Conducting Great Michael Tilson Thomas Passes Away Janos Gereben - April 23, 2026 Feature Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season Victoria Looseleaf - April 20, 2026 Music News SF Ballet’s 2026–2027 Season is a Forward-Thinking Reflection on Legacy Ruby Dowling - April 17, 2026 Music News Latest Joshua Bell Brings Polish and Personality to SF Symphony Recital Review The world-class American violinist put his characteristic stamp on works by Ravel, Schubert, Grieg, and Prokofiev. Ryan Bancroft Leaves a Lasting Impact With His Return to the LA Phil Review The conductor led the orchestra in a powerful, stormy program on April 17. Young People’s Symphony Celebrates Country’s Birthday With American Music Music News The student musicians are excited to perform dances from West Side Story. James Conlon Leads a Brilliant Falstaff at Los Angeles Opera Review In his penultimate production as music director, Conlon directs a terrific cast with spontaneity and emotional clarity. Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Cholera Cantata” Finds New Life in Post-COVID Performance Review Los Angeles Master Chorale performed the lesser-known Mendelssohn’s work, alongside Mozart’s canonic Requiem. SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems Music News The exciting lineup of guest artists has been thinned by visa denials, but the performance schedule is still full. David Byrne Brings Otherworldly Energy to Frost Amphitheater Review The performance captured cornerstones of the David Byrne experience: confusion and childlike wonder. Dance SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems April 21, 2026 Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season April 20, 2026 SF Ballet’s 2026–2027 Season is a Forward-Thinking Reflection on Legacy April 17, 2026 Expect the Unexpected in Joffrey Ballet's Midsummer Night's Dream April 14, 2026 Jazz SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems April 21, 2026 Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season April 20, 2026 Jazz at La Jolla Music Society is Only Growing Leading Up to a Jazz Legend Centennial April 7, 2026 Musicians Honor John Coltrane’s Transcendent Legacy April 6, 2026 Opera James Conlon Leads a Brilliant Falstaff at Los Angeles Opera April 21, 2026 Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season April 20, 2026 Craig Colclough on Operatic Comedy: “It’s Actually Mathematic” April 14, 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 Simone Young’s Wagner “Symphony” Steals the Show Rebecca Wishnia - April 20, 2026 The conductor distilled The Ring of the Nibelung at the SF Symphony, and Gautier Capuçon played Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto. Sullivan Fortner, Jr. on Not Playing it Too Safe: “Learning Excites Me” April 21, 2026 SF Ballet’s 2026–2027 Season is a Forward-Thinking Reflection on Legacy April 17, 2026 Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season April 20, 2026 James Conlon Leads a Brilliant Falstaff at Los Angeles Opera April 21, 2026 Features Conducting Great Michael Tilson Thomas Passes Away The Man in the Portrait: Ignatius Sancho’s Music Comes Alive at the Frick Mary Fettig, Everywhere But Not All at Once Reviews Ryan Bancroft Leaves a Lasting Impact With His Return to the LA Phil David Byrne Brings Otherworldly Energy to Frost Amphitheater The Qadim Ensemble Takes Audiences Beyond the “Middle East” Music News SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems Young People’s Symphony Celebrates Country’s Birthday With American Music Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season Artist Spotlights Sullivan Fortner, Jr. on Not Playing it Too Safe: “Learning Excites Me” Craig Colclough on Operatic Comedy: “It’s Actually Mathematic” “It is a political act and a cultural act”: Stephen Schwartz Praises SF Gay Men’s Chorus Ahead of Collaboration Previews Expect the Unexpected in Joffrey Ballet's Midsummer Night's Dream Andi Schermoly Brings a Distinct Choreographic Vision to Smuin Ballet Jazz at La Jolla Music Society is Only Growing Leading Up to a Jazz Legend Centennial Media Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season In The Grotesque and the Sublime, Daníel Bjarnason Moves Away From Volcanic Icelandic Landscapes Opus 109 Lets Víkingur Ólafsson’s Curatorial Imagination Shine From the Archives The Chamber Music Mission: How David Finckel and Wu Han Are Extending an Art Form Feature As mentors and impresarios, the couple have kept chamber music in the U.S. stocked with talent, ideas, and festivals. True to Form, Cabrillo Festival Offers Moving Tribute to Queer Communities Past and Present Review With works by co-founder Lou Harrison and two premieres, “Becoming” created thoughtful joy for troubled times. At Banff International String Quartet Competition, New Music Wins The Day Feature The Banff International String Quartet Competition gave a prize package worth $500,000 CAD to the Cincinnati-based Poiesis Quartet. Bluebeard’s Castle at Opera San Jose Glistens Like a Jewel Review Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey.
