Janos Gereben

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

Cappella SF is embarking on yet another presentation of the "rare and unusual," and iconic artist David Bowie dies.

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.

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.

Herbert Bielawa, a prolific composer and long-serving music professor at San Francisco State University, passed away on Dec. 23 at age 85.

Opera Parallèle has commissioned a work about the iconic American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe.

Pianist Audrey Vardanega will pay tribute to the late George Cleve at a memorial recital on Jan. 3 at the Hillside Club in Berkeley.

Prominent conductor Kurt Masur died on Saturday at age 88 of complications from Parkinson's disease.