Jupiter Chamber Players

(images above, from the left: Jupiter Chamber Players, Iosif Andriasov, Arshak Andriasov)String Quartet in F-sharp minor, Op. 23 by Georgy Catoire; Piece for String Quartet, Op. 7 by Arshak Andriasov; ‘Spring for String Quartet, Op. 32 and String Quartet in D major, Op. 1 by Iosif Andriasov; String Quartet in F major, Op. 22 by […]

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Robert Schumann’s 200th Birthday Celebration

Adagio and allegrio; Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47 and others by Robert SchumannSarah Hong is well known in the Bay Area for her seemingly effortless performances of the most demanding repertoire; for this concert she is joined by violinist with the Oregon Symphony Fumino Ando, Japanese pianist Makiko Ooka and Bay Area violist […]

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Miriam Abramowitsch & Kumaran Arul

Miriam Abramowitsch is a frequent performer at Old First Concerts. Heuwell Tircuit of San Francisco Classical Voice praised her 2007 recital for her “courageous artistry”, and went on to say “she was superb, and, indeed, maturity has enriched her timbre into velvet warmth and broadened her concept of fine phrasing.” She is celebrated for her […]

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The Paul Dresher Ensemble Double Duo

The Bay Area debut of the Dresher Ensemble’s newest chamber music grouping—the Double Duo—features a program of challenging and exciting contemporary acoustic, electro-acoustic and invented instrument compositions by Paul Dresher, Sam Adams, and Martin Bresnick. The Double Duo features Dresher performing on electric guitar and his remarkable 15 foot-long invented stringed instrument, the Quadrachord, long-time […]

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