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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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Fiddling Around at the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
September 6, 2017
Fiddling Around at the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
BY Paul Kotapish

Traditional-music mavens from around the country converge for a week of fiddle and banjo tunes, ancient ballads, workshops, sprightly dancing, and lots of jamming.

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Best of the Bay 2016–2017 Winners
August 28, 2017
Best of the Bay 2016–2017 Winners
BY Paul Kotapish

The results are in: Congratulations to the winners of our third-annual Best of the Bay reader poll.

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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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