Quinteto Latino aims to expand the boundaries of classical music by performing works composed by Latino composers exclusively. This program features work by the renowned Mexican composer Carlos Chavez, and contrasts two very different works by Brazilian composers Liduino Pitombeira and Júlio Medaglia.
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Wintersongs is Kitka’s critically-acclaimed and wildly popular winter holiday program showcasing seasonal music from a wide variety of Eastern European ethnic and spiritual traditions.
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Audrey Vardanega, piano with special guests Robert Schwartz, piano and Chase Park, cello Franz Schubert Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands; Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960; and Allegro moderato from Arpeggione Sonata for Cello and Piano, D. 821 Praised as a player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s […]
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Every year, pianist Mike Greensill is joined by a changing roster of friends in a Labor Day weekend performance at Old First Concerts celebrating the melodic joys of the Great American Songbook … with a hefty dose of Greensill original compositions included.
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After her stunning San Francisco debut recital last season, the festival is honored to welcome back Asiya Korepanova who will present a program centered around Ravel’s demonic masterpiece, Gaspard de la nuit, while treating us to gorgeous music from his contemporaries, painting a musical picture of influence and evolution.
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