Friday, February 1, 2008 – 8pm
La Riche & Co.
Baroque quartet: Monica Huggett, violin; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Joanna Blendulf, cello; Katherine Shao, harpsichord
The Pyrotechnics of Handel and his London Oboists
First Lutheran Church
600 Homer at Webster, Palo Alto
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
***
Friday, February 1, 2008 – 8pm
Old First Concerts:
Basically British XI
Program: Vaughan Williams 50th Anniversary Concert. Performances of On Wenlock Edge, and works by G.D. Rosetti
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, February 1, 2008 – 8pm
Chi-wan Park and the Wooden Fish Ensemble
piri (Korean oboe), koto (Japanese zither), double bass, piano, and percussion
Rzewski's Coming Together and premiere of PIA by Hyo-shin Na, Korean Traditional Court and Folk Music for piri and changgu
Campbell Recital Hall (Braun Music Center)
Stanford University, Palo Alto
Information: (650) 723 2720
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 8pm
Billy Childs Ensemble
Four-time Grammy-nominated pianist/composer Billy Childs brings a distinctly Californian voice to jazz.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
$27-$39
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 8pm
Old First Concerts:
Chi-wan Park with Wooden Fish Ensemble
Works by Frederic Rzewski; Dae-seong Kim, and Hyo-shin Na.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 8pm
Albers Trio
Violin, viola, and cello
Ernst von Dohnanyi's Serenade in C Major, Paul Hindemith's Trio for Strings No. 2, Beethoven's Trio in G Major Opus 9, No. 1; Mark O'Connor's Medley
Bankhead Theater
2400 First Street, Livermore
Information: (925) 373-6800
www.livermoreperforming arts.org
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 10am
Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Information: (415) 398-6449
www.performances.org
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 8pm
La Riche & Co.
Baroque quartet: Monica Huggett, violin; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Joanna Blendulf, cello; Katherine Shao, harpsichord
The Pyrotechnics of Handel and his London Oboists
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Avenue, Berkeley
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
***
Saturday, February 2, 2008 – 8pm
The Laurel Ensemble
Imbrie, Villa-Lobos, Schmitt, Debussy, and Larsen
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street (Durant at Bancroft), Berkeley
Information: (510) 549-3864
www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
***
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 5pm
Zéphyros Winds
Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn
Milhaud, Britten, Debussy, Szervánszky, Ligeti, and Ravel
Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church
Sycamore at Camino Alto, Mill Valley
Information: (415) 381-4453
www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
***
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 2pm
San Francisco Symphony
Chamber Music at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Program: Mozart/Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K.378; Debussy/Violin Sonata in G major; and Brahms/Piano Trio in B major, Opus 8.
Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
Sold Out
Information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
***
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 3pm
La Riche & Co.
Baroque quartet: Monica Huggett, violin; Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe; Joanna Blendulf, cello; Katherine Shao, harpsichord
The Pyrotechnics of Handel and his London Oboists
St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church
1661 15th Street, San Francisco
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
***
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 5pm
Zephyros Winds
Wind Quintet
Millhaud, Britten, Debussy, Szarvanszky, Ligeti, and Ravel
Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church
Sycamore at Camino Alto, Mill Valley
Information: (415) 381-4453
www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
***
Sunday, February 3, 2008 – 2 & 7pm
Alexander String Quartet
Eli Eban, clarinet
Brahms' String Quartet No. 3 in B flat Major, Op. 67; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B flat Minor, Op. 115
Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis
Information: (530) 754-5428
www.MondaviArts.org
***
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 – 8pm
