Los Angeles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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