SF Opera’s Elektra is a Shocking, Brilliant Horror Show of an Opera Lisa Hirsch - June 9, 2026 Review Elim Chan Receives a Hero’s Welcome at First SF Symphony Concert Since Historic Appointment Steven Winn - June 7, 2026 Review A Joyful Not-Farewell to Gustavo Dudamel Richard S. Ginell - June 9, 2026 Review Latest 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. Santa Cruz Musicians Receive Millions of Dollars from Gabrielle Stocker’s Will Music News The late musician and advocate gifted $1 million each to the Cabrillo Festival, the Santa Cruz Chamber Players, and New Music Works. World Premiere of The Lunchbox Earns Standing Ovation at Berkeley Rep Review This new musical about Bombay’s lunch delivery network deserves a one-way ticket to Broadway. Gustavo Dudamel Releases Three Final Recordings with LA Phil Feature Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite are released in various, albeit confusing, listening formats. Healdsburg Jazz Festival Deepens Its Roots While Looking Outward Feature Healdsburg Jazz Festival continues to book major musicians, while growing its community connections and outreach. SF Conservatory of Music Subsidiary Pentatone Celebrates Silver Anniversary Music News The label is set to record works by SFCM student composers, among other projects for the anniversary year. Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s Unsettling and Sharp Operatic Double Bill Review Pairing Igor Stravinsky’s A Soldier’s Tale with a new work made for exciting, enlivening theater. 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 Handel’s Alcina Enchants in a Thoroughly Baroque Style June 10, 2026 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s Unsettling and Sharp Operatic Double Bill June 9, 2026 SF Opera’s Elektra is a Shocking, Brilliant Horror Show of an Opera June 9, 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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Music News Santa Cruz Musicians Receive Millions of Dollars from Gabrielle Stocker’s Will Janos Gereben - June 8, 2026 The late musician and advocate gifted $1 million each to the Cabrillo Festival, the Santa Cruz Chamber Players, and New Music Works. Elim Chan Receives a Hero’s Welcome at First SF Symphony Concert Since Historic Appointment June 7, 2026 Berkeley Community Chorus Honors Victims of the Holocaust in New Work June 9, 2026 Gustavo Dudamel Releases Three Final Recordings with LA Phil June 9, 2026 World Premiere of The Lunchbox Earns Standing Ovation at Berkeley Rep June 4, 2026 Features Healdsburg Jazz Festival Deepens Its Roots While Looking Outward Gustavo Dudamel Releases Three Final Recordings with LA Phil Elena Pankratova Arrives at SF Opera Primed to Inhabit Elektra, One of Opera's Most Punishing Roles Reviews A Joyful Not-Farewell to Gustavo Dudamel Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s Unsettling and Sharp Operatic Double Bill The Cleveland Residency Reconciles Opposites to Great Effect Music News SF Conservatory of Music Subsidiary Pentatone Celebrates Silver Anniversary Berkeley Community Chorus Honors Victims of the Holocaust in New Work Santa Cruz Musicians Receive Millions of Dollars from Gabrielle Stocker’s Will Artist Spotlights Elim Chan Has Big Plans for San Francisco Joshua Elmore Makes Waves at SF Symphony Joshua Hopkins Is Ready to Reprise a Familiar Role 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 The Cleveland Residency Reconciles Opposites to Great Effect Gustavo Dudamel Releases Three Final Recordings with LA Phil First Recordings, Fresh Territory: Sean Shibe Champions Three British Composers From the Archives New Opera Spotlights Dolores Huerta’s Farmworker Legacy Amid Renewed Immigration Tensions Feature A defining voice in California civil rights history takes center stage in Dolores, set for its world premiere at West Edge Opera. At Valley of the Moon Music Festival, Learn About the “Liaisons” of Composers Across Centuries Preview Personal and artistic connections are at the heart of this summer’s concerts, which feature a host of high-profile period performers. Conductor Alexander Shelley’s Keys to Compelling Music-Making Artist Spotlight Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s new music director talks about conducting new and old scores, and connecting with musicians and audiences. Rafael Payare Caps LA Phil’s Summer Season With Dvořák and Marsalis Review The conductor brought his signature energy, capping the Hollywood Bowl run with both drama and humor.
