SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review Wild Up Delivers on Its Name With We’re Here! What Now? Jim Farber - November 7, 2023 The collaborative work involves L.A.’s recent poet laureate, composer Sarah Hennies, and a women’s whistling group. Artist Spotlight The Dead Spring to Life in Eloise Kazan’s Costumes for Frida y Diego Jim Farber - November 6, 2023 As amazing as the opera’s score and libretto are, the production has drawn raves for Kazan’s designs in particular. Review LA Phil and Esa-Pekka Salonen Play by the Numbers Richard S. Ginell - November 5, 2023 The conductor-composer’s Tiu celebrates the 20th anniversary of Disney Hall in a concert that also features violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Review Los Angeles Master Chorale Stages an Emotional Masterpiece Nicholas Jones - October 31, 2023 Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien, dubbed Music to Accompany a Departure in this production, is radically reconfigured. Review Franz Waxman’s Electrifying Score for Bride of Frankenstein Jim Farber - October 31, 2023 LA Opera presents the 1935 film with live orchestral accompaniment at a vintage movie palace. Review A Jazz Concert That Has Classical Covered Josef Woodard - October 31, 2023 Sets by Ennis Harris and Mat Maneri at the Angel City Jazz Festival have plentiful cross-genre connections. Review Wading Through Akram Khan’s Postapocalyptic Jungle Book Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023 The choreographer reimagines Rudyard Kipling’s characters in a world that’s been thrown into chaos by rising sea levels. Preview Resonance Collective Takes a Spiritual Journey in The Conference of the Birds Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023 Composer Fahad Siadat stages his oratorio-like version of a 12th-century Sufi epic at L.A.’s First Congregational Church. Feature The California Festival Celebrates New Music Statewide Tom Jacobs - October 30, 2023 The ambitious experiment led by the SF Symphony, LA Phil, and San Diego Symphony will highlight the work of more than 140 composers. Artist Spotlight Is There Anything Pianist Vicki Ray Can’t Play? Victoria Looseleaf - October 28, 2023 Ray has long been one of Los Angeles’ go-to contemporary musicians, and she delights in any piece that stretches her as a performer. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 … Next › Next page Last » Last page