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    Paul Kotapish

    Paul Kotapish is the managing editor for SFCV.  You can learn more here or at guitarfish.net.

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    Voting is Open for SFCV's Annual Best of the Bay Poll, 2016–2017
    August 15, 2017
    Voting is Open for SFCV's Annual Best of the Bay Poll, 2016–2017
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Final voting ends at 6 p.m. (Pacific) for the third annual SFCV Best of the Bay poll. Vote for your favorite classical-music artists, events, venues, and more. ...
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    Feature Article
    Hot Music From Cold Climates
    August 8, 2017
    Hot Music From Cold Climates
    BY Paul Kotapish

    The Scandinavian folk revival is in full bloom and has a lot to offer classical-music lovers.

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    Best of the Bay 2017 Is Coming
    July 24, 2017
    Best of the Bay 2017 Is Coming
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Nominations for our annual survey of your favorite artists and performances start next week. ...
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    Feature Article
    Beach Reads 2017 for Music Fans
    July 21, 2017
    Beach Reads 2017 for Music Fans
    BY Paul Kotapish

    Relax at the shore or in your own back yard with our 2017 selection of great beach reads featuring music-themed books.

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    Louis Kahn’s Floating Concert Stage Is Looking for a Safe Harbor
    July 19, 2017
    Louis Kahn’s Floating Concert Stage Is Looking for a Safe Harbor
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The Point Counterpoint II has provided a mobile platform for musical diplomacy for over 40 years, but it is drifting toward destruction. ...
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    S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival Makes Its Opera House Debut
    July 5, 2017
    S.F. Ethnic Dance Festival Makes Its Opera House Debut
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The wildly popular sampler offers spectacular music and dance from cultures spanning the globe. ...
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    The Innovative Audium Premieres a New Work Starting June 15
    June 13, 2017
    The Innovative Audium Premieres a New Work Starting June 15
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The intimate theater provides an immersive sound-sculpture experience in the dark. ...
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    The Joe Goode Performance Group Celebrates 30 Years of Mind-Opening Dance and Theater
    June 13, 2017
    The Joe Goode Performance Group Celebrates 30 Years of Mind-Opening Dance and Theater
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The innovative group marks its anniversary with the premiere of Nobody Lives Here Now and a retrospective of Goode’s work. ...
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    Bay Area Cellist Takes First Prize at the 2017 Klein Competition
    June 6, 2017
    Bay Area Cellist Takes First Prize at the 2017 Klein Competition
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Jeremy Tai wins the coveted award with a program of Grieg, Prokofief, and Bielawa. ...
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    Bay Area Pianists Come to the Aid of a Young Cancer Victim
    June 6, 2017
    Bay Area Pianists Come to the Aid of a Young Cancer Victim
    BY Paul Kotapish
    “Music Against Cancer” concert will help underwrite medical expenses for pianist Joanna Różewska’s nephew. ...
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    One Found Sound Offers a Multimedia Experience at Their Annual Gala
    April 11, 2017
    One Found Sound Offers a Multimedia Experience at Their Annual Gala
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Funds raised at the event will support the collaborative chamber orchestra’s ongoing outreach programs. ...
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    Renée Fleming Plans Her Swan Song From Staged Opera
    April 5, 2017
    Renée Fleming Plans Her Swan Song From Staged Opera
    BY Paul Kotapish
    The “people’s diva” will bow out in May to pursue other projects. ...
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    International Guitar Night Offers Music Without Boundaries
    February 11, 2017
    International Guitar Night Offers Music Without Boundaries
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Innovative guitarists from Belgium, Italy, Brazil, and India explore new techniques and surprising sounds. ...
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    Feature Article
    Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2016
    December 19, 2016
    Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2016
    BY Paul Kotapish

    Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

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    Upcoming Concert
    Dynamite Guitars Offer Plenty of Strum and Twang
    September 7, 2016
    Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
    Dynamite Guitars Offer Plenty of Strum and Twang
    BY Paul Kotapish

    The Omni Guitar Foundation hosts a promising season of globe-spanning guitar music—classical, flamenco, and beyond.

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    Feature Article
    Best of the Bay 2015–16 Winners
    August 29, 2016
    Best of the Bay 2015–16 Winners
    BY Paul Kotapish

    The results are in. We look at the winners of our second-annual Best of the Bay reader poll.

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    Voting is Complete for SFCV's Annual Best of the Bay Poll, 2015–16
    August 24, 2016
    Voting is Complete for SFCV's Annual Best of the Bay Poll, 2015–16
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Thank you for casting your final votes in the second annual SFCV Best of the Bay poll. Look for results next week. ...
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    Pavarotti’s Widow Takes the Aria out of Trump’s Sales
    July 29, 2016
    Pavarotti’s Widow Takes the Aria out of Trump’s Sales
    BY Paul Kotapish
    Nicoletta Mantovani Pavarotti joins the chorus of protests over the music played at Donald Trump’s political rallies. ...
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    Feature Article
    SFCV Beach Blanket Bibliography
    July 12, 2016
    SFCV Beach Blanket Bibliography
    BY Paul Kotapish

    Surprise: Many of our favorite novels and nonfiction books feature music and musicians. Here are some recommendations for great beachside reading.

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    Behind Every Great Pianist Is a Great Team of Artisans
    July 11, 2016
    Behind Every Great Pianist Is a Great Team of Artisans
    BY Paul Kotapish
    A new book celebrates the arcane art of crafting a Steinway piano. Slate offers a photographic tour of some of the quiet heroes of the craft. ...
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