Steven Winn

The company’s programming is tone-deaf to the moment, while the dancers shine.

Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three performed a new song cycle by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts.

Yuri Possokhov’s world premiere production is a beautifully wrought tale of passion, regret, and missed connection.

Edward Gardner led the orchestra in Gustav Holst’s masterpiece and Randall Goosby soloed in Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1.

Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite classical and jazz shows of 2025!

In its 26th year, American Bach’s performance of Handel’s beloved oratorio is still fresh and urgent.

Helgi Tomasson’s inspired staging of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker is back, brilliantly danced by the SF Ballet.

Violinist Alexi Kenney led a Baroque concert including Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto 5 and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Guest conductor David Afkham made his SF Symphony debut with Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich on Friday, Oct. 24.

Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s slow tempos were a blessing in Philharmonia's West Coast tour with pianist Vikingur Ólafsson.