Los Angeles

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

Richard S. Ginell - April 14, 2026

The latest in a long line of conductors to tackle the piece with the LA Phil delivers an urgent, exquisitely paced performance.

Paul Bodine - April 14, 2026

Guest conductor Robert Spano led the orchestra in a concert featuring composers who have lived in the state.

Harlow Robinson - April 14, 2026

The orchestra’s “Temporal Echoes” concert was inspired by the experiences of the 2025 Palisades and Eaton fires.

Richard S. Ginell - April 7, 2026

Guest-conducting the LA Phil, the Pittsburgh maestro brought painstaking care to a revelatory Tchaikovsky Fifth.

Paul Bodine - April 7, 2026

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane — son of John Coltrane — are featured as part of a six-event series.

Jeff Kaliss - April 6, 2026

Raised by her jazz musician father in Santiago, the tenor saxophonist will perform in La Jolla on April 11 and in Berkeley on April 15.

Paul Bodine - March 30, 2026

The programming is anchored by canonical works and balanced with debut artists.

Charles Burns - March 30, 2026

The LA Phil put on the U.S. premiere of Gerald Barry’s opera as part of its Green Umbrella New Music Series.

Charles Burns - March 23, 2026

The March 17 concert at Monk Space featured works by Indigenous composers from the Navajo Nation to the Hawaiian Islands.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 23, 2026

The Irish composer's hour-long opera will have its U.S. premiere on March 24 with the LA Phil New Music Group, led by Thomas Adès.