Pianist Frank Wiens is quite simply one of the most celebrated and talented musicians ever to appear at Old First Concerts. One of California’s premiere concert pianists, he has toured the US, Europe, Russia and Asia, soloed with the Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, and other symphony orchestras, won numerous prestigious competitions, and been lavishly praised for […]
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Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
The Complete Piano Sonatas of Franz Schubert: Concert III
Continue readingSan Francisco Liszt Society: Gala Piano Concert
Special ticket price: General Admission: $20; Student/Senior: $15
Continue readingShana and Avi Downes
Sicilienne, Papillon, Romance, Après un Reve by Gabriel Fauré; Le Grand Tango for ‘Cello and Piano by Astor Piazzolla; Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano Op. 40 by Dmitri Shostakovich; Three Preludes by George Gershwin Though native San Franciscans, the duet of Shana and Avi Downes have recorded their greatest triumphs and inspired their most devoted […]
Continue readingThe Complete Piano Sonatas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concert II
Piano Sonata No. 8 in D major, K. 311; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283; Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330; Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 282; Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333 by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartPianist Robert Silverman, lauded for his exactingly […]
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