Sunday, January 1, 2012 – 3pm
Main Stage Concert #2: I Like Ludwig
I like Ludwig—don’t you? Join us as we ring in the New Year with music of Ludwig van Beethoven. His Second Symphony shocked contemporary audiences in 1802; one critic called it “a hideously writhing, wounded dragon that refuses to die.” Nor was Beethoven’s Violin Concerto popular at first, but these two youthful compositions were groundbreaking works of incredible genius. Robin Sharp, the SFCO’s brilliant concertmaster, is our featured soloist.
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
Free/$20 guest-of-member priority seating
Information: (415) 692-5258
http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 – 8pm
Shuffle. Play. Listen. feat. Christopher O'Riley and Matt Haimovitz
Pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz join together to explore the lyrical and virtuosic properties of their instruments in a collaboration that crosses in and out of the classical and pop music genres. The program showcases their talents as collaborators and soloists, defining what it means to be an artist in the 21st Century. Audiences will hear works by Bach and Gabrielli, Radiohead and Arcade Fire, Piazzolla and Stravinsky. A double CD recording of the program, as well as new repertoire, will be released in late 2011.
Christopher O’Riley is recognized as one of the leading American pianists of his generation, touring extensively as a recitalist and chamber musician and appearing with every major orchestra. He hosts the popular NPR music program, From the Top, and has released a set of highly regarded recordings of the music of Radiohead, Nick Drake, and others. Mr. O’Riley studied with Russell Sherman at the New England Conservatory of Music.
Matt Haimovitz made his debut at the age of 13 as a soloist with Zubin Mehta and the Isreal Philharmonic. By age 17, he made his first recording for Deutsche Grammophon with James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has re-defined what it means to be a classical musician today, bringing concerts of Bach, Golijov, and others to clubs and coffee houses across the country while maintaining a busy schedule of international appearances.
The first half of Shuffle.Play.Listen. will be pre-arranged. The second half of the concert will be programmed from the stage giving the artists the opportunity to share the context of the program, and allowing the music to flow seamlessly from one genre to the next.
Yoshi's Jazz Club
San Francisco
$20
Information: (415)655-5600
http://www.yoshis.com
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Friday, January 6, 2012 – 8pm
Baroque Chamber Music with Ensemble Vermillian
Ensemble Vermillian will perform a lively selection of chamber music from the Baroque era including works by J. S. Bach, Biber, Colista, Bertali, Falconieri. The rich and intricate structures and harmonies of the German composers will be interspersed with bright and vivacious Italian works. Ensemble Vermillian includes sisters Frances Blaker (recorders) and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck (baroque cello) with David Wilson (baroque violin), Katherine Heater (harpsichord) and William Simms (lute and baroque guitar).
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Albany
$20 ($15 student/senior/SFEMS/ARS
Information: (510) 559-4670
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Saturday, January 7, 2012 – 8pm
Avenue Winds
Avenue Winds engages audiences of all ages with dynamic chamber music performances featuring new works by local San Francisco Bay Area composers as well as the classics of the woodwind quintet repertoire. Please join us for a delightful evening of favorites for woodwinds.
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel, Berkeley
$15/$10
Information: (510) 549-3864
http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, January 7, 2012 – 8pm
Benefit Recital for Milly Rosner: Three Centuries of Cello & Piano Music
Cellist Mary Artmann and Pianist Miles Graber celebrate their association with the well-known Bay Area cello teacher Milly Rosner in a Benefit Recital in her honor. Artmann, a former student of Milly's, has recently returned to the Bay Area after 20 years. Previously, she was a member of the award-winning Veronika String Quarter, Artists in Residence at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Graber is a highly sought after collaborative pianist who has worked with many of Milly's students over the past thirty years. Artmann and Graber first played together in 1982, and are thrilled to have this opportunity to perform together again. The program features Sonatas for cello and piano spanning three centuries. The program includes the Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G major, No. 1, BWV 1027, by Johann Sebastian Bach, Mendelssohn's exuberant Sonata in D major, Op. 58, and Prokofiev's lyrical Sonata in C major, Op. 119.
Crowden Music Center
Berkeley
Suggested $25 Donation; Kids Free
Information: (510) 465-9028 or (510) 465-9709
http://crowden.org
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Sunday, January 8, 2012 – 4:30pm
30th Annual Classical Piano Fest
This year marks 30 years of the finest emerging classical piano talent on the Bach Society stage chosen by Mack McCray Chair of the Piano Dept. at the SF Conservatory who will also perform.
