The Arts Festival That’s a Natural Fit With San Francisco (and California) Yoshi Kato - April 30, 2024 Feature The Next Chapter for Pianist Awadagin Pratt Molly Colin - April 30, 2024 Artist Spotlight St. Lawrence String Quartet to Disband Janos Gereben - April 29, 2024 Music News Latest In San Francisco, William Walton Gets His Due Review Back-to-back concerts by the SF Symphony and the Alexander String Quartet feature important works by the overlooked English composer. Amina Edris and Pene Pati Bring the World to Cal Performances Review In a joint song recital, the husband-and-wife team reflect on the journeys they’ve made, from New Zealand to the opera stage. 13th Hear Now Music Festival Finishes in Style Review The closing concert highlights composers at every career stage, from an undergraduate student to a 95-year-old master. SF Contemporary Music Players Step Up the Schoenberg Celebrations Review Pierrot lunaire and its artistic legacy are celebrated in a weekend festival marking the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth. How San Francisco’s City Hall Is Being Transformed for The People’s Palace Preview Choreographer Joanna Haigood’s immersive new work will open up a public space. Will Liverman’s Star-Studded Show Me the Way Review The baritone’s double album includes substantial contributions from major composers, as well as from fellow famous singers. What We Know — and Want to Know — About the Physicality of Music Music News Three new studies shed light on how the brain reacts to music. Dance How San Francisco’s City Hall Is Being Transformed for The People’s Palace April 30, 2024 The Arts Festival That’s a Natural Fit With San Francisco (and California) April 30, 2024 Left Side vs. Right Side: A Cultural Inquiry in Music and Dance April 29, 2024 Cal Performances, More Than a Century Old, Exhibits Youthful Vigor April 16, 2024 Jazz The Arts Festival That’s a Natural Fit With San Francisco (and California) April 30, 2024 Bill Frisell and Friends Play the Music of Dreams April 23, 2024 The Musical Vision of Mark Lewis April 22, 2024 The Composer of Birdman Spreads His Wings April 15, 2024 Opera Will Liverman’s Star-Studded Show Me the Way April 29, 2024 Amina Edris and Pene Pati Bring the World to Cal Performances April 29, 2024 Opera San Jose Embarks on a Magical Journey in Florencia en el Amazonas April 23, 2024 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Twitter Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. 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Artist Spotlight The Next Chapter for Pianist Awadagin Pratt Molly Colin - April 30, 2024 Pratt is spending more time in the Bay Area, teaching at SFCM and soloing with ensembles like New Century Chamber Orchestra. Bruce Hornsby: Singer, Songwriter, Chamber Musician? April 2, 2024 Parallel Play in Birds & Balls April 9, 2024 Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers Takes Music Into Her Own Hands February 6, 2024 Beo String Quartet Is Serious Fun in San Jose February 13, 2024 Features The Arts Festival That’s a Natural Fit With San Francisco (and California) The San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Audacious Bet on Its Own Future The Musical Vision of Mark Lewis Reviews 13th Hear Now Music Festival Finishes in Style In San Francisco, William Walton Gets His Due Will Liverman’s Star-Studded Show Me the Way Music News What We Know — and Want to Know — About the Physicality of Music Camerata Pacifica Breaks News of Its 2024–2025 Season SF Lamplighters Shift From Gilbert and Sullivan to Dickens Artist Spotlights The Next Chapter for Pianist Awadagin Pratt Shiyeon Sung Stands Steadfast on the Podium Robert Garland Reckons With History at Dance Theatre of Harlem Previews How San Francisco’s City Hall Is Being Transformed for The People’s Palace Left Side vs. Right Side: A Cultural Inquiry in Music and Dance Mark Morris Premieres Via Dolorosa in Berkeley Media Will Liverman’s Star-Studded Show Me the Way The Neoclassical Side of Manuel de Falla Professor MTT Honored With Yet Another Box Set From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Sheku Kanneh-Mason Videos On Oct. 5, 2023, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined music writer Lev Mamuya via Zoom in SFCV’s interview series. Full Speed Ahead for the Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ Feature After nearly 50 years, the quartet still has new things to say. The festival April 7–9 spans its ever-expanding repertory. Renée Fleming Gets Really Busy Artist Spotlight At 63, the soprano has many irons in the fire, including un-retiring from the Metropolitan Opera to sing in a premiere. The Recording Wizard Who Keeps Music@Menlo Sounding Pristine Feature Da-Hong Seetoo trained as a virtuoso violinist, but for the past several decades, he’s made his biggest impact as an audio engineer.