Award-winning duo N Blanco Y Negro are joined by violinist Jennifer Redondas in an eclectic program including a US Premiere by Carlota Garriga alongside works by José White Lafitte, Jason McCauley, Dvořák, Schubert, Fauré, Say, Rachmaninoff, and Piazzolla.
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Wooden Fish Ensemble plays Women Composers! – Sunday, March 10 at 4 pm
Program notes for this performance are viewable online here.
Wooden Fish Ensemble celebrates International Women’s Day with performances of works by Hyo-shin Na, Galina Ustvolsakaya, Ruth Crawford, and Clara Schumann.
Continue readingEarplay – The Poetry of Physics – Monday, February 5 at 7:30 pm
Challenging the audience to broaden its concept of music with new emotional and auditory experiences, Earplay performs the World Premiere of stellar Chilean-American composer Miguel Chuaqui’s Ad Hoc, West Coast Premieres by Suzanne Sorkin and Yotam Haber, and works by Kaija Saariaho and Ines Thiebaut.
Continue readingSan Francisco International Piano Festival – Festival Finale: A Night at the Cinema – Saturday, August 26 at 8 pm
In celebration of Rachmaninoff’s 150th year, the Festival Finale includes a selection of solo piano works, including his Second Sonata—followed by a screening of Buster Keaton’s riotous 1927 College with an original score for piano quintet by Stephen Prutsman.
Continue readingGolden Bough – Friday, December 23 at 8 pm
Share the laughter, song, and joy as Golden Bough performs rare versions of Celtic songs of Winter, as well as their unique take on better known Christmas Carols.
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