Pianist José López returns to Old First Concerts with a performance of rarely heard works by 19th century Cuban-born composers José Comellas and Nicolás Ruíz Espadero, along with Charles V. Alkan’s Symphony. We will also be raising funds to help Melisa Nieves, a fourth-year student at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music who lost her piano in the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Continue readingDuo Camaraderie & Friends – January 24, 2016
Duo Camaraderie and Friends Laura Scarlata, flute; Sharon Lee Kim, piano with special guests Ilana Matfis, viola; Rebecca D’Alessio, clarinet; Omid Zoufonoun, composer; Jean Ahn, composer Libby Larsen Barn Dances Omid Zoufonoun By Shadow, By Light Jean Ahn TOYS World Premiere Ernest Bloch Concertino for flute, viola, and piano San Francisco Bay Area-based Duo Camaraderie […]
Continue readingA piano for Melisa Nieves
Old First Concerts is raising funds to help Melisa Nieves, a student in Puerto Rico who lost her piano in Hurricane Maria.
Continue readingStepping Out with SOTA – January 22, 2016
featuring students from the Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts
Continue readingVeretski Pass – Friday, December 1, 2017 at 8 pm
Playing in an unbound, energetic village style this band of world renown klezmer veterans carries on the ancient tradition of klezmer musicians, playing music of all kinds, but with a recognizably Jewish sound.
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