A Valentine’s concert celebrating the works of women composers Caroline Shaw, Jessie Montgomery, Amy Beach, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jennifer Higdon, and the iconic Romantic composer, Clara Schumann.
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Samantha Cho – Friday, January 17 at 8 pm
A World Premiere by Oakland-based composer Monica Chew plus music by Takemitsu, Ai, Grieg and Earl Wild. Pianist Alison Lee joins in the second half for four hand works by Debussy and J.S. Bach.
Continue readingLieder Alive – Sunday, February 16 at 4 pm
LIEDER ALIVE! continues its exciting debut season at Old First Concerts with young, full-voiced soprano Charlotte Kelso and renowned pianist Peter Grünberg in a broad-ranging Lieder program of love, longing and fulfillment, featuring works by Schubert, Wagner, Mahler, and Marx.
Continue readingCanta, Violino! – Sunday, February 2 at 4 pm
Canta, Violino! is an instrumental Brazilian trio featuring original Brazilian choro and samba. The trio brings together several award-winning musicians: U.S. violinist Andrew Finn Magill, Brazilian percussionist Clarice Cast and Brazilian 7-string guitarist Edinho Gerber.
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