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Called “The Bay Area’s redoubtable new-music ensemble” by Joshua Kosman, Friction Quartet return to O1C with a program of works by Gershwin, Mario Godoy and Bedřich Smetana.
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A young rising star pianist and Bay Area native, Solomon Ge makes his San Francisco recital debut with a program of beloved works by Bach, Ravel, Beethoven, and Prokofiev, plus one of his own compositions.
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A special program celebrating the yuletide season with the music of J. S. Bach, John Dowland, and Mario Castelnovo-Tedesco. Performances will include guitar, guitar and flute, guitar and harp, as well as festive holiday music for guitar orchestra directed by Larry Ferrara.
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Every year, pianist Mike Greensill is joined by a changing roster of friends in a Labor Day weekend performance at Old First Concerts. This year, Greensill is joined by Ruth Davies on bass in a program of songs composed by jazz musicians: from Erroll Garner’s Misty to George Shearing’s Lullaby of Birdland, and of course many Duke Ellington swingers and ballads plus the odd Mike Greensill composition.
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Moving easily from classical to jazz to world music styles as a pianist and composer, Stephen Prutsman continues to explore and seek common ground and relationships in the music of all cultures and languages. In this concert he pairs music of J.S. Bach with piano transcriptions of Progressive Rock classics.
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