Nicholas Angelich & the Capuçon Brothers
Nicholas Angelich, Piano; Renaud Capuçon, Violin; and Gautier Capuçon, Cello. Program: All-Brahms. Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87; Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101; and Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
$30-$45
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – 8pm
Emerson String Quartet
Program: Bohuslav Martinu/Madrigals for Violin and Viola; Third Quartet; Kaija Saariaho/Terra Memoria; Bright Sheng/untitled (West Coast premiere, co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts); Béla Bartók/String Quartet #3.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Lagunita
$44/$48; $22/$24 Stanford stu
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – 7:30pm
Robert Mann, violin
Students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
A Masterclass with Robert Mann
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
***
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 – 12:15pm
Nils Bultmann and Martha Wasley
Viola and piano
J.S. Bach's Gamba Sonata in G Minor and Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, New Music for viola by Nils Bultmann
Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley
Information: (510) 642-4864
music.berkeley.edu
***
Thursday, February 7, 2008 – 8pm
Chamber Music Masters Concert
Robert Mann, Violin. Program: Featured work: Brahms String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
$15/$20
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
***
Thursday, February 7, 2008 – 7:30pm
Cypress String Quartet
Dan Coleman's Quartet No. 2
Montalvo Arts Center
15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga
Information: (408) 961-5858
www.www.montalvoarts.org/events/8
***
Friday, February 8, 2008 – 8pm
Acoustic Guitar Summit: Friday Night
Each year, San Francisco steel string artist Brian Gore is joined by three of the world's foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. This year Brian welcomes D'Gary, renowned World Music guitarist from Madagascar; Clive Carroll, England's finest young fingerstyle guitarist , and Nuevo Flamenco emigre Miguel de la Bastide from Canada via Trinidad and Spain.
Brava Theater Center
2789 24th Street
$35; 2-concert ticket: $63
Information: (415) 242-4500
www.omniconcerts.com
***
Friday, February 8, 2008 – 8pm
Ives Quartet
String quartet
Haydn's Quartet in C, Leo Ornstein; Quartet No. 2, Beethoven's Quartet in F
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto
Information: (650) 224-7849
www.ivesquartet.org
***
Friday, February 8, 2008 – 8pm
The Yeager String Quartet,
With Ann Moss, Steven Bailey, Kristal Schwartz; Soprano, Piano, and Harp
Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, new works by Aghababian, Kim, Wade, Bertrand.
S.F. Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
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***
Sunday, February 10, 2008 – 7pm
Ives Quartet
String quartet
Haydn's Quartet in C, Leo Ornstein; Quartet No. 2, Beethoven's Quartet in F. Preconcert talk, featuring Leo Ornstein's son Severo at 6:15pm.
Le Petit Trianon Theater
72 North Fifth Street, San Jose
Information: (650) 224-7849
www.ivesquartet.org
***
Sunday, February 10, 2008 – 7:15pm
Afiara String Quartet with Roy Bogas, pianist
String Quartets and Piano Quintet, presented by MasterGuild
Beethoven Quartet Op.95 (Serioso), Shostakovich Piano Quintet, Haydn Sunrise Quartet
Regents' Theater
Valley Center for the Performing Arts
Holy Names University
3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
Information: (510) 559-8535
www.masterguild.org
***
Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Laurel Ensemble
100 Years of Love Songs
Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley
$20/$15 students and seniors
Information: 415-383-9600
http://www.throckmortontheater.com
***
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 6:30 pm
Laurel Ensemble
100 Years of Love Songs
Salons at the Rex
562 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Tickets $20
Information: www.cityboxoffice.com
www.performances.org
***
Friday, February 15, 2008 – 8pm
Eos Ensemble
Craig Reiss and Mariya Borizina, violins; Caroline Lee, viola; Thalia Moore, 'cello; Richard Savino, guitar
From Fandango to Tango: Falconieri, Piazzolla, Shostakovitch's String Quartet No. 8
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, February 15, 2008 – 8pm
The Eroica Trio
Presenting the multiple Grammy-nominated Eroica.
Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center
$42
Information: (415) 345-7575
www.chambermusicsf.org
***
Saturday, February 16, 2008 – 8pm
Turtle Island String Quartet
Program: Turtle Island String Quartet/untitled (World premiere, commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts); A Love Supreme: The Music of John Coltrane.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Lagunita
$44/$48; $22/$24 Stanford stu
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Saturday, February 16, 2008 – 10am
Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg
Haydn, Carter
Herbst Theatre,
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Information: (415) 398-6449
www.performances.org
***
Saturday, February 16, 2008 – 4pm
The New Esterházy Quartet
String Quartet
Haydn in Bethlehem: Quartets Op. 17, No 1 and 4; Op. 20, No. 3
St Mark's Lutheran Church
1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
Information: (510) 233-9403
www.newesterhazy.org
***
Sunday, February 17, 2008 – 3pm
Tokyo String Quartet
Program: Beethoven/Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2, Compliments; Schubert/Quartet in A minor, D. 804, Rosamunde; Smetana/Quartet in E Minor, From My Life.
Hertz Hall
$46
Information: (510) 642-9988
music.berkeley.edu
***
Sunday, February 17, 2008 – 4pm
Old First Concerts:
Michael Sellers
Michael Sellers, piano.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, February 17, 2008 – 7:30pm
The New Esterházy Quartet
Haydn in Bethlehem: Op. 17/1 and 4, Op. 20/3
Palo Alto Friends Meeting
957 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto
Information: (650) 322-2455
esabelman@aol.com
***
Sunday, February 17, 2008 – 3pm
Morrison Artists Series presents The Formosa Quartet
Violin and cello
String Quartet in F Major, K. 590 by Wolfgang Mozart, Quartet No. 3 by Richard Wilson, and String Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 67 by Johannes Brahms
McKenna Theatre
S.F. State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco
(415) 338-1431
www.morrisonseries.org
***
Thursday, February 21, 2008 – 8pm
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Music of Eastern Europe
Gubaidulina's Rejoice for violin and cello, Jemnitz's Trio for Violin, Viola, and Guitar; Dvorak's Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola; Prokofiev's Sonata for two violins; Bogdanovic's Quatre Pieces Intimes for cello and guitar
142 Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley
Information: (415) 383-9600
www.142throckmortontheatre.com
***
Saturday, February 23, 2008 – 2pm
AVEDIS CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES:
Alexandra Hawley, Susan Freier, Stephen Harrison, and Paul Hersh
Flute, violin, cello, piano
J.S. Bach's Trio Sonata in G Major (and others), C.P.E. Bach, and J.C.F. Bach
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
34th at Clement Street, San Francisco
(415) 392-4400
www.avedisconcerts.org
***
Saturday, February 23, 2008 – 8pm
Guzik Foundation Award Winners #1
Airapet Arakelian, Saxophone and Daniil Trifonov, Piano. Top young Russian musicians, the best of the best chosen from music schools throughout Russia.
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
$33/$38/CBO
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicsf.org
***
Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 2:30pm
Meridian Arts Ensemble
Program: Silvestre Revueltas (arr. Jon Nelson)/ Ocho por Radio; Dafnis Prieto: Echo Dimensions; Mark Applebaum/Magnetic North; Milton Babbitt: Fanfare; Per Bloland/untitled (World premiere); David Sanford: Corpus; Frank Zappa/ Echidna’s Arf.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Lagunita
$32/$36; $16/$18 Stanford stu.
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 2pm
San Francisco Symphony
Program: Beethoven/Serenade in D major, Opus 8; Sarn Oliver/Tilden Park; Britten/Phantasy Quartet in F minor, Opus 2; and Brahms/Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Opus 25.
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
$31
Information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
***
Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 2pm
Guzik Foundation Award Winners #2
Konstantin Alexeev, Piano and Sergey Dogadin, Violin.Top young Russian musicians, the best of the best chosen from music schools throughout Russia.
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
$33/$38/CBO
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicsf.org
***
Sunday, February 24, 2008 – 2pm
Old First Concerts:
Chopin Gala
Program: Mack McCray, William Wellborn, Robert Schwarz, Reah Sadowsky, Jean Alexis Smith, Daniel Glover, Michael Boyd, Roger Woodward, Sujeeva Hapugalle, Donna Bruno and more.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
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