Sonata in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 by Beethoven; Fantasie by Schubert; Sonata for Violin and Piano by Irving FineTwo masterworks of the piano-violin repertoire form the pillars of this program. Completed within twenty-five years of each other, both Beethoven and Schubert barely over 30 at the time, each work displays the unique stylistic […]
Continue readingFeaturing members of the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Trio della Rosa perform with guest violist Marcel Gemperli in a concert of chamber music that exploits the exotic scales and wild rhythms of Eastern European folk music, including Piano Trio in F minor by Arno Babajanian; Trio-Miniaturen by Paul Juon; and […]
Continue readingThe young and talented pianist Alexander Wasserman returns to Old First Concerts with a program featuring Sonata Pathéthique by Beethoven; Sonatine by Ravel; Faschingsschwank aus Wien by Schumann and works by Chopin.
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Continue readingUsing only unaccompanied voices, Kitka create a constantly shifting landscape of sound, pulsing with angular rhythms, where dramatic dynamics leap from delicate stillness to shattering resonance, and seamless unisons explode into lush incomprehensible chords. More than just a concert, an evening with KITKA unites vibrant music, enhanced by a subtly changing stage picture, compelling song […]
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