FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Clarinet Thing
Sheldon Brown; Beth Custer; Ben Goldberg; Harvey Wainapel
Works by Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Herbie Nichols, Carla Bley, Jimmy Giuffre, Michael Moore, Ravel, as well as original compositions.
Clarinet Thing is a chamber quartet of jazz clarinetists featuring Sheldon Brown, Beth Custer, Ben Goldberg, and Harvey Wainapel. They perform arrangements of unusual jazz works and originals on almost the entire family of clarinets, from the baby Eb clarinet up to the large contra alto clarinet, and their concerts are always acoustic, never amplified. "Clarinet Thing is a killer quartet that plays a rich woody lend of original music, Ellingtonia, Brazilian choro…and other pieces that pop and sway with the pregnant sound of an improvising clarinet choir." (Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle)
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Clarinet Thing
Sheldon Brown; Beth Custer; Ben Goldberg; Harvey Wainapel
Works by Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, Herbie Nichols, Carla Bley, Jimmy Giuffre, Michael Moore, Ravel, as well as original compositions.
Clarinet Thing is a chamber quartet of jazz clarinetists featuring Sheldon Brown, Beth Custer, Ben Goldberg, and Harvey Wainapel. They perform arrangements of unusual jazz works and originals on almost the entire family of clarinets, from the baby Eb clarinet up to the large contra alto clarinet, and their concerts are always acoustic, never amplified. "Clarinet Thing is a killer quartet that plays a rich woody lend of original music, Ellingtonia, Brazilian choro…and other pieces that pop and sway with the pregnant sound of an improvising clarinet choir." (Jesse Hamlin, San Francisco Chronicle)
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012 AT 4:00PM
Lenny Carlson Trio
Lenny Carlson, guitar; Hal Richards, reeds & winds; Paul Smith, double bass; Miranda Ferriss Jones, vocals
San Francisco-based jazz composer and guitarist Lenny Carlson creates eclectic music with influences ranging from Ragtime to Avant-Garde to World Music. His trio features Hal Richards, a highly gifted saxophonist, and bassist Paul Smith, renowned for his work with everyone from Willie Bobo to Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. Vocalist Miranda Ferriss Jones, who has gained many fans with her swinging interpretations of standards as well as her own original songs, joins the trio for this performance.
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Lenny Carlson Trio
Lenny Carlson, guitar; Hal Richards, reeds & winds; Paul Smith, double bass; Miranda Ferriss Jones, vocals
San Francisco-based jazz composer and guitarist Lenny Carlson creates eclectic music with influences ranging from Ragtime to Avant-Garde to World Music. His trio features Hal Richards, a highly gifted saxophonist, and bassist Paul Smith, renowned for his work with everyone from Willie Bobo to Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks. Vocalist Miranda Ferriss Jones, who has gained many fans with her swinging interpretations of standards as well as her own original songs, joins the trio for this performance.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Deno Gianopoulos – canceled
Deno Gianopoulos, piano
We regret to inform you that this performance has been canceled.
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Deno Gianopoulos – canceled
Deno Gianopoulos, piano
We regret to inform you that this performance has been canceled.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012 AT 4:00PM
Silver & String
Tracy Goodwin, flute; Antoniy Kakamakov, guitar
Pablo de Sarasate Romanza Andaluza
Robert Beaser Mountain Songs
Astor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango
J. S. Bach Prelude, Fugue, Allegro BWV 998
Sergio Assad Aquarelle
For several years the San Francisco based duo Silver & String members Tracy Goodwin and Antoniy Kakamakov have been sharing their artistry with the Bay Area through concerts, private events, and community outreach programs. Ms. Goodwin and Mr. Kakamakov first met back in 2005 when the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was located out in the Sunset district of the city, and continued to collaborate with each other as the Conservatory moved to its current location in the Civic Center. The Silver & String duo has a passion for exploring the intimate and dynamic textures that are solely unique to this combination of instruments, and would like to invite you to join them for this evening filled with romance and excitement, with a split recital between the Silver & String duo and prize winning Bulgarian solo guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov.
