Los Angeles

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area.

Lev Mamuya - October 28, 2023

In his CAP UCLA show with the Attacca Quartet, Kahane anatomizes his year away from the seductions and perils of the online world.

Jim Farber - October 24, 2023

The production’s superior direction by newcomer Rob Ashford makes Rossini’s much-performed opera buffa shine.

Aimée Ts'ao - October 24, 2023

Having performed Mowgli onstage as a boy, Khan is now revisiting the story in Jungle Book reimagined.

Victoria Looseleaf - October 21, 2023

The Finnish violinist talks about collaborating with composers, taking up conducting, and his country’s musical culture.

Jim Farber - October 17, 2023

The music is pure expansiveness in this mythologically themed concert titled “Heaven + Earth.”

Richard S. Ginell - October 17, 2023

The conductor burnishes her resume with strong performances of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jessie Montgomery.

Victoria Looseleaf - October 15, 2023

Cheng is one of the great explorers of new music, pushing herself beyond her comfort zone and finding delight in the unexpected.

Richard S. Ginell - October 10, 2023

Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes on Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, while Dudamel leads a Villa-Lobos ballet and Stravinsky’s Firebird.

Josef Woodard - October 10, 2023

The maverick saxophonist and composer busts open the recital format and makes it exciting with his multidirectional improvisations.

Jim Farber - October 10, 2023

The post-pandemic world has been hard on these underfunded organizations. How will they hang on?