Sergey Rakitchenkov is the Associate Principal of the Viola Section in the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. He has performed chamber music in the Bay Area and in Europe for 26 years. His latest appearances include solo performances at the Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, the Musical Academy in Bergamo, a solo performance with the Bratislava Chamber […]
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Chopin Birthday Gala – February 22, 2015
Every year the Chopin Foundation celebrates Chopin’s birthday with a concert, and this year’s program will include some of Chopin’s greatest masterworks including all four of the Ballades, Polonaise-Fantaisie, Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, the second scherzo, as well as excerpts from the preludes, nocturnes, and mazurkas. Performers include Daniel Glover, Gwendolyn Mok, Robert […]
Continue readingThe Telegraph Quartet – February 20, 2015
Benjamin Britten Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1938)Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59 No. 2, “Rasumovsky”AntonÃn Dvorák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105Join the award-winning Telegraph Quartet for their Old First Concerts debut in an evening of music by Britten, Beethoven, and Dvorák featuring works that […]
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O1C Artists-in-residence present: Turns of Centuries, program three
Continue readingB3LLA Piano Trio – February 6, 2015
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 1, No. 2; Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 92, ‘ArchdukeThe masterful Beethoven Piano Trios have entertained audiences worldwide for centuries. What makes these works so mesmerizing? B3LLA explores these trios with fresh eyes and impassioned personal interpretations and presents them to […]
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