Music News

Janos Gereben - July 26, 2016

A bounty of piano trios perks up the summer doldrums.

Janos Gereben - July 15, 2016

Budget deficits force cuts to key S.F. Symphony music education programs.

Janos Gereben - July 12, 2016

New films celebrate music-community treasures Isaiah Sheffer, Joe Feingold, and Ricky Ian Gordon.

Jim Farber - July 12, 2016

The new film provides an inside look at the logic and logistics of the innovative “Opera for the 21st Century.”

Janos Gereben - July 12, 2016

Nine splendid young singers showed astonishing maturity and polish in the first public concert of the 2016 Merola Program.

Paul Kotapish - July 11, 2016

A new book celebrates the arcane art of crafting a Steinway piano. Slate offers a photographic tour of some of the quiet heroes of the craft.

Paul Kotapish - July 11, 2016

Finland’s premier music institution may be the world’s best training ground for new conductors.

Paul Kotapish - July 11, 2016

Michael Shae explores the perils facing sopranos taking on Gaetano Donizetti’s “Tudor trilogy.”

Janos Gereben - July 8, 2016

Bay Area nonprofit art organizations benefit from the increased investment in California’s cultural resources.

Janos Gereben - July 8, 2016

The 35-foot-tall interactive sculpture will provide a platform for live and recorded music at Burning Man in August.