Upcoming Concerts
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Curium – Friday, February 22 at 8 pm
Specializing in the music of female composers, Curium will perform works by Jennifer Higdon and Germaine Tailleferre, along with Brahms' powerful C minor Trio.
Chopin Birthday Concert – Sunday, March 3 at 4 pm
Kevin Kenner headlines the San Francisco Chopin Foundation's annual Chopin's birthday concert with piano favorites from Chopin and Paderewski. Doors open at 3 pm for birthday cake and champagne followed by the concert at 4 pm.
Duo Violão Brasil – Friday, March 15 at 8 pm
Direct from Brazil, two fabulous Brazilian guitarists, accompanied by percussionist Ami Molinelli from the Bay Area, explore the rich and diverse repertoire that made up early choro music such as European waltzes, Tango Habanera, Maxixe, Lundu and more.
Junior Bach Festival – Sunday, March 24 at 4 pm
An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in Northern California. Come hear J. S. Bach’s music played with great skill and youthful exuberance!
Mobius Trio – Friday, March 29 at 8 pm
This performance will feature THREE premieres by Ryan Brown, Ian Dicke, and Mobius' own composition all enhanced with multimedia!
Serene, piano – Sunday, March 31 at 4 pm
Serene presents a program ranging from Ligeti to Scriabin and more. A rising young pianist, Serene enjoys sharing the life-changing beauty and power of music with all audiences.
Patrick Galvin – Friday, April 5 at 8 pm
Rising young violinist Patrick Galvin performs a recital ranging from the baroque to newly commissioned works.
Schumann Revisited – Sunday, April 7 at 4 pm
Schumann's piano works reexamined and fine-tuned to reflect the ways in which we listen to music today, in a presentation that brings the original excitement and drama of the Biedermeier era of nineteenth-century classical music back to the spotlight.
Audrey Vardanega & Friends – Friday, April 12 at 8 pm
Pianist Audrey Vardanega returns to Old First Concerts with special guests Hannah Tarley and Monica Scott in a program of beloved chamber music by Beethoven, Schumann, and Janáček.
10th Annual Birthday Tribute to Maestro Ali Akbar Khan – Saturday, April 13
A special two-session concert of North Indian Classical Music celebrating the life, music, and legacy of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan.
Hadley McCarroll, piano – Sunday, April 14 at 4 pm
A new program celebrating the deep, personal histories and quixotic twists of fate that influenced four brilliant composers to write extraordinary works for piano, pairing them with two new world premieres from two Bay Area artists in their prime.
Meráki Quartet – Friday, April 26 at 8 pm
The Meráki Quartet, whose name is derived from the Greek word meaning "soulfully artistic", presents a program of works from the past and present, all inspired by folk music. This dynamic quartet features four 16-year-old students in their Old First Concerts debut.
Music Teachers’ Association of California Gala Concert – Sunday, April 28 at 4 pm
Some of the most gifted and accomplished music students in the Bay Area perform a variety of pieces from 1900–1950, one of music history's richest musical eras, including works by Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov, Maurice Ravel.