Music News

New Century Chamber Orchestra Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg announced she will step down from her role following NCCO's 25th anniversary season in 2016-2017.

Eight ensembles of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir will participate in the organization's winter concert in the afternoon of Jan. 23 at Oakland's First Presbyterian Church.

The company will now be managed by NYCO Renaissance and plans to present Tosca on Jan. 20-24.

What was the most-performed work of 2015? Who was the busiest conductor? Bachtrack offers its annual review of the year in classical music.

​The ascent of Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle at the Golden Globe Awards was unexpected but welcome.

San Francisco Opera's 94th season, for 2016-2017, will present nine productions in a total of 68 performances — in addition to concerts, recitals, and special events.

The sixth edition of the battle of the bands showcases five youth orchestras and raises money for charity.

The French composer pushed the boundaries of modernism and influenced generations of musicians.

Pocket Opera will celebrate its founder-director, Donald Pippin, with a fundraiser on Jan. 24 at the War Memorial Veterans Building.

Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica opens the new year with concerts throughout Northern California, presenting music of "galanterie" from 18th-century Europe.