Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson lives in San Francisco. She has written for many different outlets, including Smithsonian.com, The Daily Beast, 48 Hills, Hyperallergic, Latino USA, Women’s Media Center, The Observer, Alta Journal, California Magazine, and SF Weekly. For many years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco. She hosts the podcast Art Is Awesome.

Articles By This Author

Emily Wilson - June 30, 2025

As mentors and impresarios, the couple have kept chamber music in the U.S. stocked with talent, ideas, and festivals.

Emily Wilson - June 6, 2025

Mozart’s early masterpiece has layers of meaning that resonate at the War Memorial, according to director Lindy Hume.

Emily Wilson - May 28, 2025

Opera Parallèle is bringing this work by composer Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie full circle with a new streamlined production.

Emily Wilson - May 13, 2025

It’s a happy marriage for the conductor in his first music directorship and the orchestra looking to preserve and extend its legacy.

Emily Wilson - April 15, 2025

The company is staging composer Héctor Armienta’s intrepid 2022 opera following the success of last year’s Florencia en el Amazonas.

Emily Wilson - January 28, 2025

The MacArthur “genius” grant winner draws on her deep knowledge of jazz, gospel, and more for the orchestra’s experimental concert series.

Emily Wilson - January 18, 2025

For the first time in its history, the Bay Area group is presenting a weekend festival in both Berkeley and San Francisco, spotlighting music old and new.

Emily Wilson - December 10, 2024

The star of European stages has finally crossed the Atlantic and is making her West Coast debut this month.

Emily Wilson - October 21, 2024

Cann, who debuts with the SF Symphony this week, talks about discovering Price and jazzing Rhapsody in Blue.

Emily Wilson - September 20, 2024

Ahead of her Cal Performances debut, the Avery Fisher Career Grant winner talks about her big breaks and career so far.