SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Preview Choreographer Faye Driscoll Crafts a Visceral Sculpture in Weathering Steven Vargas - February 2, 2025 Sound plays as important a role as movement in Driscoll’s recent work, which arrives on the West Coast this week. Review Pianist Alexandre Kantorow Makes Sparkling LA Phil Debut Richard S. Ginell - January 28, 2025 Under conductor Eun Sun Kim, the Rachmaninoff-heavy concert also includes composer Nico Muhly’s latest work. Review Pasadena Symphony Warms to New Music Director Harlow Robinson - January 28, 2025 Brett Mitchell leads the orchestra congenially, with Inon Barnatan soloing in Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement. Preview The Great Yes, The Great No: William Kentridge’s Allegory of Exile Victoria Looseleaf - January 26, 2025 The South African artist’s latest stage work arrives at The Wallis next week and then Cal Performances later this winter. Review Los Angeles Master Chorale Sings of Hope, Compassion, Resilience Harlow Robinson - January 22, 2025 The group’s latest concert, “Lift Every Voice,” comforts fire-ravaged Los Angeles the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Preview Los Angeles Ballet Stages Melissa Barak’s Memoryhouse Victoria Looseleaf - January 21, 2025 LAB’s artistic director is reviving her 2023 evening-length Holocaust remembrance piece set to Max Richter’s music. Music News Palisades Fire Claims Huge Collection of Schoenberg Scores Tom Jacobs - January 20, 2025 Belmont Music Publishers, run by one of the composer’s sons, has lost its entire catalog of some 100,000 scores and parts. Preview Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles: In Pursuit of Excellence Victoria Looseleaf - January 19, 2025 The ensemble’s Black History Month concerts promise to serve as an ear-opener. Music News Los Angeles Fires Force Concert Cancellations Tom Jacobs - January 10, 2025 The LA Phil, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and other organizations have scrapped or postponed a full weekend of performances. Review Conductor Robin Ticciati Impresses With LA Phil Richard S. Ginell - January 7, 2025 Violinist Lisa Batiashvili is brilliant in Beethoven, and the orchestra responds marvelously to Ticciati. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … Next › Next page Last » Last page