San Francisco Symphony Names Sixth Winner of Emerging Black Composers Project Michael Zwiebach - July 8, 2026 Music News Wynton Marsalis: Blessed to be Making Music Jeff Kaliss - July 8, 2026 Artist Spotlight At SF Symphony, Chloé Van Soeterstède Needs More Time to Impress Steven Winn - July 3, 2026 Review Latest Yoshiki is a Rebellious Rock Star Grounded in Classical Tradition Artist Spotlight The multihyphenate will perform classical and rock repertoire at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 16-17. No Song Is Safe: Steven Bernstein Brings Sexmob Home Feature Trumpeter Steven Bernstein brings his genre-devouring quartet back to its Bay Area roots for a four-night SFJAZZ residency. Free BBC Proms Concerts Will Be Broadcast for the Next Eight Weeks Music News All 86 concerts of the 2026 Proms — the summer's greatest music festival — will be simulcast on BBC Radio 3. LA Phil Appoints New Concertmaster Music News Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika will assume the position this fall. Herb Alpert Revives The Tijuana Brass and Electrifies Hollywood Bowl Review The trumpeter revisits his joyous 1960s hits and proves he still has plenty of fuel in the tank. Chamber Music America Awards Fete Bay Area and L.A.-Based Groups Music News Music at Kohl Mansion, the Telegraph Quartet, and Camerata Pacifica are recognized for their extraordinary achievements. A.R. Rahman Fills Davies Hall With Familiar Fun Review Film-score superstar A.R. Rahman turns a symphony concert into an ecstatic, genre-blurring spectacle. Dance New York City Ballet Brings Dance Perfection to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion June 30, 2026 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 Jazz No Song Is Safe: Steven Bernstein Brings Sexmob Home July 7, 2026 A Heady Vintage at Healdsburg Jazz June 30, 2026 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 Opera Houston Grand Opera Captures the Grandeur of Florencia en el Amazonas July 1, 2026 The True Love Story of Leon Theremin and Lavinia Williams Is Now an Opera June 30, 2026 SF Opera’s Pride Concert Turns Urgent and Exuberant June 30, 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. First Name Last Name Email Address SFCV L.A. Weekly SFCV Bay Area Weekly Find Events All DatesTodayThis WeekThis Month All RegionsOnlineSF Bay Area- East Bay- Marin County- Napa and Sonoma- Peninsula- Sacramento and Davis- San Francisco- San Jose and Silicon Valley- Santa Cruz and Central Coast- OutlyingLos Angeles Area- Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim- Riverside - San Bernardino- Mission Viejo - Lake Forest - San Clemente- Murrieta - Temecula - Menifee- Oxnard- Indio - Cathedral City- Lancaster - Palmdale- Victorville - Hesperia- Santa Clarita- Thousand Oaks- Hemet- Simi Valley- Camarillo All GenresClassical- Chamber Music- Choral- Early Music/Baroque- Film Music- New Music- Orchestra- RecitalDance- Dance RecitalJazz- Jazz RecitalOpera- Opera RecitalOther- Folk/Blues/Roots- Musical Theater- World Music Add your event Popular Review Herb Alpert Revives The Tijuana Brass and Electrifies Hollywood Bowl Richard S. Ginell - July 7, 2026 The trumpeter revisits his joyous 1960s hits and proves he still has plenty of fuel in the tank. Artist Spotlight Yoshiki is a Rebellious Rock Star Grounded in Classical Tradition Jens Ibsen - July 7, 2026 The multihyphenate will perform classical and rock repertoire at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 16-17. Wynton Marsalis: Blessed to be Making Music July 8, 2026 Free BBC Proms Concerts Will Be Broadcast for the Next Eight Weeks July 8, 2026 No Song Is Safe: Steven Bernstein Brings Sexmob Home July 7, 2026 Golden Gate Festival Welcomes Young Singers From Europe and Asia July 8, 2026 Features No Song Is Safe: Steven Bernstein Brings Sexmob Home Luciana Souza Rises Again with “New Moon” A Blooming Collaboration: Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Release Spring Reviews A.R. Rahman Fills Davies Hall With Familiar Fun Herb Alpert Revives The Tijuana Brass and Electrifies Hollywood Bowl At SF Symphony, Chloé Van Soeterstède Needs More Time to Impress Music News San Francisco Symphony Names Sixth Winner of Emerging Black Composers Project Chamber Music America Awards Fete Bay Area and L.A.-Based Groups Golden Gate Festival Welcomes Young Singers From Europe and Asia Artist Spotlights Wynton Marsalis: Blessed to be Making Music Yoshiki is a Rebellious Rock Star Grounded in Classical Tradition Two Violins, One Vision: Rising Duo Hina & Fiona Head to Festival Napa Valley 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 Houston Grand Opera Captures the Grandeur of Florencia en el Amazonas My Brother’s Keeper Showcases the “Mutual Love and Support” of Black Men Sondra Radvanovsky Steps into the Shoes of Puccini’s Heroines, Live in Chicago From the Archives National Choreographers Initiative Prepares Four New Works for Annual Showcase Preview The three-week intensive program invites choreographers to produce and put on their own ballets at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. Women’s Vocal Ensemble Kitka Releases Immersive Album Review Kolo, the latest album from the Oakland-based ensemble, reimagines Eastern European song forms. SF Symphony’s New Musician Hires for 2025–2026 Music News The orchestra and the SF Opera and SF Ballet Orchestras bring in fresh talent to fill out their ranks. Frankenstein Is Resurrected at SF Ballet Review Mary Shelley’s classic story is duly retold in choreography by Liam Scarlett and music by Lowell Liebermann.