This year’s pianists:
Sandra Wright Shen who won first prizes in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, the Mieczyslaw Munz Piano Competition, the Taiwan National Piano Competition and the Peabody Frances M. Wentz Memorial Prize. In addition she has recorded three CDs, debuting with her Rachmanioff’s 3rd Piano Cocerto. Sandra currently teaches at the Brevard Music Institute. www.sandrashen.com.
Paris-based Thomas Tobing of Indonesian-Slovenian descent, completed his Bachelors degree at Music Academy in Ljubljana, Slovenia where he was awarded the Preseren prize, the highest award for students, and also won the national piano competition. He received his Masters at Muskihochschule in Munich and Artist diploma at Vancouver Academy of Music. In 1995 he was the first Slovenian participant in the most prestigious piano competition, Frederic Chopin, in Warsaw. Thomas has performed as soloist and with orchestras in the US, Indonesia and throughout Europe. At this performance he will be playing works of Chopin. www.tobing.fr. (Mr. Tobing’s appearance is partially sponsored by Bach Contributor, Medea Bern.
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay
$35
Information: (650) 726-2020
http://www.bachddsoc.org
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Sunday, January 8, 2012 – 8pm
Chamber Music Concert:
Jupiter Chamber Players
Hillside Club
Berkeley
$15
Information: (510) 848-3227
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Monday, January 9, 2012 – 8pm
University of Texas Faculty Reed Trio
The Reed Trio from the University of Texas (Rebecca Henderson, oboe; Kristin Wolfe Jensen, bassoon; Nathan Williams, clarinet) presents works for reed trio by Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, Georges Auric and Jenni Brandon.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco
Free, no tickets required
Information: (415) 503-6275
http://www.sfcm.edu
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – 12:30pm
EUSBIUS DUO
Monika Gruber, violin / Hillary Nordwell, piano
Maurice Ravel: Sonate Posthume
César Franck: Sonate in A major
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
http://www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Friday, January 13, 2012 – 8pm
Jupiter Chamber Players
In 1997, two veteran freelancers, violinist Michael Jones and Juilliard-trained violist Steve Levintow, recruited BBC Orchestra violinist Andrew Davies and cellist Paul Hale of the Oakland Symphony to found the Jupiter Chamber Players. The group had the good fortune to connect with Marvin Sanders, director of Live Oak Concerts at the Berkeley Art Center, just as the Center's previous ensemble-in-residence, the Cypress Quartet, left to launch their international career. The Art Center remained the Jupiter's "home" venue for 10 years. Paul Rhodes replaced Hale in 2000, bringing his years of experience in numerous orchestras and as soloist with the Carmel Bach Festival. Two years later, Davies left to pursue other projects, and San Francisco Symphony member Victor Romasevich took over as first violinist. Romasevich brought deep fascination with Russian chamber music, including masterworks by such composers as Sergei Taneyev, Georgy Catoire, and Iosif Andriasov (with whom Romasevich studied violin and viola) - all links in a tradition going back to Tchaikovsky through the Moscow Conservatory. The Jupiter Chamber Players take pleasure in introducing wider audiences to the work of these composers, while continuing also to present more familiar Russian and European repertoire. For information about composer and philosopher Iosif Andriasov, please visit www.andriasovstore.com. www.iosifandriasov.net © Marta Andriasova (Kudryashova) For recordings/videos of Iosif Andriasov's music, please go to YouTube and search for 'Iosif Andriasov'.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Friday, January 13, 2012 – 7:30pm
Musica Pacifica - Baroque Ensemble
Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Shirley Hunt, baroque cello; Katherine Heater, harpsichord
La Bizzarria - Music of 17th-century Italy
Exotic and hypnotic works by Turini, Frescobaldi, Falconieri, Cazzati, Marini, Castello, Vitali, and others.
