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The America’s Cup may be a bust as far as San Francisco is concerned, but the temporary music venue is a major success.

With Mary Falvey stepping down and Alisa Won stepping in, there is a new board chair for SFCV.

What’s better than a wonderful, eclectic evening of chamber music played by faculty members and guest faculty at The Crowden School?

The American Bach Soloists are, as always, superbly reliably guides into the musical lineage of J.S. Bach.

The public phase of the 2013 Merola Opera Program has opened in a good new venue, with a brilliant musical production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.

Nicola Benedetti was recently voted Classical Brit of the Year, and at only 26, has become one of Scotland’s most wanted exports. But she’s not letting success turn her head.

Sometimes it’s good to venture out to the boundaries, find out what’s going on on the wild side of music. The annual Outsound Festival of experimental and improvisational music is as good a time as any to do this exploration. 

A day after their appearance at the America’s Cup stage, the San Francisco Symphony brings some of the same repertoire to a completely free concert in Dolores Park. 

Amid all the fabulous concerts that are part of the Music@Menlo 2013 festival, “Through Bach”, don’t overlook this one, in which Soovin Kim will cut a swath through four centuries of violin repertoire in one astonishing program.

The Turn of the Screw is one of Benjamin Britten’s tautest, most gripping operas. And, unlike much of the repertoire that the local, small-budget companies take on, this chamber opera is conceived on a scale that emphasizes the virtues of West Edge Opera.