SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review Donghoon Shin Mourns “Ingenious Lovely Things” With the LA Phil Lisa Hirsch - April 11, 2023 The composer’s dark, often mocking orchestral work shares space with Brahms’s First Piano Concerto and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 3. Feature LA Opera’s Short Road to Pandemic Theater Victoria Looseleaf - April 11, 2023 The company’s Digital Shorts, still available for viewing, brought together major-name creatives to invent 10-minute operatic films. Review Steve Reich’s Latest Works on Display From LA Phil New Music Group Jim Farber - April 4, 2023 The local premiere of Reich/Richter highlights a concert celebrating the 86-year-old composer’s long productivity. Artist Spotlight Rafael Payare Loves Mahler — Tár, Not So Much Tom Jacobs - April 3, 2023 The Venezuelan conductor has been floated as a successor to Gustavo Dudamel, but right now he just wants to focus on his upcoming concerts with the LA Phil. Artist Spotlight Steve Reich Looks Back on the Musical Revolution He Helped Ignite Tom Jacobs - April 3, 2023 SFCV chats with one of the pioneers in American composition about how the “minimalist” label doesn’t do his movement justice. Review Samara Joy Sings and Swings Mightily With the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023 The newly minted Grammy Award winner delivers a remarkably polished set at The Soraya. Review Reena Esmail’s Malhaar Is a Rainmaker for Los Angeles Master Chorale Josef Woodard - March 28, 2023 The premiere of Esmail’s work about water and the environment makes a powerful impression alongside Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. Review Music Cuts to the Heart of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at LA Opera Victoria Looseleaf - March 28, 2023 With James Conlon conducting a sensitive account of the score, and a fine cast to boot, there is no mystery to the success of this production. Review Claire Chase and Esperanza Spalding Reunite at the LA Phil Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023 The U.S. premiere of Felipe Lara’s Double Concerto has the two players merging avant-garde sensibilities, with Susanna Mälkki conducting. Feature Composer Nina Shekhar Finds Her People Tamzin Elliott - March 28, 2023 The USC Thornton grad is embracing multiple community roles and ignoring avant-garde hipness in favor of inclusive, polyglot music. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 … Next › Next page Last » Last page