Debussy Festival Gala – Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 2 pm
Some of the Bay Area’s most celebrated pianists, singers, and instrumentalists showcase Debussy’s versatility and imagination as a composer, particularly within musical miniatures.
Some of the Bay Area’s most celebrated pianists, singers, and instrumentalists showcase Debussy’s versatility and imagination as a composer, particularly within musical miniatures.
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Remembering the 1923 Population Exchange, which uprooted 1.6 million people across Asia Minor and is considered an act of ethnic cleansing, through songs and stories to generate a universal dialogue about the impact of forced migration and building a bridge to the experiences of modern-day refugees.
Current Adler Fellow Simone McIntosh joins the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco in a performance of Respighi’s mini-opera Il tramonto, plus Debussy’s viscerally engaging String Quartet.
Featuring music of Hyo-shin Na, including two World Premieres, along with music by the Belgian post-modernist Boudewijn Buckinx, and selections from the Japanese traditional music repertoire.
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Costa Rican pianist Dr. Gabriela Calderon Cornejo presents an enlightening performance with commentary on her album Musas, which strives to uncover and celebrate a collection of powerful at-risk compositions written by Latin American women born before 1950, including Carmen Barradas, Nelly Mele Lara, Maruja Hinestroa, Aurora Román Casares, and María Mendoza de Baratta.