Esa-Pekka Salonen Signs on as Creative Director of LA Philharmonic After SF Symphony Exit Michael Zwiebach - September 2, 2025 Music News Soprano Adela Zaharia Is a Powerful, Multi-Layered Gilda in SF Opera’s Rigoletto Harlow Robinson - September 3, 2025 Artist Spotlight Angelique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma Make a West African Dance Party with "Sarabande Africaine" Andrew Gilbert - September 1, 2025 Review Latest Pacific Opera Project Brings Pagliacci Outdoors Preview With Nathan Bowles starring as Canio, the company’s open-air run of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera begins on Sept. 5. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Raises Spirits With Free Concert and Mini-Festival Review Leonard Slatkin conducted music by Jeff Beal, with soloist Kelly Hall-Tomkins in support of multiple sclerosis patients and families. A Radical Ring at the Bayreuth Festival Feature Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung saga gets another directorial transformation, one that often ignores the music’s messages. SFJAZZ Kicks Off Ambitious Season With New Partnerships Feature Under Terence Blanchard’s leadership, the organization continues its boundary-breaking programming while reaching for new heights. Landscapes of the Heart: Ravel Personified at SF International Piano Festival Review Gwendolyn Mok and Jeffrey LaDeur look for emotional truth in works by Ravel and Déodat de Séverac. Local Choreographer Revives Site-Specific Sunset Dances Preview Lizz Roman will present Sunset Dances IV at her home in the Outer Sunset from Sept. 5–21. A Practical Guide to SF Opera’s 2025–2026 Season Music News From livestreaming to ancillary events, here’s information on the company’s fall programming. Dance ODC’s State of Play Stages Dance as Political Resistance August 5, 2025 Processing Grief Into Art: A Choreographer’s Journey July 14, 2025 Togetherness Is the Theme of This Year’s Peninsula International Dance Festival July 7, 2025 SFDanceworks Brings World-Class Choreographers to Bay Area for Eighth Season July 7, 2025 Jazz SFJAZZ Kicks Off Ambitious Season With New Partnerships September 3, 2025 Multi-Instrumentalist Kash Killion Deserves His Laurels August 26, 2025 Legendary Blues Musician Taj Mahal is Still Spreading the Love August 12, 2025 LA Phil Swings Ellington, Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ardent Ravel at the Hollywood Bowl August 12, 2025 Opera Pacific Opera Project Brings Pagliacci Outdoors September 3, 2025 A Radical Ring at the Bayreuth Festival September 3, 2025 A Practical Guide to SF Opera’s 2025–2026 Season September 3, 2025 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Threads Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. 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Feature Audience Choice Awards 2024–2025: Bay Area Winners SFCV Staff - August 26, 2025 See which artists and performances topped our annual readers' poll. Landscapes of the Heart: Ravel Personified at SF International Piano Festival August 29, 2025 Shuying Li’s Theatrical Voice Shines in BMOP Recording August 26, 2025 InterMusic SF Awards 23 Grants to Bay Area-Based Ensembles August 12, 2025 Local Chamber Music Organizations Offer Rich and Diverse 2025-2026 Season August 26, 2025 Features A Radical Ring at the Bayreuth Festival SFJAZZ Kicks Off Ambitious Season With New Partnerships Audience Choice Awards 2024–2025: Los Angeles Winners Reviews Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Raises Spirits With Free Concert and Mini-Festival Angelique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma Make a West African Dance Party with "Sarabande Africaine" Landscapes of the Heart: Ravel Personified at SF International Piano Festival Music News A Practical Guide to SF Opera’s 2025–2026 Season Esa-Pekka Salonen Signs on as Creative Director of LA Philharmonic After SF Symphony Exit Local Chamber Music Organizations Offer Rich and Diverse 2025-2026 Season Artist Spotlights Soprano Adela Zaharia Is a Powerful, Multi-Layered Gilda in SF Opera’s Rigoletto Lithuanian Conductor Giedrė Šlekytė is Taking the World by Storm Legendary Blues Musician Taj Mahal is Still Spreading the Love Previews Pacific Opera Project Brings Pagliacci Outdoors Local Choreographer Revives Site-Specific Sunset Dances SF Opera Guild Board Member Aquila Farrell Prepares for Opera Ball Media Composer David Conte’s Lyricism Shines Through in Intimate Voices Cellist Maya Beiser’s Salt Flows Seamlessly Across Time and Space Countertenor Paradise in the Gardens of Love From the Archives Seong-Jin Cho Always Follows His Instincts Artist Spotlight The superstar pianist is in charge of his own career and proving he’s more than his win at the Chopin Competition. LA Phil Plunges Into Alexander Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid Review Conductor Xian Zhang returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall with this rarity, and pianist George Li plays Tchaikovsky. Kaija Saariaho’s Haunted Final Work Stuns at Disney Hall Review Conductor Susanna Mälkki leads the LA Phil in the great composer’s 2023 trumpet concerto, HUSH. Confronted With Deficits, California and San Francisco Do Their Best for the Arts Music News There’s positive news on the state level for nonprofit performing arts organizations, with a new payroll fund program set to launch soon.