Petaluma HIstorical Museum
20 4th Street, Petaluma
$20/$15 seniors, SFEMS members/$10 students
Information: (510) 444-4113
http://www.musicapacifica.org
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Saturday, January 14, 2012 – 10am
The Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg
San Francisco Performances
St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley
$37
Information: (415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 – 3pm
Three Duos and a Trio
The Grace Note Chamber Players
Grace Lutheran Church
Palo Alto
$5-$15
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Saturday, January 14, 2012 – 8pm
Musica Pacifica - Baroque Ensemble
Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Shirley Hunt, baroque cello; Katherine Heater, harpsichord
La Bizzarria - Music of 17th-century Italy
Exotic and hypnotic works by Turini, Frescobaldi, Falconieri, Cazzati, Marini, Castello, Vitali, and others.
Trinity Chapel
2320 Durant Street, Berkeley
$20/$15 seniors, SFEMS members/$10 students
Information: (510) 444-4113
http://www.musicapacifica.org
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 – 4pm
Eusebius Duo
Praised for their “sensitive and ingenious” interpretations, Monika Gruber and Hillary Nordwell present a luminous program of exclusively French music, including sonatas by Ravel, Debussy and Franck. From the luscious harmonies of César Franck to the seductive “Blues” of Ravel and Debussy’s passionate rhythmic sweep, this program gives a glimpse of the variety encompassed within just 50 short years around the turn of the 20th century. A San Francisco Classical Voice review describes the Eusebius Duo's last appearance at Old First Concerts as a “thrilling performance… intimate and captivating.” www.eusebiusduo.org
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 – 7pm
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Back by popular demand, the multiple-award winning Danish trio returns to Kohl Mansion with a blockbuster program of piano trios by Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Critics have praised the Trio for its “sparkling joie de vivre” and “magic dialogue”; a review of a performance at the Salzburg Mozarteum stated: “They cast a spell over their audience...so alive, so musical...ravishing.”
Music at Kohl
Kohl Mansion, Burlingame
Adult: $45; Senior: $42; Gen Y&Z (30 & under): $15
Information: (650) 762-1130
http://www.musicatkohl.org
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 – 7:30pm
Musica Pacifica - Baroque Ensemble
Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Shirley Hunt, baroque cello; Katherine Heater, harpsichord
La Bizzarria - Music of 17th-century Italy
Exotic and hypnotic works by Turini, Frescobaldi, Falconieri, Cazzati, Marini, Castello, Vitali, and others.
Davis Community Church
412 C Street, Davis
$10 suggested donation at the door
Information: (530) 753-2894
http://www.musicapacifica.org
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 – 12:30pm
ZOFO DUET
Keisuke Nakagoshi / Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano four hands
Emmanuel Chabrier: Cortege Burlesque
Claude Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antique
Gabriel Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
http://www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 – 8pm
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents The Clarinet Program, featuring chamber music for clarinet by Brahms, alongside contemporary works, including Stephen Hartke’s Horse with the Lavender Eye, and Sean Friar’s Velvet Hammer, with performances by clarinetists Jerome Simas and Jeffrey Anderle.
142Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley
Information: (415) 383-9600
$25 General Admission and $20 Seniors/Students
http://www.142ThrockmortonTheatre.com
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 – 8pm
The Art of the Baroque Violin with Elizabeth Blumenstock
Voices of Music with Elizabeth Blumenstock
The Art of the Baroque Violin
Voices of Music showcases the sparkling genius of beloved baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock on its Great Artist Series, 2011-2012. SFCV.org called Blumenstock’s playing, “lithe of bow, zingy of articulation, crisp of trills, dauntless and dashing in passagework.” She joins William Skeen on viola da gamba, and co-directors Hanneke van Proosdij on harpsichord, organ and recorder and David Tayler on archlute in a wonderfully varied program of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Program: Violin sonatas and trio sonatas by Castello, Schmelzer, Biber and Leclair. Bach's partita BWV 1002 for solo violin; lute work by Ferrabosco, solo gamba pieces by Marin Marais.
Voices of Music
All Saints' Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
$35 regular, Senior/student $25
Information: (415) 260-4687
http://www.voicesofmusic.org
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Friday, January 20, 2012 – 8pm
The Art of the Baroque Violin with Elizabeth Blumenstock
Voices of Music with Elizabeth Blumenstock
The Art of the Baroque Violin
Voices of Music showcases the sparkling genius of beloved baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock on its Great Artist Series, 2011-2012. SFCV.org called Blumenstock’s playing, “lithe of bow, zingy of articulation, crisp of trills, dauntless and dashing in passagework.” She joins William Skeen on viola da gamba, and co-directors Hanneke van Proosdij on harpsichord, organ and recorder and David Tayler on archlute in a wonderfully varied program of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Program: Violin sonatas and trio sonatas by Castello, Schmelzer, Biber and Leclair. Bach's partita BWV 1002 for solo violin; lute work by Ferrabosco, solo gamba pieces by Marin Marais.
