Treasured Memories of David Hockney at SF Opera Janos Gereben - June 15, 2026 Music News Celebrating Carlisle Floyd, Father of American Opera, at 100 Katelyn Simone - June 14, 2026 Feature Celebrating John Adams as Only the Ojai Festival Can Jim Farber - June 16, 2026 Review Latest Chloé Van Soeterstède Leads with Color and Texture Artist Spotlight For her debut with SF Symphony on June 1, the conductor will lead Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony. After Elim Chan’s Triumph, San Francisco Symphony Takes a Left Turn Review Conductor Tianyi Lu made her debut with the SF Symphony, but violinist Maria Dueñas stole the show. With Salonen, Ojai Festival’s 80th Run Is a Standout Review Esa-Pekka Salonen did a masterful job of concert programming and great performers did the rest. At the Berkeley Festival, Sequentia Makes Ancient Music Feel Alive Review Early music veterans Sequentia turned a concert of 11th-century German songs into a meditation on music itself. Handel’s Alcina Enchants in a Thoroughly Baroque Style Preview The production is a first time collaboration between Festival Opera and The San Francisco Early Music Society. A Blooming Collaboration: Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Release Spring Feature Vocalist Tierney Sutton and pianist Tamir Hendelman’s duo album is the first of a projected four, naturally. Francis Johnson's Music Gets a Spirited New Life Review Francis Johnson gets a dazzling revival from Music of the Regiment and the New York Baroque Dance Company. Dance Dudamel Opens his Final Disney Hall Run with a Wagnerian Epic May 27, 2026 Choreographer Jocelyn Reyes Injects Humor Into a Heavy Subject in Her Latest Work May 19, 2026 “It’s Not a Dead Art Form”: SF Tap Festival Returns May 12, 2026 Dancing With Bob: Rauschenberg’s Choreographic Life Returns to the Stage May 5, 2026 Jazz Healdsburg Jazz Festival Deepens Its Roots While Looking Outward June 9, 2026 A Brazilian Jazz Pianist Carries On His Late Mentor’s Music May 27, 2026 Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio Wows SFJAZZ May 27, 2026 Earth, Wind & Fire Meets the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra May 5, 2026 Opera Treasured Memories of David Hockney at SF Opera June 15, 2026 Celebrating Carlisle Floyd, Father of American Opera, at 100 June 14, 2026 Handel’s Alcina Enchants in a Thoroughly Baroque Style June 10, 2026 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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Review With Salonen, Ojai Festival’s 80th Run Is a Standout Richard S. Ginell - June 16, 2026 Esa-Pekka Salonen did a masterful job of concert programming and great performers did the rest. Celebrating Carlisle Floyd, Father of American Opera, at 100 June 14, 2026 Treasured Memories of David Hockney at SF Opera June 15, 2026 A Mahler Fifth From the Mountains With Sir Donald Runnicles is Immortalized June 12, 2026 Handel’s Alcina Enchants in a Thoroughly Baroque Style June 10, 2026 Features A Blooming Collaboration: Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Release Spring Celebrating Carlisle Floyd, Father of American Opera, at 100 Healdsburg Jazz Festival Deepens Its Roots While Looking Outward Reviews Turtle Island Quartet Returns to its Roots with Island Prayers Celebrating John Adams as Only the Ojai Festival Can With Salonen, Ojai Festival’s 80th Run Is a Standout Music News Treasured Memories of David Hockney at SF Opera Aspen Music Festival Announces LA Phil Exec Meghan Umber as Its Next CEO SF Conservatory of Music Subsidiary Pentatone Celebrates Silver Anniversary Artist Spotlights Chloé Van Soeterstède Leads with Color and Texture Elim Chan Has Big Plans for San Francisco Joshua Elmore Makes Waves at SF Symphony Previews Handel’s Alcina Enchants in a Thoroughly Baroque Style Berkeley Festival & Exhibition Brings Early Music and Audiences Together Jodie Landau’s Performance of Self: an Ever-Evolving Meditation on Identity Media Sondra Radvanovsky Steps into the Shoes of Puccini’s Heroines, Live in Chicago A Mahler Fifth From the Mountains With Sir Donald Runnicles is Immortalized The Cleveland Residency Reconciles Opposites to Great Effect From the Archives Korean Composers Kick Off LA Phil’s Seoul Festival Review Curated by Unsuk Chin, the first night of music is all contemporary and never less than enthralling. From Iceland to the Bay Area, Composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir Maps the Music of a Changing World Artist Spotlight Thorvaldsdottir’s work will be performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music on August 9. SF Opera’s La bohème Will Make You Feel All the Emotions Review Ramón Tebar conducts a brilliant cast of singing actors, including tenor Pene Pati and soprano Karen Chia-ling Ho, in Puccini’s great tragicomedy. Tchaikovsky Takes Over at SF Symphony Review Guest conductor Elim Chan returns with a passionate yet graceful program that pairs Swan Lake with the “Pathétique” Symphony.
