The Finalists Are Here: Vote Now in SFCV’s 2026 Audience Choice Awards SFCV Editors - August 10, 2026 Music News Inside Music in the Vineyards, Where Chamber Music Fills Napa Valley’s Wineries Michael Zwiebach - August 10, 2026 Feature Schubert’s Octet Sends Off 24 Years of Wu Han and David Finckel Steven Winn - August 11, 2026 Review Latest American Apollo Gives Voice to a Forgotten Muse at West Edge Opera Review With Damien Geter’s Ravel-like score, the moving production rounds out West Edge Opera’s summer festival to great effect. LACO Signs High-Profile Composer-Conductor as Next Music Director Music News Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra announced Matthias Pintscher as its next music director. The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol Review Clarice Assad's Kontrol brilliantly parodies a tech demo gone haywire. Delirium Musicum Takes Its Red-Hot Concert Experience to Central Park Review The L.A. chamber orchestra wins over 1,500 New Yorkers in Central Park — and keeps playing when the rain starts. Three Chinese American Women Speak, in a World Premiere at Davies Preview Eric Tuan's new commission and a semi-staged Carmina Burana share one summer night at Davies Symphony Hall. Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups Music News World Arts West is distributing a grant of $500,000, split between 20 companies involved in ethnic dance and arts in underserved communities. Eight Is Not Enough for Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Feature The prolific jazz artist’s ambitious recording project, dropping eight albums on one day, is a revelatory window into peak Goldberg. Dance Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups August 11, 2026 “Can You Dig It?” ODC Hosts Eddie Brown Tap Dance Symposium August 11, 2026 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 Jazz Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit August 11, 2026 Eight Is Not Enough for Clarinetist Ben Goldberg August 11, 2026 Four Score Rotations and 80 Players for Vinny Golia’s 80th July 20, 2026 Two Shows, One Night: Pianist Charles Chen's Bay Area Marathon July 14, 2026 Opera American Apollo Gives Voice to a Forgotten Muse at West Edge Opera August 10, 2026 The Brilliant Opera Season at Festival Aix-en-Provence August 5, 2026 Merola’s Ariadne auf Naxos Turns Heartbreak Into Operatic Fireworks August 4, 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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Feature Inside Music in the Vineyards, Where Chamber Music Fills Napa Valley’s Wineries Michael Zwiebach - August 10, 2026 Running through Aug. 23, the annual summer festival brings chamber music back to its roots. The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol August 11, 2026 American Apollo Gives Voice to a Forgotten Muse at West Edge Opera August 10, 2026 Three Chinese American Women Speak, in a World Premiere at Davies August 11, 2026 The Brilliant Opera Season at Festival Aix-en-Provence August 5, 2026 Features Eight Is Not Enough for Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Inside Music in the Vineyards, Where Chamber Music Fills Napa Valley’s Wineries Broadway Needs More Jellicle Balls, Not Fewer Reviews “Can You Dig It?” ODC Hosts Eddie Brown Tap Dance Symposium Schubert’s Octet Sends Off 24 Years of Wu Han and David Finckel Delirium Musicum Takes Its Red-Hot Concert Experience to Central Park Music News Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups LACO Signs High-Profile Composer-Conductor as Next Music Director The Finalists Are Here: Vote Now in SFCV’s 2026 Audience Choice Awards Artist Spotlights SF Bach Festival’s Yue Qian Finds Freedom Through Baroque Conor Hanick: Musician as Detective Composer Kevin Puts Keeps Raising His Own Bar Previews Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit Three Chinese American Women Speak, in a World Premiere at Davies Three Pianos, One Sonata: Angie Zhang Unmutes the Masterworks Media The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol There’s Nothing These Young Singers Can't Handle At 91, Terry Riley Rises With Claire Chase and JACK Quartet From the Archives Barbie at SF Symphony is Plastic, Occasionally Fantastic Review Although the score to the live-action film isn’t particularly symphonic, Davies Hall sparkled on Nov. 28. John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles Marks a Major Anniversary in Houston Review Patricia Racette directs this top-notch production at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, which welcomed its first class 50 years ago. Hilary Hahn Draws a Packed House for Esa-Pekka Salonen and SF Symphony Review The superstar violinist partners with the orchestra in an all-Beethoven program that shows her at her inimitable best. Cuban Talent Takes Root at Monterey Jazz Feature Under new leadership, the annual festival promises a 2025 program centered on Cuban and vocal music in partnership with SFJAZZ.
