Elim Chan Named SF Symphony’s Next Music Director Janos Gereben - May 21, 2026 Music News Herbert Blomstedt Struggles Through SF Symphony Concert Lisa Hirsch - May 19, 2026 Review Joshua Hopkins Is Ready to Reprise a Familiar Role Victoria Looseleaf - May 19, 2026 Artist Spotlight Latest LA Phil Announces Daniel Harding as Its Next Music Director Music News The brilliant, seasoned conductor will take the helm in the 2027-2028 season. SF Symphony Celebrates Elim Chan in Fiery Concert Review After the appointment of SF Symphony’s next music director, Cristian Măcelaru led a blazing program featuring Tyler Taylor’s Embers. Joshua Elmore Makes Waves at SF Symphony Artist Spotlight Elmore shares his love for the bassoon and Beethoven’s Ninth, which SFS has programmed this June. Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of Doubt Preview Based on John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer-winning play, the opera asks whether audiences can handle uncertainty. Napa’s Breathtaking Aeternum Choir Sings of Love, Loss, and Transcendence Review During a program of sacred music, the world-class vocal ensemble was unafraid to resonate with current events. LA Phil Appoints Anna Handler as Its First Conductor-in-Residence Feature With music directors splitting time across continents, the orchestra invents the role for the 30-year-old pianist-conductor. To Close Out a Visionary Season, Oakland Symphony Shines a Spotlight on R. Nathaniel Dett Review Led by Kedrick Armstrong, the orchestra performed Dett’s 1932 oratorio The Ordering of Moses — it deserves to be played more often. Dance 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 Mere Mortals at SF Ballet: Absorbing Interrogation of A.I. Leaves More Questions Than Answers April 28, 2026 Jazz Earth, Wind & Fire Meets the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra May 5, 2026 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 Opera Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of Doubt May 22, 2026 Joshua Hopkins Is Ready to Reprise a Familiar Role May 19, 2026 LA Opera’s Noah’s Flood Makes a Welcome Return May 12, 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. First Name Last Name Email Address SFCV L.A. 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Music News Elim Chan Named SF Symphony’s Next Music Director Janos Gereben - May 21, 2026 “The Bay Area [is] the place where the future gets invented,” Chan said on becoming the first woman to lead the Symphony as music director. The SFCV Summer Music Festival Guide, 2026 May 11, 2026 LA Phil Appoints Anna Handler as Its First Conductor-in-Residence May 19, 2026 To Close Out a Visionary Season, Oakland Symphony Shines a Spotlight on R. Nathaniel Dett May 19, 2026 Napa’s Breathtaking Aeternum Choir Sings of Love, Loss, and Transcendence May 19, 2026 Features LA Phil Appoints Anna Handler as Its First Conductor-in-Residence The San Diego Symphony Honors Peru’s Afro-Latino Heritage The SFCV Summer Music Festival Guide, 2026 Reviews SF Symphony Celebrates Elim Chan in Fiery Concert Napa’s Breathtaking Aeternum Choir Sings of Love, Loss, and Transcendence Zorro Makes a Dashing Debut at Pacific Opera Project Music News LA Phil Announces Daniel Harding as Its Next Music Director Elim Chan Named SF Symphony’s Next Music Director Elim Chan Brings Grand Romantic Music to SF Symphony Artist Spotlights Joshua Elmore Makes Waves at SF Symphony Joshua Hopkins Is Ready to Reprise a Familiar Role Dima Slobodeniouk is Flying High Previews Opera Parallèle to Present West Coast Premiere of Doubt Choreographer Jocelyn Reyes Injects Humor Into a Heavy Subject in Her Latest Work “It’s Not a Dead Art Form”: SF Tap Festival Returns Media Matthew Treviño Stretches the Modern Bass Voice Christopher Cerrone Transforms the Mundane Into Something Magical On Forward into Light, Sarah Kirkland Snider Finds Beauty in Persistence and Purpose From the Archives Sean Mason Escaped the Noise to Save His Sound Feature The jazz pianist, who will perform in the Bay Area this October, left New York to home in on his musical identity. Alonzo King LINES Ballet Transforms Grief Into Movement Review At YBCA, “Deep River” is a powerful, urgent meditation shedding light on troubled times. Garden of Memory Brings Music to Chapel of the Chimes on the Summer Solstice Preview In niches throughout the huge columbarium, more than 40 musical acts of varying kinds are set to perform at this year’s event. John Williams: A Composer’s Life Provides Deep Insight Into a Storied Career Review Tim Greiving’s new book narrates the personal and professional life of Hollywood's most famous composer, in obsessive detail.
