Audrey Vardanega, piano with special guests Robert Schwartz, piano and Chase Park, cello Franz Schubert Fantasie in F minor for piano four hands; Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960; and Allegro moderato from Arpeggione Sonata for Cello and Piano, D. 821 Praised as a player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s […]
Continue readingJupiter Chamber Players – March 29, 2017
Jupiter Chamber Players Victor Romasevich & Michael Jones, violins; Stephen Levintow, viola; Paul Rhodes, cello with special guests Sergey Rakitchenkov; Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp Evgeny Golubev Quintet for Harp and String Quartet in C minor, Op. 39 Anton Bruckner Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas, and cello in F major In 1997, two veteran freelancers, violinist […]
Continue readingCelebrating the American Songbook with Mike Greensill and Friends – Sunday, September 7 at 4 pm
Every year, pianist Mike Greensill is joined by a changing roster of friends in a Labor Day weekend performance at Old First Concerts celebrating the melodic joys of the Great American Songbook … with a hefty dose of Greensill original compositions included.
Continue readingSan Francisco International Piano Festival – The World of Ravel – Friday, August 29 at 8 pm
After her stunning San Francisco debut recital last season, the festival is honored to welcome back Asiya Korepanova who will present a program centered around Ravel’s demonic masterpiece, Gaspard de la nuit, while treating us to gorgeous music from his contemporaries, painting a musical picture of influence and evolution.
Continue readingSan Francisco International Piano Festival – Opening Night – Friday, August 22 at 8 pm
In celebration of his 150th birthday, the 8th annual San Francisco International Piano Festival opens with a historic recreation of the program Maurice Ravel perfomed on the San Francisco stop of his acclaimed 1928 tour of the United States.
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