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Silver & String
Tracy Goodwin, flute; Antoniy Kakamakov, guitar
Pablo de Sarasate Romanza Andaluza
Robert Beaser Mountain Songs
Astor Piazzolla Histoire du Tango
J. S. Bach Prelude, Fugue, Allegro BWV 998
Sergio Assad Aquarelle
For several years the San Francisco based duo Silver & String members Tracy Goodwin and Antoniy Kakamakov have been sharing their artistry with the Bay Area through concerts, private events, and community outreach programs. Ms. Goodwin and Mr. Kakamakov first met back in 2005 when the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was located out in the Sunset district of the city, and continued to collaborate with each other as the Conservatory moved to its current location in the Civic Center. The Silver & String duo has a passion for exploring the intimate and dynamic textures that are solely unique to this combination of instruments, and would like to invite you to join them for this evening filled with romance and excitement, with a split recital between the Silver & String duo and prize winning Bulgarian solo guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Aleron Trio
Solenn Seguillon, violin; Anne Suda, 'cello; Teresa Yu, piano
Kirchner Piano Trio
Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’
Piazzolla Oblivion
An ensemble of three women from France, the United States and Taiwan, the San Francisco-based Aleron Trio’s mission is to present chamber music to as broad a range of audiences as possible, whether performing in cathedrals, museum galleries, intimate chapels or the traditional concert hall. Listeners can expect to hear a variety of styles from the classical repertoire to a fusion of genres including American jazz and Irish idioms. In addition to upcoming performances in the Bay Area, during the 2011-2012 season Aleron Trio will perform the Beethoven Triple Concerto in the Midwest, and will return to France for the third consecutive summer to appear as featured artists at celebrated music festivals. Aleron Trio is a fiscally sponsored affiliate of the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. For more information visit alerontrio.com or www.facebook.com/alerontrio.
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Aleron Trio
Solenn Seguillon, violin; Anne Suda, 'cello; Teresa Yu, piano
Kirchner Piano Trio
Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’
Piazzolla Oblivion
An ensemble of three women from France, the United States and Taiwan, the San Francisco-based Aleron Trio’s mission is to present chamber music to as broad a range of audiences as possible, whether performing in cathedrals, museum galleries, intimate chapels or the traditional concert hall. Listeners can expect to hear a variety of styles from the classical repertoire to a fusion of genres including American jazz and Irish idioms. In addition to upcoming performances in the Bay Area, during the 2011-2012 season Aleron Trio will perform the Beethoven Triple Concerto in the Midwest, and will return to France for the third consecutive summer to appear as featured artists at celebrated music festivals. Aleron Trio is a fiscally sponsored affiliate of the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music. For more information visit alerontrio.com or www.facebook.com/alerontrio.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012 AT 4:00PM
Eric Zuber
Chopin Birthday
Eric Zuber, piano
Co-presented with the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation
Chopin Etudes, Op. 10; Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Scarlatti selected sonatas
One of the leading American pianists of his generation, Eric Zuber has won major prizes in seven of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions: Cleveland, Arthur Rubinstein, Dublin, Seoul, Sydney, Minnesota, and Hilton Head. After making his debut at 12 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, he has gone on to perform with major symphony orchestras around the globe including the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic, and has given solo performances in such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the National Concert Hall in Ireland and the Seoul Arts Center in Korea. He has received degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, and the Juilliard School where his teachers have included Boris Slutsky, Leon Fleisher, Claude Franck, and Robert McDonald. Mr. Zuber's concert will feature the monumental final piano sonata of Beethoven, Op. 111, and the complete book of Chopin's Etudes, Op. 10—a work of daunting pianistic challenges.
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Eric Zuber
Chopin Birthday
Eric Zuber, piano
Co-presented with the San Francisco Chapter of the Chopin Foundation
Chopin Etudes, Op. 10; Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Scarlatti selected sonatas
One of the leading American pianists of his generation, Eric Zuber has won major prizes in seven of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions: Cleveland, Arthur Rubinstein, Dublin, Seoul, Sydney, Minnesota, and Hilton Head. After making his debut at 12 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, he has gone on to perform with major symphony orchestras around the globe including the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic, and has given solo performances in such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the National Concert Hall in Ireland and the Seoul Arts Center in Korea. He has received degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, and the Juilliard School where his teachers have included Boris Slutsky, Leon Fleisher, Claude Franck, and Robert McDonald. Mr. Zuber's concert will feature the monumental final piano sonata of Beethoven, Op. 111, and the complete book of Chopin's Etudes, Op. 10—a work of daunting pianistic challenges.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Trio Brillante
Tom Rose, clarinet; Caroline Lee, viola; Betty Woo, piano
Mozart Trio in E flat major, K. 498, ‘Kegelstatt’
Jean Françaix Trio (1990)
Brahms Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Trio Brillante gave its first performance in 2009 at Holy Names University, where Woo and Rose are members of the music faculty. Because of their unusual instrumental combination, they are able to explore less-performed repertoire by major composers, as well as transcriptions that can highlight the unique quality of such instrumentation. On June 15, 2010 Trio Brillante gave its debut performance in San Francisco, at Noontime Concerts. The concert was reviewed by San Francisco Classical Examiner, in which the reviewer remarked that the performance of the Kegelstatt Trio of Mozart was “an absolute delight”. The reviewer gave the group’s performance a rating of 4 stars of possible 5. An audience member at their September 2010 concert at Berkeley Chamber Performances wrote, “Wonderful music played by a superb trio. Loved it, especially since one does not often get the chance to hear a trio composed of viola, clarinet and piano”.
