Review: María Dueñas dazzles in uneven San Francisco Symphony concert
Tianyi Lu conducting the San Francisco Symphony on Friday, June 12, 2026. Brandon Patoc/San Francisco Symphony Maybe a…
S.F. Opera’s ‘Elektra’ is brutal, brilliant and impossible to shake
Elena Pankratova as Elektra and Elza van den Heever as Chrysothemis in Strauss’ “Elektra.” Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Revenge is a…
Elim Chan wows S.F. Symphony crowd after historic appointment
Conductor Elim Chan at Davies Symphony Hall on Friday, June 5, 2026, her first performance since being named the San…
Elena Pankratova didn’t choose ‘Elektra.’ The role chose her
S.F. Opera will revive Keith Warner’s staging of Strauss’ “Elektra” from June 7-27. Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Russian soprano…
This S.F. Symphony concert dazzled. Its concept was harder to untangle
The San Francisco Symphony performs a program of works by Maurice Ravel, Jimmy López, Alberto Ginastera and Joaquín…
Review: A star Rosina saves San Francisco Opera’s uneven ‘Barber’
A scene from Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” with Mary Hoskins as Berta, left, Maria Kataeva as Rosina,…
San Francisco ‘laptopera’ may be the most Silicon Valley show yet
Courtesy Anne Hege Michelle Kennedy as Eurydice, lef,t with Anne Hege in a workshop for “The Glance.” Don…
16 Bay Area summer arts picks, from ‘Macbeth’ to immersive Pink Floyd
Paige Lindsey White in the title role, front, and Allie Pratt as Marina, from back left, Mike Ryan as…
S.F. Symphony catches fire in first concert after Elim Chan hiring
Cristian Măcelaru leads the San Francisco Symphony in a program featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New…
19 Bay Area festivals to put on your summer 2026 calendar
Audiences camp out for major acts at Bloodroot Wines Ramble music and wine festival. This year the Healdsburg…
‘I want to make us cool’: Elim Chan aims to expand S.F. Symphony reach
Matthew Spivey, from left, San Francisco Symphony CEO; Priscilla Geeslin, chair of the Board of Governors; Elim Chan,…
Why the San Francisco Symphony’s bold Elim Chan gamble could pay off
Conductor Elim Chan has been named the new music director of the San Francisco Symphony. Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle…