A performance by three of the Bay Area’s most esteemed chamber musicians, featuring works by Haydn, Schubert, and Tailleferre.
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Chordless – Friday, January 24 at 8 pm
A duo that is passionate about creating welcoming spaces to explore and appreciate music that has historically been ignored or is brand new, performing a World Premiere by Benjamin Pesetsky, along with works by Copland, Messiaen, Strozzi, and more.
Continue readingIves Collective – Sunday, January 26 at 4 pm
Honoring Beethoven in his 250th anniversary with performances of two of his lesser-known works–the gently intimate Op. 29 Viola Quintet and the chamber version of his masterful Piano Concerto No. 4.
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In this recital of preludes and transcriptions, pianist Anyssa Neumann explores a variety of contrapuntal traditions from the Baroque to the 21st century, including works by Bach, Wagner, Chopin, Pärt, Dallapiccola, and Cerrone.
Continue readingDuo Concertante – Sunday, February 2 at 4 pm
One of Canada’s premiere chamber ensembles returns to Old First Concerts with a program featuring Randolph Peters’s Frisson, commissioned by the duo, alongside works by Bach, Schumann, and Beethoven.
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