Women in Music

Harlow Robinson - June 17, 2025

In Los Angeles, the soprano is joined by stage stars Lindsay Mendez, Jessie Mueller, and Tituss Burgess for a heartening recital.

Keith Gleason - June 16, 2025

In niches throughout the huge columbarium, more than 40 musical acts of varying kinds are set to perform at this year’s event.

Jim Farber - June 16, 2025

Flutist Claire Chase’s astonishing programming for 2025 is devoted to music with complexities beyond the sounded notes.

Jeff Kaliss - June 12, 2025

The world premiere of this quasi-operatic choral work by composer Mark Winges and poet-soprano Lisa Delan makes its points theatrically.

Lisa Hirsch - June 8, 2025

As the conductor’s tenure with the orchestra nears its end, composer Gabriella Smith is back with a new nature-focused work.

Josef Woodard - June 6, 2025

Curated by Unsuk Chin, the first night of music is all contemporary and never less than enthralling.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2025

Whether she’s talking this year’s Ojai Music Festival or her signature commissioning project, Density 2036, Chase is forward-focused.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2025

The former child prodigy has composed The Euterpides, inspired by Greek myth, for the modishly classical American Contemporary Ballet.

Tom Jacobs - June 2, 2025

A small country’s outsized artistic impact is being explored in a week of concerts curated by composer Unsuk Chin.

Lily O'Brien - June 2, 2025

A whimsical new production brought together by the SF Early Music Society is taking time travel to the next level.