Previews

Each week, SFCV looks behind the scenes to give you a sneak peak of what's coming up on stages around the Bay Area...so you can learn about concerts before they happen.

Artist Spotlight
Composer Gabriella Smith Is Enjoying the Ride
October 28, 2019
Composer Gabriella Smith Is Enjoying the Ride
BY Victoria Looseleaf

A young composer with the confidence to leave some things unplanned.

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Upcoming Concert
Dance Mission Theater Celebrates 20 Years With a Leap Into the Future
October 28, 2019
Dance Mission Theater
Dance Mission Theater Celebrates 20 Years With a Leap Into the Future
BY Lou Fancher

The pioneering dance group unveils plans for a new venue and an expanded vision at its Nov. 8 concert at Herbst.

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Artist Spotlight
Composer Gabriela Ortiz Steps Into the Spotlight
October 20, 2019
Composer Gabriela Ortiz Steps Into the Spotlight
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The Mexican composer talks about Yanga, her latest LA Phil commission.

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Artist Spotlight
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan Draws Deeply From His Armenian Roots
October 19, 2019
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan Draws Deeply From His Armenian Roots
BY Lily O'Brien

The jazz virtuoso has an upcoming gig at SFJAZZ. He reveals his wildly eclectic influences.

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Artist Spotlight
Jeremy Denk Has a Lot to Say About Mozart
October 15, 2019
Jeremy Denk Has a Lot to Say About Mozart
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The “thinking person’s pianist” joins Nicholas McGegan and the LACO Oct. 26–27.

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Artist Spotlight
Opera Star Rod Gilfry Tells an Honest Story
October 13, 2019
Opera Star Rod Gilfry Tells an Honest Story
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The in-demand baritone plays himself in a cabaret-style, one-man show in Pasadena.

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Artist Spotlight
David Rosenboom Steps Into the New
October 12, 2019
David Rosenboom Steps Into the New
BY Tamzin Elliott

The departing dean of the music school at CalArts is still excited about fresh ideas and new approaches to making music.

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Artist Spotlight
A Voice To Be Heard: A Conversation With Jeanine De Bique
October 8, 2019
A Voice To Be Heard: A Conversation With Jeanine De Bique
BY Lisa Houston

The soprano talks about her meteoric rise and her SF Opera debut as Susanna in Figaro.

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Artist Spotlight
Musicals Star Brian Stokes Mitchell Reveals His Operatic Dream Role
October 7, 2019
Musicals Star Brian Stokes Mitchell Reveals His Operatic Dream Role
BY Jim Farber

The Broadway baritone talks Light in the Piazza at LA Opera and a path not taken at the Met years ago.

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Upcoming Concert
Adam Schoenberg Puts Percussion in the Foreground With the SF Symphony
October 6, 2019
San Francisco Symphony
Adam Schoenberg Puts Percussion in the Foreground With the SF Symphony
BY Jeff Kaliss

SFS principal percussionist Jacob Nissly will be front and center for the premiere of a new concerto.

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