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Trio Brillante
Tom Rose, clarinet; Caroline Lee, viola; Betty Woo, piano
Mozart Trio in E flat major, K. 498, ‘Kegelstatt’
Jean Françaix Trio (1990)
Brahms Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Trio Brillante gave its first performance in 2009 at Holy Names University, where Woo and Rose are members of the music faculty. Because of their unusual instrumental combination, they are able to explore less-performed repertoire by major composers, as well as transcriptions that can highlight the unique quality of such instrumentation. On June 15, 2010 Trio Brillante gave its debut performance in San Francisco, at Noontime Concerts. The concert was reviewed by San Francisco Classical Examiner, in which the reviewer remarked that the performance of the Kegelstatt Trio of Mozart was “an absolute delight”. The reviewer gave the group’s performance a rating of 4 stars of possible 5. An audience member at their September 2010 concert at Berkeley Chamber Performances wrote, “Wonderful music played by a superb trio. Loved it, especially since one does not often get the chance to hear a trio composed of viola, clarinet and piano”.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 AT 4:00PM
Melodiya Chamber Ensemble
Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola; Arkady Serper, piano
Works by Georges Enesco, Paul Hindemith, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Franz Liszt.
Sergey Rakitchenkov and Arkady Serper are both graduates of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory who began their distinguished careers in the major concert halls of Europe and Russia before immigrating to the United States. Rakitchenkov is a long-standing member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Serper a prominent pianist, composer, and faculty member at the Crowden School. Their performances are well known for a colorful, literate style, as well as an exacting technical precision. Featuring expressive collaboration between the musicians and compelling variations in instrument combinations, including several transcription premieres. The members of Melodiya also display an eclectic sensibility in their presentations, performing works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, all with equal aplomb. For this program they present works by Enesco, Hindemith, Villa-Lobos, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
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Melodiya Chamber Ensemble
Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola; Arkady Serper, piano
Works by Georges Enesco, Paul Hindemith, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, and Franz Liszt.
Sergey Rakitchenkov and Arkady Serper are both graduates of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory who began their distinguished careers in the major concert halls of Europe and Russia before immigrating to the United States. Rakitchenkov is a long-standing member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Serper a prominent pianist, composer, and faculty member at the Crowden School. Their performances are well known for a colorful, literate style, as well as an exacting technical precision. Featuring expressive collaboration between the musicians and compelling variations in instrument combinations, including several transcription premieres. The members of Melodiya also display an eclectic sensibility in their presentations, performing works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, all with equal aplomb. For this program they present works by Enesco, Hindemith, Villa-Lobos, Schumann, Brahms, and Liszt.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2012 AT 4:00PM
John Boyajy
John Boyajy, piano
Schumann Humoreske
Bach Chaconne
Scarlatti selected sonatas
Schönberg Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
John Boyajy won a lot of new friends at Old First Concerts with his stunning performances of the “Raindrop” Prélude and Fantaisie-Impromptu at the Chopin Gala. Now, at his Old First Concerts full-length solo debut, John will present Schumann’s magnificent Humoreske, and his own transcription of Bach'a Chaconne, based on previous versions by Ferruccio Busoni and Alexander Siloti. Writing at classicalsonoma.org, Terry McNeill characterized John’s transcription as “an odyssey of rich sound” and noted its “monumental power.” These large works will be complemented by a few Scarlatti sonatas and Schönberg’s Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19.
