Music News

Merola Opera Program has offerings that will keep opera fans satisfied until S.F. Opera starts up again in the fall.

The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra has announced that Cordula Merks, a violinist with the Seattle Symphony, has been appointed concertmaster for the S.F. Ballet.

It remains unknown whether Bryan Hymel will miss the last show of S.F. Opera’s Les Troyens.

Funding for the California Arts Council gets another boost in the final state budget.

When Simon Rattle concludes his 16-year run at the helm in 2017, the new principal conductor will be Kirill Petrenko.

The man who led the drive to save Ballet San Jose in March, is leaving the company.

The June 18 performance of the San Francisco Opera's production of Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) was dedicated to the memory of Sandra Bernhard, who died earlier the same day in a Houston hospice.

Paying tribute to a great writer, music, and art critic.

The symphony sees attendance increase after offering live streams of performances.

Oliver Herbert talks about his experience at the competition and what comes next.