SF Opera Orchestra Strikes for Fair Contract, Opening Night is Canceled Janos Gereben - September 13, 2026 Music News Eleonora Buratto Brings a Daughter’s Heart to Simon Boccanegra Victoria Looseleaf - September 9, 2026 Artist Spotlight SF Opera and Orchestra Musicians Remain at an Impasse as Season Opener Nears Janos Gereben - September 9, 2026 Music News Latest Gen Z Jazz Vocal Star Samara Joy Favors Deep Cuts in SF Symphony Debut Review The 26-year-old graced Davies Symphony Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for the first concert of SF Symphony’s 2026-2027 season. Pacific Opera Project Presents the American Premiere of an Early Donizetti Opera With a Swinging ‘60s Twist Review Director Josh Shaw resurrects Il fortunato inganno and wines and dines the audience, literally. David Afkham: "We Are All Connected Through Music" Artist Spotlight The accomplished conductor brings his welcoming, inclusive attitude to the San Francisco Symphony's opening concerts, Sept. 18-19. With the Launch of “Arts from Japan,” the Bay Area Gains a New Cultural Platform Music News The program will help audiences “encounter brilliant artistry from Japan in venues throughout the Bay Area,” said Director John S. Robinson. Newly Founded SF Camerata Radiates Possibility Review The chamber orchestra’s inaugural concert was not without bumps but promised a bright future. Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves is Mesmerizing and Emotionally Devastating Review The recording of Houston Grand Opera’s 2025 production explores the love, ugliness, and depravity that are central to the human experience. Tobias Picker's Lili Elbe Finally Reaches Record Review Tobias Picker has written seven full-length operas. The new recording of his latest makes the case that all of them deserve the stage. Dance ODC’s State of Play Festival Debuts Experimental Works August 31, 2026 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 Jazz Gen Z Jazz Vocal Star Samara Joy Favors Deep Cuts in SF Symphony Debut September 10, 2026 Ron Vincent Swings Into the Bay Area August 31, 2026 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 Opera SF Opera Orchestra Strikes for Fair Contract, Opening Night is Canceled September 13, 2026 Tobias Picker's Lili Elbe Finally Reaches Record September 9, 2026 Eleonora Buratto Brings a Daughter’s Heart to Simon Boccanegra September 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 San Francisco Opera Orchestra May Strike on Opening Night, Pending Negotiations Janos Gereben - September 1, 2026 The musicians announced, “We will not be able to perform on opening night, Sept. 12, unless management has reached a fair contract with us before then.” Eleonora Buratto Brings a Daughter’s Heart to Simon Boccanegra September 9, 2026 Newly Founded SF Camerata Radiates Possibility September 9, 2026 With the Launch of “Arts from Japan,” the Bay Area Gains a New Cultural Platform September 8, 2026 Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves is Mesmerizing and Emotionally Devastating September 8, 2026 Features Metal x Classical: A Match Made in Heeell!! 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Viral Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye Spearheads the Hip Hopera Genre Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit Media Missy Mazzoli's Breaking the Waves is Mesmerizing and Emotionally Devastating Jon Batiste Is This Generation’s Black Mozart The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol From the Archives Quatuor Ébene and Belcea Quartet Bring String Octets to Crystalline Life Review The Paris and London-based ensembles do justice to works by Mendelssohn and Enescu. CAP UCLA’s Eclectic Upcoming Season Features Dance, Opera, and a Live Video Game Music News The presenter’s 2025–2026 lineup, centered at the Nimoy Theater, promises to push the limits of performance in provocative ways. California Symphony Takes a Bright and Direct Approach to Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Review Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera forges his own path in a concert that also features works by Grażyna Bacewicz and Saad Haddad. Spaghetti Sticks to the Wall at The Back Room Review The four-person ensemble gave an eclectic performance in Berkeley on Jan. 21.
