Features

Lou Fancher - June 20, 2016

The highly regarded vocal ensemble teams up with innovative director Erika Chong Shuch at Berkeley Rep’s Summer Residency Lab.

Janos Gereben - June 7, 2016

A bassist aces the Klein competition, pianos bloom in the garden, and young musicians find support in Silicon Valley.

Janos Gereben - May 24, 2016

Merola’s summer Schwabacher concerts, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor gets a fresh hearing in Red Velvet, and an unexpected Facebook diva.

Jim Farber - May 23, 2016

Kaija Saariaho headlines at Ojai and Ojai North this year, sharing time with Tania Leon, Dina El Wedidi, Airuna Sairam, soprano Julia Bullock, and musicologist Susan McClary.

Janos Gereben - May 10, 2016

Jake Heggie's new opera edges closer to San Francisco, a new Scrooge at 42nd Street Moon, and a showcase for ballet students.

Mark MacNamara - May 3, 2016

Approaching the end of their collaboration, Cypress Quartet returns to their roots in a series of performances in unusual locales.

Janos Gereben - April 26, 2016

Facebook streams a Mason Bates premiere, the S.F. Girls Chorus hits N.Y.C., and the Ethnic Dance Festival bring the world to the Palace of Fine Arts.

Mark MacNamara - April 21, 2016

The modern music conservatory needs to graduate healthy, aware people – and deal with the potential for abuse of the mentoring system, says arts administrator Jenny Bilfield.

Janos Gereben - April 18, 2016

The talented countertenor died April 18, 2016, at the age of 49.

Jeff Kaliss - April 12, 2016

There’s a fascinating and diverse group of mandolinists and mandolin orchestras in the Bay Area. Who knew?