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Songs by Korngold, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc, Bartók, Kodály and BaloghMiriam Abramowitsch and George Barth have been performing in recital together since 1990, offering a rich diversity of art song repertoire from the 19th and 20th centuries. About their recording of Schubert’s Winterreise, Fanfare Magazine said “…Voice and piano are perfectly balanced, in as fine an exhibition […]
Continue readingTsubasa Ni Notte by Tadao Sawai; Ishi No Niwa by Hikaru Sawai; Haru No Umi (Spring Sea) by Michio Miyagi; Rokudan no Shirabe by Yatsuhashi Kengyo; Shaei (Reflections off a Prism) by Hikaru SawaiBrian Mitsuhiro Wong, a San Francisco Bay Area native, continues a brilliant legacy of koto performance that spans three generations and has […]
Continue readingProgram includes excerpts from the opera Trap Door by Lisa Scola Prosek; Life is Like That by David Graves; works by Mark Alburger, John Beeman, Beeri Moelem, and Clare TwohyA diverse and talented group of composer-performers, the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra represents a cross-section of the eclectic Bay Area contemporary music world. Seeking to […]
Continue readingSelections from Two Part Inventions and The Art of the Fugue by J. S. Bach; Duetto concertante No. 3 in D Major by Niccolo Paganini; Duo No. 1 for violin and ‘cello by Bohuslav Martinu; Sonata for violin and ‘cello by Ravel; Passacaglia by Halvorsen/HandelComing to Old First Concerts fresh from accepting a position as […]
Continue readingMario Guarneris career has encompassed everything from performing with Louis Armstrong to fifteen seasons with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has recorded albums for the Crystal and Nonesuch labels. His quartet has established a dedicated following for its innovative interpretations of jazz classics and originals.
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