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John Boyajy
John Boyajy, piano
Schumann Humoreske
Bach Chaconne
Scarlatti selected sonatas
Schönberg Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19
John Boyajy won a lot of new friends at Old First Concerts with his stunning performances of the “Raindrop” Prélude and Fantaisie-Impromptu at the Chopin Gala. Now, at his Old First Concerts full-length solo debut, John will present Schumann’s magnificent Humoreske, and his own transcription of Bach'a Chaconne, based on previous versions by Ferruccio Busoni and Alexander Siloti. Writing at classicalsonoma.org, Terry McNeill characterized John’s transcription as “an odyssey of rich sound” and noted its “monumental power.” These large works will be complemented by a few Scarlatti sonatas and Schönberg’s Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Jonah Kim & Robert Koenig
Jonah Kim, 'cello; Robert Koenig, piano
David Popper Wie Einst in Schöner’n Tagen, Op. 64, No. 1; Gavotte Op. 67, No. 2; Gnomentanz, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré Après un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Remo Giazotto Adagio in G minor, on a theme by Albinoni
Felix Mendelssohn Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 109
Johannes Brahms Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
Frédéric Chopin Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3
Experience the romance of Europe from the banks of the Danube to the snow-capped Alps, Italian piazzas and Roman ruins, a stroll down Champs-Élysées, through the Rhine valley to Bohemia, and even down in the depths of the salt mines of Poland—songs of love, joyous and tragic, songs of life, some dreaming, some yearning. Hailed by the Washington Post as “the next Yo-Yo Ma”, ‘cellist Jonah Kim, who graduated from Juilliard and Curtis at the age of 17, put down his ‘cello and went searching for something. After years of wandering through the backstreets of Europe, he came back with a message—an apologue of love and hope. Come join us and celebrate your senses!
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Jonah Kim & Robert Koenig
Jonah Kim, 'cello; Robert Koenig, piano
David Popper Wie Einst in Schöner’n Tagen, Op. 64, No. 1; Gavotte Op. 67, No. 2; Gnomentanz, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré Après un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Remo Giazotto Adagio in G minor, on a theme by Albinoni
Felix Mendelssohn Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 109
Johannes Brahms Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
Frédéric Chopin Polonaise Brillante, Op. 3
Experience the romance of Europe from the banks of the Danube to the snow-capped Alps, Italian piazzas and Roman ruins, a stroll down Champs-Élysées, through the Rhine valley to Bohemia, and even down in the depths of the salt mines of Poland—songs of love, joyous and tragic, songs of life, some dreaming, some yearning. Hailed by the Washington Post as “the next Yo-Yo Ma”, ‘cellist Jonah Kim, who graduated from Juilliard and Curtis at the age of 17, put down his ‘cello and went searching for something. After years of wandering through the backstreets of Europe, he came back with a message—an apologue of love and hope. Come join us and celebrate your senses!
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SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2012 AT 4:00PM
Villa Chamber Orchestra
Special Guest Caitlin Martin, violin; Special Guest William Corbett-Jones, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12
Henryk Wieniawski Legende
Ernest Bloch Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano obbligato
The Villa Sinfonia Foundation mission statement: dedicated to developing string musicians of all ages and abilities, through the performance of chamber music and chamber orchestra music, assisted and coached by professional musicians. The group has performed throughout the Bay Area in Berkeley, Oakland, and in San Francisco at Davies Hall, Herbst Theatre, Union Square, Ghirardelli Square and at Carnegie Hall in New York City and The Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, DC. The Villa Sinfonia Foundation sponsors a two-week chamber music camp at Zephyr Point in South Lake Tahoe every summer. The orchestra tours every three years and has traveled to Hawaii, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, England, Ireland and Scotland.