Voices of Music
St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere
$35 regular, Senior/student $25
Information: (415) 260-4687
http://www.voicesofmusic.org
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 7:30pm
Mozart Melodies
Celebrate Mozart’s birthday with the Gold Coast Chamber Players when this award winning ensemble performs at the Community Hall on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. These world renowned musicians will be performing one of the most popular pieces of chamber music of all time, the beloved clarinet quintet, featuring San Francisco Opera’s clarinetist Tony Striplen. Making his debut with Gold Coast will be legendary pianist, William Corbett-Jones who will perform the Piano Sonata in b Flat major, K.570 as well as the “Kegelstatt” Trio with clarinetist Tony Striplen and violist Pamela Freund-Striplen. Will listening to Mozart make you smarter? Come and find out! Meet the musicians after the performance. Tickets are $30 general, $25 senior, $10 student and may be purchased online at www.gcplayers.org or over the phone by calling the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (925) 284-7404.
Gold Coast Chamber Players
Community Hall at the Lafayette Library, Lafayette
$10-$30
Information: (925) 284-7404
http://www.gcplayers.org
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 8pm
Eco Ensemble
Three concerts. Eleven composers. A stunning exploration of some of the most exciting, innovative musical creations from world-class composers. In their second season appearance at Cal Performances, David Milnes conducts the spectacular Eco Ensemble, Berkeley's professional new music ensemble-inresidence, in this three-concert survey of the sounds of today and the future. Traveling the leading edges of contemporary composition, this remarkable journey begins with the unique utterances of Gerard Grisey, continues with the powerful, heartfelt creations of Magnus Lindberg and Kaija Saariaho, and concludes with the visceral, evocative music of Franck Bedrossian and Nico Muhly.
Cal Performances
Hertz Hall, Berkeley
Tickets Start at $30
Information: (510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 8pm
The Art of the Baroque Violin with Elizabeth Blumenstock
Voices of Music with Elizabeth Blumenstock
The Art of the Baroque Violin
Voices of Music showcases the sparkling genius of beloved baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock on its Great Artist Series, 2011-2012. SFCV.org called Blumenstock’s playing, “lithe of bow, zingy of articulation, crisp of trills, dauntless and dashing in passagework.” She joins William Skeen on viola da gamba, and co-directors Hanneke van Proosdij on harpsichord, organ and recorder and David Tayler on archlute in a wonderfully varied program of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Program: Violin sonatas and trio sonatas by Castello, Schmelzer, Biber and Leclair. Bach's partita BWV 1002 for solo violin; lute work by Ferrabosco, solo gamba pieces by Marin Marais.
Voices of Music
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco
$35 regular, Senior/student $25
Information: (415) 260-4687
http://www.voicesofmusic.org
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 8pm
Alla Zingarese: A Winter Music Festival Inspired by Eastern European Dances
A lively January concert of dance music written by great classical composers promises to lift the winter blues for concertgoers in the Santa Cruz Chamber Players’ third offering of the season. The concert will take place in Aptos on January 21st and 22nd, and includes works by Antonin Dvorak, Johannes Brahms, Bela Bartok and Fritz Kreisler.
Dances will be featured in the first half of the program. Mr. Scarfe and Roy Malan will play two works by Kreisler: La Gitana and Slavonic Fantasy. Trio arrangements include the Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6, a virtuosic piece for the violin, and two of Dvorak's Slavonic Dances, which Mr. Scarfe describes as having “a more rhapsodic tinge.” Bartok's Six Romanian Folk Dances (arranged for violin and piano) will, as Mr. Scarfe relates, be “infused with 20th-century harmonies.”
In the second half of the program, the ensemble will perform Dvorak's chamber music masterpiece, the Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (1887). According to Mr. Scarfe, “This is one of Dvorak's most popular works, and is composed on a symphonic scale. The middle movements are given the titles of two of Dvorak's favorite dances, the “Dumka” and the “Furiant”, and, even in the outer movements, the spirit of the dance is always present – the last movement is a rollicking polka.”
