Los Angeles

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

Jim Farber - June 16, 2025

Flutist Claire Chase’s astonishing programming for 2025 is devoted to music with complexities beyond the sounded notes.

Tom Jacobs - June 9, 2025

The rising conductor talks to SFCV about how he landed the job following last year’s production of Romeo and Juliet.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 6, 2025

Ahead of his Los Angeles recital debut, Finley chats about his signature roles, particularly in the operas of John Adams.

Josef Woodard - June 6, 2025

Curated by Unsuk Chin, the first night of music is all contemporary and never less than enthralling.

Harlow Robinson - June 3, 2025

A world-class cast headlined by baritone Quinn Kelsey commands the stage in a smart, polished production with a few updates.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2025

Whether she’s talking this year’s Ojai Music Festival or her signature commissioning project, Density 2036, Chase is forward-focused.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2025

The former child prodigy has composed The Euterpides, inspired by Greek myth, for the modishly classical American Contemporary Ballet.

Tom Jacobs - June 2, 2025

A small country’s outsized artistic impact is being explored in a week of concerts curated by composer Unsuk Chin.

Tom Jacobs - May 31, 2025

The Venezuelan Armenian conductor will succeed James Conlon in the position starting July 2026.

Richard S. Ginell - May 28, 2025

Jean-Yves Thibaudet solos in Gershwin on a concert that also includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory.