Steven Winn

Steven Winn is a San Francisco-based writer and critic and frequent interviewer for City Arts & Lectures. His work has appeared in Gramophone, Musical America, Opera, Symphony, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Steven Winn - September 30, 2025

The 34-year-old performed works by 20th century Russian composers during a Cal Performances recital on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Steven Winn - September 16, 2025

The orchestra’s season opener delivered stellar performances just hours after a labor deal was reached.

Steven Winn - September 8, 2025

SF Opera remounts a production of Verdi’s Rigoletto with standout Adela Zaharia in the role of Gilda.

Steven Winn - August 25, 2025

The 8th annual festival, which runs through Sunday, Aug. 31, re-created an all-Ravel program that was performed in San Francisco in 1928.

Steven Winn - April 22, 2025

Playing for the San Francisco Symphony’s Great Performers Series, Kissin shows his deep affinity for two radically different composers.

Steven Winn - April 10, 2025

SFB reprises two hits from last season: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings and Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand.

Steven Winn - April 8, 2025

In four very different works, the company unfolds the choreographic intricacies of the “Dutch Grandmaster.”

Steven Winn - March 24, 2025

Mary Shelley’s classic story is duly retold in choreography by Liam Scarlett and music by Lowell Liebermann.

Steven Winn - March 21, 2025

Tenor Michael John Butler gives a stunning account of Schumann’s Dichterliebe in a program that also features baritone Olivier Zerouali.

Steven Winn - March 16, 2025

The South African artist and a team of collaborators combine surrealism, time travel, and stagecraft in this production at Cal Performances.