be heard with the LA Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Van Nuys High School Students Premiere Their Own Oratorio
February 18, 2020
Van Nuys High School Students Premiere Their Own Oratorio
BY Michael Zwiebach
LA Master Chorale’s outreach project is teaching students to create new works in the classical form.
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LA Phil Overflows With Exciting Projects in 2020–2021
February 11, 2020
LA Phil Overflows With Exciting Projects in 2020–2021
BY Michael Zwiebach
Try to keep up, folks, this is a densely packed season.
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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
February 11, 2020
Berkeley Symphony Promotes Women’s Achievements in “You Have A Voice”
BY Michael Zwiebach

The SF Girls Chorus was on hand to embody that assertion.

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Opera Review
February 4, 2020
West Edge Opera’s Snapshot of the Future
BY Michael Zwiebach

Invigorating ideas of what opera might be were on display at the fourth WEO Snapshot Festival.

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Michael Morgan Set to Debut Across the Bay With SF Symphony
February 4, 2020
Michael Morgan Set to Debut Across the Bay With SF Symphony
BY Michael Zwiebach
Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 will top the bill.
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LA Opera Ups the Ante With 2020–2021 Season
January 28, 2020
LA Opera Ups the Ante With 2020–2021 Season
BY Michael Zwiebach
All-new productions and its signature Off-Grand series continue to mark LA Opera’s ambitions.
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NEA Announces 2020 Grants
January 21, 2020
NEA Announces 2020 Grants
BY Michael Zwiebach
Bay Area musical organizations are recognized for far-ranging work.
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LA Chamber Orchestra Names New Executive Director
January 14, 2020
LA Chamber Orchestra Names New Executive Director
BY Michael Zwiebach
A year after appointing a new music director, LACO completes a leadership changeover.
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Early Music/Baroque Review
January 14, 2020
Dowland’s Pleasant Melancholy Proves Contagious in the Hands of Les Voix Humaines
BY Michael Zwiebach

The viol consort gives a captivating account of Lachrimae in Berkeley.

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SF Conservatory of Music and SF Ballet School Announce Expanded Partnership
January 7, 2020
SF Conservatory of Music and SF Ballet School Announce Expanded Partnership
BY Michael Zwiebach
The new Bowes Center will have some light-stepping new residents.
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Artist Spotlight
Eun Sun Kim: The Can-Do Conductor Plays No Favorites
December 17, 2019
Eun Sun Kim: The Can-Do Conductor Plays No Favorites
BY Michael Zwiebach

The new music director of SF Opera is interested in just about everything to do with orchestras and music.

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Early Music/Baroque Review
December 10, 2019
Judas Maccabeus Reigns Victorious With Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
BY Michael Zwiebach

A rousing performance of Handel’s masterwork: Shouldn’t this Hanukkah-themed oratorio be a regular item on the December holiday menu?

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SF Opera Reveals New Music Director
December 5, 2019
SF Opera Reveals New Music Director
BY Michael Zwiebach
A rapturously received Rusalka seals the deal for Eun Sun Kim.
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