Arts & Culture :: Music

Opera on the Radio

Opera on the Radio

  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Feb 18, 2017

The San Francisco Opera and Bay Area classical radio station KDFC continue their monthly broadcasts of performances captured during SF Opera's Fall 2016 Season, including the premiere of "Dream of the Red Chamber."

Blomstedt & the Glories of the Ninth

Blomstedt & the Glories of the Ninth

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Feb 14, 2017

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony and SFS Music Director for a decade (1985-95), turns 90 this year.

Blomstedt & the glories of the Ninth

Blomstedt & the glories of the Ninth

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Feb 13, 2017

Aesthetic romp

Aesthetic romp

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Feb 7, 2017

Sandra Bernhard on top

Sandra Bernhard on top

  • by Sari Staver
  • Feb 7, 2017

Get up & dance

Get up & dance

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Feb 7, 2017

Joyride through Paris at Davies Hall

Joyride through Paris at Davies Hall

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Feb 1, 2017

Fate of the Underclass Everyman

Fate of the Underclass Everyman

  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Feb 1, 2017

Out There:: When Lenny Met Barrie

Out There:: When Lenny Met Barrie

  • by Roberto Friedman
  • Jan 26, 2017

OK, "West Side Story" this is not. It's not "On the Town" or "Wonderful Town," either. But in the realm of Bernstein curiosities, the music and lyrics to "Peter Pan" are a timeless treat.

Soul of winter 2017

Soul of winter 2017

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jan 24, 2017

LGBT artists put sounds in your ears

LGBT artists put sounds in your ears

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jan 18, 2017

Mahler cantata given deluxe treatment

Mahler cantata given deluxe treatment

  • by Philip Campbell
  • Jan 18, 2017

Close but no cigar: looking at 'Lulu'

Close but no cigar: looking at 'Lulu'

  • by Tim Pfaff
  • Jan 18, 2017

No tunes like show tunes

No tunes like show tunes

  • by Gregg Shapiro
  • Jan 11, 2017