Arts & Entertainment Cal Performances concert fetes minimalism master Steve Reich for 90th birthday By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 19, 2026 Reich says his journey as a composer hasn’t always been smooth but that it has been an edifying, gratifying and rewarding pursuit.
Arts & Entertainment Kent Nagano returns for Berkeley Symphony’s ‘Inheritance,’ Alex Nante premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | October 13, 2026 Nagano, who led the Berkeley Symphony from 1978 to 2009, will return for the orchestra's opening night program on Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment California Symphony opens 40th season with ‘American Connections,’ new composer-in-residence By James Ambroff-Tahan, Bay City News | September 22, 2026 Paul Novak, 28, is also co-artistic director and flutist with the Chicago-based ensemble Mycelium New Music.
Arts & Entertainment Australian Ballet returns to Cal Performances with North American premiere of ‘Oscar’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 21, 2026 “Oscar” is inspired by Oscar Wilde, the Irish author, poet, and playwright who was one of the most popular dramatists in late 19th-century London.
Arts & Entertainment SanSan Kwan & Dancers explore passivity in immersive San Francisco premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 14, 2026 The immersive performance comes to iMPACt Center for Art and Dance in San Francisco September 18-20.
Arts & Entertainment Smuin Ballet premieres My’Kal Stromile’s polyphonic dance By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | September 14, 2026 A native of Dallas, Stromile graduated from The Juilliard School in New York in 2018.
Arts & Entertainment Composer Eric Tuan tells historic Chinese women’s stories in SF Choral Society premiere By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | August 14, 2026 Tuan's new work debuts Friday at Davies Symphony Hall as part of San Francisco Choral Society’s fifth Summer Festival Chorus.
Arts & Entertainment New Philharmonia Baroque director Peter Whelan opens season with Handel’s ‘Tolomeo’ By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | July 21, 2026 The San Francisco ensemble that plays Baroque, Classical and early Romantic music on period instruments.
Arts & Entertainment Tether Dance Project premieres full-length ‘Escapement’ in SF By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | July 7, 2026 World premiere in San Francisco by UC Berkeley dance alums Tatianna Steiner and Teo Lin-Bianco.
Arts & Entertainment Rising stars sing Neapolitan songs in Merola Opera Program vocal-piano recital By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | June 22, 2026 Showcase performance is Thursday evening in San Francisco.