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It’s probably safe to say that few classical musicians work harder than Jeffrey Kahane. Now, this multitalented musician is launching a recital tour with British violinist Daniel Hope, which kicks off Feb. 10.

Giselle might have seemed merely an ordinary start to the San Francisco Ballet’s 78th season were it not for the sharply contrasting talents of two of the world’s most interesting ballerinas: Yuan Yuan Tan and Sarah Van Patten.

Michael Morgan and the Oakland Symphony and Chorus blessed concertgoers at the Paramount Theatre with a taste of heaven — an earnest and wonderfully played performance of Brahms’German Requiem.

Music Director and Conductor Bruno Ferrandis talks with SFCV about the upcoming tour for the Santa Rosa Symphony in Vienna and the difference between the music in isolation in Europe and the intensity of the American symphony sphere.

When lauded strangeness becomes vastly public, it may herald a change of fashion. Such seem to be Simone Dinnerstein’s Bach interpretations, which bring elements of romanticism back into baroque performance practice. Bach: A Strange Beauty is will not disappoint her new-found fans, nor will it convince her detractors.

An S.F. Symphony program that looked uncannily symmetrical, concerts that began and ended with the best known works of each of the composers, offered rich and gratifying music and an orchestra under David Robertson’s baton in sweet accord.

A concert of small pleasures from the Vertavo Quartet combined a collection of tentative works that came off as quietly riveting. 

Music festival meets football in a totally serendipitous way. And that's not all that's great about the Hot Air Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory.

Kids, enter our Black History Month essay contest and win an iTunes gift card! Write 200-500 words on your favorite African American composer or musician and submit to contest@sfcv.org by Feb. 19.

The Miró Quartet offered more than a chance to test a theory on "late style" on Sunday in Burlingame, played divergent works with the utmost dedication and coordination, enveloping without overwhelming the intimate space of Kohl Mansion’s hall.