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Villa Chamber Orchestra
Special Guest Caitlin Martin, violin; Special Guest William Corbett-Jones, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12
Henryk Wieniawski Legende
Ernest Bloch Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra and Piano obbligato
The Villa Sinfonia Foundation mission statement: dedicated to developing string musicians of all ages and abilities, through the performance of chamber music and chamber orchestra music, assisted and coached by professional musicians. The group has performed throughout the Bay Area in Berkeley, Oakland, and in San Francisco at Davies Hall, Herbst Theatre, Union Square, Ghirardelli Square and at Carnegie Hall in New York City and The Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, DC. The Villa Sinfonia Foundation sponsors a two-week chamber music camp at Zephyr Point in South Lake Tahoe every summer. The orchestra tours every three years and has traveled to Hawaii, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, England, Ireland and Scotland.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Terry Riley in concert
a benefit for Old First Concerts
photo by Stuart Brinin
Please join Old First Concerts in celebrating 43 years of diverse and extraordinary music with a solo performance by the legendary composer and performer Terry Riley. With his revolutionary classic work In C Riley launched what is now known as the Minimalist movement in 1964. He has continued to produce an extensive body of music, working across disciplines with artists like choreographer Anna Halprin, filmmaker Bruce Conner, and playwright Michael McClure, as well as with musicians like the Kronos Quartet, Pandit Pran Nath, La Monte Young, and many others. For this performance, Riley will present a number of works for piano, keyboard, and voice.
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Terry Riley in concert
a benefit for Old First Concerts
photo by Stuart Brinin
Please join Old First Concerts in celebrating 43 years of diverse and extraordinary music with a solo performance by the legendary composer and performer Terry Riley. With his revolutionary classic work In C Riley launched what is now known as the Minimalist movement in 1964. He has continued to produce an extensive body of music, working across disciplines with artists like choreographer Anna Halprin, filmmaker Bruce Conner, and playwright Michael McClure, as well as with musicians like the Kronos Quartet, Pandit Pran Nath, La Monte Young, and many others. For this performance, Riley will present a number of works for piano, keyboard, and voice.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 AT 8:00PM
Janet Packer & Geoffrey Burleson
A Polish Premiere and Music with a French Flavor
Janet Packer, violin; Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Krzysztof Meyer Imaginary Variations, Op. 114 San Francisco Premiere; written for Janet Packer
Vittorio Rieti Rondo Variato in F major
Claude Debussy Sonata in G major
Gabriel Pierné Sonata in D major, Op. 36
Janet Packer, a violinist with “an opulent tone, a swashbuckling bow arm, meticulous intonation, and a keen sense of gesture” and Geoffrey Burleson, “a remarkable pianist, with tireless attack, unflagging rhythm and energy to burn,” travel from Boston and New York City to bring to Old First Concerts a San Francisco premiere by one of Europe’s most distinguished living composers. Krzysztof Meyer (born in Poland in 1943) wrote the deeply expressive and powerfully moving Imaginary Variations for Violin and Piano for Janet Packer in 2010. Composed 62 years earlier, the witty and elegant six-minute Rondo Variato of Vittorio Rieti was the composer’s favorite of his violin-and-piano compositions. Claude Debussy’s beloved Sonata for Violin and Piano provides an exhilarating conclusion to the first half of the program. Gabriel Pierné’s marvelous and rarely heard Sonata for Piano and Violin, completed just days before the close of the 19th century, is passionate music which yet evokes a French suavity both earnest and appealing. The second movement, not truly a slow movement, has the innocent charm of a folk melody, while the outer movements abound in rhythmic energy and élan.
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Janet Packer & Geoffrey Burleson
A Polish Premiere and Music with a French Flavor
Janet Packer, violin; Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Krzysztof Meyer Imaginary Variations, Op. 114 San Francisco Premiere; written for Janet Packer
Vittorio Rieti Rondo Variato in F major
Claude Debussy Sonata in G major
Gabriel Pierné Sonata in D major, Op. 36
Janet Packer, a violinist with “an opulent tone, a swashbuckling bow arm, meticulous intonation, and a keen sense of gesture” and Geoffrey Burleson, “a remarkable pianist, with tireless attack, unflagging rhythm and energy to burn,” travel from Boston and New York City to bring to Old First Concerts a San Francisco premiere by one of Europe’s most distinguished living composers. Krzysztof Meyer (born in Poland in 1943) wrote the deeply expressive and powerfully moving Imaginary Variations for Violin and Piano for Janet Packer in 2010. Composed 62 years earlier, the witty and elegant six-minute Rondo Variato of Vittorio Rieti was the composer’s favorite of his violin-and-piano compositions. Claude Debussy’s beloved Sonata for Violin and Piano provides an exhilarating conclusion to the first half of the program. Gabriel Pierné’s marvelous and rarely heard Sonata for Piano and Violin, completed just days before the close of the 19th century, is passionate music which yet evokes a French suavity both earnest and appealing. The second movement, not truly a slow movement, has the innocent charm of a folk melody, while the outer movements abound in rhythmic energy and élan.
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