Artist Spotlights

The first violinist and guiding spirit of Quartet San Francisco talks about defying classification, and his new work for QSF and the Marin Symphony.

Violinist Karen Gomyo approaches music with the assurance and sensitivity of someone who is doing exactly what she has always wanted to do.

Khatia Buniatishvili, sometimes compared with Martha Argerich, proudly represents her Georgian culture and has special feelings for Rachmaninov.

The golden tones of Karina Gauvin will soon be heard in her beloved French song repertoire, this time in Green Music Center’s Weill Hall.

Prior to the premiere of Paul Dresher's Concerto for Quadrachord and Orchestra at the Berkeley Symphony, the composer spoke with SFCV.

In a Skype chat With SFCV, tenor Mark Padmore reflects on the arc of his career, his chosen repertoire, and the artistic importance of art song.

As pianist Lang Lang hits the revered age of 30, he’s started to teach others hard-won lessons gleaned from his childhood studies in China.

The hard-charging Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, about to make his S.F. Opera debut, found his calling when he heard the Three Tenors on TV. Now he’s chasing their fame; next spring he plays “son” to Plácido Domingo.

Violinist Joshua Bell anticipates his performance at S.F. Symphony’s season opener.

Semyon Bychkov reflects on his conducting goals, before he lifts his baton at the S.F. Symphony to perform Tchaikovsky, Bruch, and his fellow-St. Petersburg native Shostakovich.