Audience Choice Awards 2025–2026: Bay Area Winners SFCV Editors - August 24, 2026 Feature Audience Choice Awards 2025–2026: Los Angeles Winners SFCV Editors - August 24, 2026 Feature Jon Batiste Is This Generation’s Black Mozart Jens Ibsen - August 24, 2026 Artist Spotlight Latest Dudamel Gets a Sendoff Like No Other at the Hollywood Bowl Review Over four August nights, Gustavo Dudamel takes his leave of Los Angeles, though he is careful never to call it a last concert. At SF International Piano Festival, Barber and Liszt Meet an Unexpected Match Review The ninth annual Piano Festival runs through Aug. 30. On opening night, a new work by Derek Bermel stole the show. Viral Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye Spearheads the Hip Hopera Genre Preview “I hope [Hip Hopera] gives classical musicians… permission to enjoy their instrument in a way that feels fun for them,” the baritone shared. SF Contemporary Music Players Hit Next Season With New Music and a New Name Music News With a premiere from electronica pioneer Pamela Z and a tribute to Philip Glass, the newly renamed sfCONTEMPORARY is revved up for 2026-2027. Inside 2220 Arts+Archives, L.A.'s Hub of Experimental Arts Feature It may be hard to operate an independent arts venue, but 2220 Arts+Archives has found a motivated audience for off-the-beaten-path adventure. Kent Nagano’s Berkeley Symphony Homecoming Has Taken Longer Than Odysseus’s to Ithaca Music News The orchestra’s 2026-2027 is highlighted by the return of their longtime music director as well as a wealth of new music. Santa Rosa Symphony Returns to the Brannan Center Music News Vivaldi and Piazzolla share a program in November, followed by Saint-Saëns in January and Stravinsky in May. Dance At The Soiled Dove, Joan Baez Is a Show Within a Show August 18, 2026 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 Jazz Jon Batiste Is This Generation’s Black Mozart August 24, 2026 The Prodigious Players of Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet Prevail August 18, 2026 Quirky Nightclub Chronicles is an Endless Playground August 18, 2026 Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit August 11, 2026 Opera Viral Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye Spearheads the Hip Hopera Genre August 24, 2026 Salzburg Supreme: An Austrian Operatic Feast August 20, 2026 What Belongs to You is an Unapologetic Examination of Homosexual Love August 18, 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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Kent Nagano’s Berkeley Symphony Homecoming Has Taken Longer Than Odysseus’s to Ithaca August 25, 2026 At SF International Piano Festival, Barber and Liszt Meet an Unexpected Match August 24, 2026 Dudamel Gets a Sendoff Like No Other at the Hollywood Bowl August 25, 2026 Salzburg Supreme: An Austrian Operatic Feast August 20, 2026 Features Inside 2220 Arts+Archives, L.A.'s Hub of Experimental Arts Audience Choice Awards 2025–2026: Los Angeles Winners Audience Choice Awards 2025–2026: Bay Area Winners Reviews Dudamel Gets a Sendoff Like No Other at the Hollywood Bowl At SF International Piano Festival, Barber and Liszt Meet an Unexpected Match At The Soiled Dove, Joan Baez Is a Show Within a Show Music News Kent Nagano’s Berkeley Symphony Homecoming Has Taken Longer Than Odysseus’s to Ithaca SF Contemporary Music Players Hit Next Season With New Music and a New Name Santa Rosa Symphony Returns to the Brannan Center Artist Spotlights Jon Batiste Is This Generation’s Black Mozart Within the Kanneh-Mason Musical Dynasty, Jeneba is a Star in Her Own Right SF Bach Festival’s Yue Qian Finds Freedom Through Baroque Previews Viral Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye Spearheads the Hip Hopera Genre Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit Three Chinese American Women Speak, in a World Premiere at Davies Media Jon Batiste Is This Generation’s Black Mozart The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol There’s Nothing These Young Singers Can't Handle From the Archives When Your Quartet Disbands, Start a Trio Review In a recital for the San Jose Chamber Music Society, members of the former St. Lawrence String Quartet partner with pianist Ilya Yakushev. Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Enters the Los Angeles Festival Scene Preview The ensemble is hosting its inaugural Santa Monica Music Festival this weekend, with four world premieres planned. Retrospective: California’s Most Notable Productions of Sondheim’s Works Since the COVID Pandemic Feature A look back on local productions of Sondheim’s timeless musicals that served local communities and continued the composer-lyricist’s legacy. Jazz Keyboardist Chris Siebert Bridges Generations Through Music Feature The busy musician, 61, has spent a career gigging with local greats and enjoys incubating young talent, while holding down the keyboard role with t