Santa Cruz Chamber Players
Christ Lutheran Church, Aptos
$10 - $25
Information: (831) 425-3149; Tickets: (831) 420-5260
http://www.scchamberplayers.org
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 8pm
The Long and the Short of It: Stephanie McNab & Shawn Jones in Recital
Two of San Francisco’s most accomplished orchestral wind players step out of the pit for a truly one-of-a-kind evening of chamber music. The spotlight shines on the lowest and highest of woodwind instruments, in playful and profound works by Damian Montano, Stephen Hough and local composer Simon Bokman.
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel, Berkeley
$15/$10
Information: (510) 549-3864
http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 – 2pm
Bach and Friends
Alexandra Hawley, flute
Greer Ellison, flute
Susan Freier, violin
Michael Dailey, tenor
Paul Hersh, viola
Rufus Olivier, bassoon
S. F. Conservatory Ensemble
BACH AND FRIENDS –
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in G minor, RV. 106
Johann Sebastian Bach –
Trio Sonata in C minor, BWV 1079 from the Musical Offering
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
“Ach, ziehe die Seele mit Seilen der Liebe” from Cantata No. 96
“Drum ich mich ihm ergeben” from Cantata No. 107
Johannes Brahms –
Chaconne for the left hand from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 by Bach
Avedis Chamber Music Series
Florence Gould Hall at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
$16 - $22
Information: (415) 452-8777
http://www.avedisconcerts.org
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 – 5pm
Mill Valley Chamber Music Society presents
the Jupiter String Quartet
Members of the award-winning Jupiter String Quartet believe that chamber music, because of the intensity of its interplay and communication, is one of the most effective ways of spreading an enthusiasm for "classical" music to new audiences.
The Boston based quartet brings that enthusiasm to Marin County on Jan. 22 when they performing a concert program featuring Beethoven Op.74, Bartok No. 6 and Mendelssohn Op.44 No. 1.
Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church
Mill Valley
$15 - $30
Information: (415) 381-4453
http://www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 – 4pm
The Art of American Song
Works by Lori Laitman, John Duke, and Jake Heggie, among others, and the world premiere of songs by New York composer, Sunny Knable.
Soprano Robin Fisher has performed to critical acclaim in opera and concert in both the United States and Europe. Collaborating with pianist Hatem Nadim, also a seasoned performer with concert and recording credits on both continents, she will present a gathering of American art songs set to American poetry including the world premiere of songs by Sunny Knable. The program promises to delight, amuse and inspire.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Monday, January 23, 2012 – 8pm
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Elisabeth Reed, viola da gamba; Corey Jamason, harpsichord
Violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock, gambist Elisabeth Reed, and harpsichordist Corey Jamason, all members on faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, offer a program of sonatas by J.S. Bach.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco
FREE
Information: (415) 503-6275
http://www.sfcm.edu
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Monday, January 23, 2012 – 8pm
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble presents The Clarinet Program, featuring chamber music for clarinet by Brahms, alongside contemporary works, including Stephen Hartke’s Horse with the Lavender Eye, and Sean Friar’s Velvet Hammer, with performances by clarinetists Jerome Simas and Jeffrey Anderle.
The Green Room
San Francisco Veterans War Memorial
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
$25 General Admission and $20 Seniors/Students
Information: (415) 617-LCCE (5223)
http://www.leftcoastensemble.org
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 – 8pm
Israeli Chamber Project
Tibi Cziger, clarinet
Michal Korman, cello
Sivan Magen, harp
Assaff Weisman, piano
Itamar Zorman, violin
Béla Bartók: Contrasts
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Paul Ben Haim: Three Songs Without Words for harp and clarinet
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
Sebastian Courier: Night Time for harp and violin
Winner of the 2011 Israeli Ministry of Culture Outstanding Ensemble Award, the Israeli Chamber Project brings together some of the finest young Israeli musicians to perform classic and contemporary chamber music of the highest quality. Based both in New York and Israel, the Israeli Chamber Project performs in concert and presents educational and outreach programs. Its mission is to bring something back to the people of Israel and to take something of Israel to concertgoers overseas. This mission is supported by the Chamber Project's belief "in the power of music to heal and to transcend geographical and cultural boundaries," and thus to create a meaningful experience for all people.
