SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review A Once-in-a-Lifetime Ojai Festival Cultivates Deep Listening Jim Farber - June 16, 2025 Flutist Claire Chase’s astonishing programming for 2025 is devoted to music with complexities beyond the sounded notes. Artist Spotlight Domingo Hindoyan on Picking Up the Baton With LA Opera 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. Artist Spotlight Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley Says He’s Only Evil Onstage 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. Review Korean Composers Kick Off LA Phil’s Seoul Festival Josef Woodard - June 6, 2025 Curated by Unsuk Chin, the first night of music is all contemporary and never less than enthralling. Review LA Opera Delivers the Drama in Verdi’s Rigoletto 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. Artist Spotlight Flutist Claire Chase Is Passionate About the Next Generation 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. Preview Alma Deutscher’s First-Ever Ballet to Premiere in Los Angeles Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2025 The former child prodigy has composed The Euterpides, inspired by Greek myth, for the modishly classical American Contemporary Ballet. Feature With the Seoul Festival, the LA Phil Celebrates Korean Creativity 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. Music News LA Opera Names Domingo Hindoyan Next Music Director Tom Jacobs - May 31, 2025 The Venezuelan Armenian conductor will succeed James Conlon in the position starting July 2026. Review LA Phil Soars in Also sprach Zarathustra With Conductor Teddy Abrams Richard S. Ginell - May 28, 2025 Jean-Yves Thibaudet solos in Gershwin on a concert that also includes Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page