Los Angeles

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

Jim Farber - July 30, 2024

The international ensemble, which comes together in L.A. every year, has a dedicated audience and a solid grip on the repertoire it plays.

Josef Woodard - July 30, 2024

Festival performances of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and John Adams’s Violin Concerto are spectacular.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 29, 2024

The Los Angeles new-music community is mourning the loss of an emerging artist.

Jim Farber - July 23, 2024

Ever more detailed information on how the human brain reacts to music is fueling novel kinds of performances.

Jim Farber - July 23, 2024

The psychedelic homage to West Coast iconoclast Pauline Oliveros is absorbing but missing some key components of her legacy.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 22, 2024

Music Director Inon Barnatan has planned a month of concerts that are scandalous, intriguing, and inspiring in equal measure.

Tom Jacobs - July 16, 2024

The 2024–2025 class of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program is a diverse and talented group.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 16, 2024

Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta, cousin of the famous conductor, has been interweaving genres and acts here for two decades.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 16, 2024

Tireless conductor Alondra de la Parra has dreamed up the Festival Paax GNP, and it’s splendid.

Richard S. Ginell - July 15, 2024

With Elim Chan at the helm, the orchestra’s first classical concert of the summer is dazzling.