Music Articles

Every week, our writers take an in‐depth look at an artist, program or topic of interest to us. Spend some time with this week's classical music feature, or scroll through the extensive SFCV archive for insights in many music topics.

Feature Article
A Windfall for Women Choreographers
May 15, 2018
A Windfall for Women Choreographers
BY Janice Berman

American Ballet Theater makes the next move in righting a power imbalance; time for S.F. Ballet to step up.

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Feature Article
Remembering Gildo Mahones (1929-2018)
May 15, 2018
Remembering Gildo Mahones (1929-2018)
BY Lou Fancher

An unassuming jazz great is still a jazz great.

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The Improvisational World of Phillip Greenlief
May 15, 2018
The Improvisational World of Phillip Greenlief
BY Andrew Gilbert

Greenlief and a host of collaborators bring An Improvisation to ODC Theater.

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Feature Article
Walking Through the <em>Bernstein at 100</em> Exhibit
May 11, 2018
Walking Through the Bernstein at 100 Exhibit
BY Jim Farber

The Grammy Museum and the Skirball Cultural Center collaborate on a celebration of the composer/conductor’s legacy.

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<em>Angel's Bone</em> Leads Adventurous Recordings From Brooklyn's National Sawdust
April 28, 2018
Angel's Bone Leads Adventurous Recordings From Brooklyn's National Sawdust
BY Allan Kozinn

Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera breaks new ground, as does composer Andy Akiho and the duo Subtle Degrees.

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Editorial
The Pulitzer Prize Acknowledges Reality
April 24, 2018
The Pulitzer Prize Acknowledges Reality
BY Michael Zwiebach

It's not that Kendrick Lamar's music prize invalidates classical music; it recognizes that even classical musicians are affected and inspired by it.

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Editorial
Rova Saxophone Quartet: One Million Miles on a Shoestring
April 23, 2018
Rova Saxophone Quartet: One Million Miles on a Shoestring
BY Andrew Gilbert

The pioneering combo celebrates 40 years in the vanguard by doing what it's always done best.

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Feature Article
Reshaping the Orchestra Pyramid: The Orpheus Effect Revisited, Part II
April 17, 2018
Reshaping the Orchestra Pyramid: The Orpheus Effect Revisited, Part II
BY Mark MacNamara

How far could, or should, orchestras go in devolving power away from their music directors?

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S.F. Bach Choir Hosts Discussion of Bach's Music and Religious Intolerance
April 10, 2018
S.F. Bach Choir Hosts Discussion of Bach's Music and Religious Intolerance
BY David Bratman

In preparation for its performances of the St. John Passion, SFBC convened a panel to talk about the issue of anti-Semitism in historical context.

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Laurie Anderson and the Astonishing Franco Fagioli Highlight Recent Vocal Recordings
April 10, 2018
Laurie Anderson and the Astonishing Franco Fagioli Highlight Recent Vocal Recordings
BY Jason Victor Serinus

Anderson's Landfall is an unmissable work, created with Kronos, while countertenor Fagioli blows away the competition in Handel arias.

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