SFCV Launches a Substack, Connecting Classical Music to Contemporary Culture SFCV Editors - May 4, 2026 Music News “Some Other Time” with MTT: A Cellist’s Personal Reflection Barbara Bogatin - April 30, 2026 Feature Cal Performances Gears Up for Its 120th Season Janos Gereben - April 28, 2026 Music News Latest Dima Slobodeniouk is Flying High Artist Spotlight The Russian-born Finnish conductor will return to the San Francisco Symphony from May 8-10. How Music is Helping Me Grieve Feature “Even amidst the emotional turbulence of dealing with death, love lives on — transformed, but real,” writes SFCV’s Tom Jacobs. Conducting Great Michael Tilson Thomas Passes Away Feature Brain cancer claimed the life of San Francisco Symphony Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas, a musical giant beloved by the orchestra, it Silent Cinema, and Its Music, Returns to the Castro Feature Four accompanists reflect on improvising, composing, and the unlikely paths that led them to scoring silent films. At LA Opera Gala, James Conlon’s Farewell is a Retirement in Name Only Review The outgoing music director gave a strong performance at the black-tie gala held in his honor. Pablo Sáinz-Villegas Is Next Level With the New Century Chamber Orchestra Review The guitarist played a Concierto de Aranjuez for the ages and the orchestra premiered Henry Dorn’s seductive Blues Variations. Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra Push Limits in Bold San Francisco Concert Review The pianist’s command of Sergei Prokofiev’s most fearsome music was on display in a concert at Davies Symphony Hall. 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Leaves More Questions Than Answers April 28, 2026 Cal Performances Gears Up for Its 120th Season April 28, 2026 Future Forward by Smuin Contemporary Ballet Finds Its Wings April 28, 2026 SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems April 21, 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 Cal Performances Gears Up for Its 120th Season April 28, 2026 At LA Opera Gala, James Conlon’s Farewell is a Retirement in Name Only April 27, 2026 James Conlon Leads a Brilliant Falstaff at Los Angeles Opera April 21, 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 Conducting Great Michael Tilson Thomas Passes Away Janos Gereben - April 23, 2026 Brain cancer claimed the life of San Francisco Symphony Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas, a musical giant beloved by the orchestra, its audiences, and his many friends. Mere Mortals at SF Ballet: Absorbing Interrogation of A.I. Leaves More Questions Than Answers April 28, 2026 SFCV Launches a Substack, Connecting Classical Music to Contemporary Culture May 4, 2026 Silent Cinema, and Its Music, Returns to the Castro April 28, 2026 Yuja Wang, Mahler Chamber Orchestra Push Limits in Bold San Francisco Concert April 28, 2026 Features How Music is Helping Me Grieve “Some Other Time” with MTT: A Cellist’s Personal Reflection Silent Cinema, and Its Music, Returns to the Castro Reviews Hespèrion XXI Visits Worlds Old and New Mere Mortals at SF Ballet: Absorbing Interrogation of A.I. Leaves More Questions Than Answers Protest Music Takes Center Stage in “A Change is Gonna Come” Music News SFCV Launches a Substack, Connecting Classical Music to Contemporary Culture Cal Performances Gears Up for Its 120th Season SF International Arts Festival Overcomes Global Problems Artist Spotlights Dima Slobodeniouk is Flying High Víkingur Ólafsson: “A musical performer is like an actor with a role” Organist Anna Lapwood Embraces Movie Music — and Popularity 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 Silent Cinema, and Its Music, Returns to the Castro Festival Napa Valley Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season In The Grotesque and the Sublime, Daníel Bjarnason Moves Away From Volcanic Icelandic Landscapes From the Archives Meng Su Performs a Vibrant Suite of Bach-Inspired Works Review The acclaimed guitarist demonstrated great virtuosity and masterful control of her instrument in a solo concert. In Livermore Valley Opera’s La traviata, Violetta Shines With Scanty Support Review Avery Boettcher shines as the opera’s tragic protagonist, but middling results from her counterparts weigh down the production. The Soraya Readies a Big Los Angeles Celebration of Martha Graham Preview The LA Seen festival reaches its climax with 100 dancers performing rare Graham works, plus a premiere by choreographer Lula Washington. Donald Runnicles Makes Long-Awaited Return to San Francisco Symphony Review The former S.F. Opera music director triumphed in music by Berg and Mahler.