Berkeley Chamber Performances
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley
$12.50/$25. Students through high school FREE
Information: (510) 525-5211
http://www.berkeleychamberperfom.org
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 – 12:30pm
Kevin Rivard, horn / Brian Thorsett, tenor
Dmitri Cogan, piano
Jules Massenet: Amour Benis, Elegie
Edouard Lalo: “Aubebe” from Le roi d’Ys
Paul Dukas: Villanelle
More!
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
http://www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Friday, January 27, 2012 – 8pm
Europa Galante
Cal Performances welcomes Europa Galante and conductor Fabio Biondi in a program titled New Faces and Old featuring concertos, symphonies and a suite from the best known to newly discovered composers, including Brioschi, Scaccia, Haydn, Bach and Handel.
Cal Performances
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
$52
Information: (510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
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Friday, January 27, 2012 – 8pm
Double Trouble: Two High Energy Duos in Concert
Two high-energy, completely unique duos will be spotlighted on this concert. The Living Earth Show performs commissioned compositions for guitar and percussion that draw on its members’ diverse musical backgrounds performing rock, Celtic, jazz, and Polynesian music. Sqwonk is a dynamic and adventurous bass clarinet duo devoted to exploring the full expressive range of the bass clarinet, from deep resonances to raucous wails. While grounded in the classical tradition, Sqwonk’s music draws on a wide range of influences, from klezmer to heavy metal to blues to minimalism to free improvisation, creating a repertoire that is strikingly contemporary, yet broadly accessible to a wide audience.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org
http://www.sqwonk.com
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 – 10am
The Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$37
Information: (415)398-6449
http://www.performances.org
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 – 2:30pm
Sundays with the St. Lawrence
We believe that every memorable chamber opera should begin with a great chamber music concert! Be among the first to hear Theotokia, a song cycle for string quartet, piano, and voice comprising pivotal dramatic sections of composer Jonathan Berger’s forthcoming chamber opera, Three Christs of Ypsilanti. Premiering at Bing Concert Hall in 2013, Three Christs is based on Dan O’Brien’s eponymous play about a psychiatrist with three patients who all believe they are Jesus Christ. Works by Haydn and Beach complete the program, along with a solo piano performance of Schumann by by Pedja Muzijevic.
PROGRAM
Haydn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5, Hob.III:35 (1772); Beach: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67 (1907); Schumann: Op. 21, Novelette No. 8 (1838); Berger: Theotokia song cycle (2011)
“Sundays with the St. Lawrence” is presented in partnership with Music at Stanford. Generously supported by Paul and Iris Brest.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University
Palo Alto
Reserved Seating $44/50
Information: (650) 725-ARTS (2787)
http://livelyarts.stanford.edu
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 – 7:30pm
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
A brand new venture, the Handel Opera Project performs the wonderful operas of Mr. Handel and other Baroque masters, such as Purcell, in an intimate space, in semi-staged or concert productions.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
Cast
Giulio Cesare: David Auerbach
Cornelia: Kindra Scharich
Sesto: Jonathan Smucker
Cleopatra: Nanette McGuinness
Tolomeo: Paul Murray
Condcutor: Willliam Ludtke
Jupiter String Ensemble
Susie Fong, continuo
The Handel Opera Project
Berkeley
$15
Information: (510) 665-5988
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Monday, January 30, 2012 – 3pm
Chamber Music Sundaes
chamber music performed by members of the San Francisco Symphony.
The Bach “Goldberg Variations”
Transcribed for string trio
by
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
(Dedicated to Glenn Gould)
Chamber Music Sundaes
St. John's Presbyterian Church, Berkeley
$20—25, available at the door
Information: (415) 601-3580
http://www.chambermusicsundaes.org
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Monday, January 30, 2012 – 8pm
Classical at the Freight: Mozart Birthday Celebration
Our musical party includes SFCO all-stars Robin Sharp, Debra Fong, Sharon Wei, Ben Simon, Robert Howard, and Wolfie himself, performing two glorious viola quintets. Door prizes for the best period costume, our Mozart Trivia Contest, and birthday cake per tutti!
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Freight and Salvage Coffee House, Berkeley
$8.50 advance / $10.50 at door
Information: (510) 644-2020
http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 – 12:30pm
Ching-Yun Hu, piano
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit, and more!
This concert is supported in part with a grant from the Helen von Ammon Fund for Emerging Artists.
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
http://www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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