In celebration of his 150th birthday, the 8th annual San Francisco International Piano Festival opens with a historic recreation of the program Maurice Ravel perfomed on the San Francisco stop of his acclaimed 1928 tour of the United States.
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An evening of Balkan, Baltic, Slavic, and Caucasian songs for the Summer Solstice featuring the ravishing textures of the women’s voices, unearthly cadences, angular rhythms, and unfamiliar languages that make Kitka’s performances an enthralling experience.
Naama Liany performs Daydream, a program that came together during the COVID-19 lockdown, as the notion of being a singer without an audience took on surreal and dreamlike proportions, featuring works by Barber, Bernstein, Mompou, Petrovic, and Poulenc.
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.
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.
