Los Angeles

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area.

Jim Farber - June 23, 2026

The early music group traveled from Vivaldi to the 20th century taking the Venetian concerto style with them.

Charles Burns - June 23, 2026

The chamber orchestra’s concert was a masterclass in power, joy, cohesion, and control.

Jim Farber - June 16, 2026

The composer was a focal point for Esa-Pekka Salonen’s programming of the 80th Ojai Music Festival.

Richard S. Ginell - June 16, 2026

Esa-Pekka Salonen did a masterful job of concert programming and great performers did the rest.

Janos Gereben - June 15, 2026

Remembering the acclaimed stage designer who passed away last week.

Richard S. Ginell - June 9, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel’s triumphant final concerts as music director of the LA Philharmonic reflected his main interests.

Richard S. Ginell - June 9, 2026

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite are released in various, albeit confusing, listening formats.

Harlow Robinson - June 2, 2026

Yo-Yo Ma soloed in a new work by Angélica Negrón, and Gustavo Dudamel led Richard Strauss’s great symphonic poem.

Jim Farber - June 2, 2026

Responding to the French modernist’s provocations, the group’s performers and composers took the prompt and ran with it.

Harlow Robinson - June 2, 2026

The design of Barrie Kosky’s imaginative production brought whimsy to the performances.