(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 […]
Continue readingMiriam 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 artistryâ€, 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 […]
Continue readingSan Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
New works by Bay Area composers performed by the composers themselves, featuring a surprising diversity of styles influenced as much by pop and world as post-modernist and minimalist music. www.sfcco.org
Continue readingThe 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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