Steven Winn

Steven Winn is a San Francisco-based writer and critic and frequent interviewer for City Arts & Lectures. His work has appeared in Gramophone, Musical America, Opera, Symphony, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Articles By This Author

Steven Winn - May 15, 2018

Bach’s orchestral suites, masterfully interpreted.

Steven Winn - May 7, 2018

Brahms’s colossal Violin Concerto is bookended with bombastic works by Prokofiev and Andrew Norman.

Steven Winn - May 5, 2018

Foot-stomping, exuberant, and unabashedly sentimental, Jordi Savall’s latest musical tour is still about sensitive, extraordinary performances.

Steven Winn - April 22, 2018

The whole was less than the sum of its parts in this ambitious reading of Beethoven's Ninth.

Steven Winn - April 16, 2018

Anchoring his program with Brahms's Op. 116, the pianist constructed a recital of suggestive connections.

Steven Winn - April 14, 2018

The tenor interprets French songs of erotic longing and ecstasy with authority, nuance, and passion.

Steven Winn - April 10, 2018

A program of ravishing beauty draws from the timeless Vespro della Beata Vergine.

Steven Winn - April 9, 2018

The mostly American program provided a fine platform for four emerging opera talents.

Steven Winn - March 5, 2018

The Spanish conductor deftly led some high-octane music-making.

Steven Winn - March 2, 2018

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma meld spirits in a sublime evening of chamber music.