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WOLFRAM RIEGER, piano
Wednesday, September 30
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
Song of America
FRANCIS HOPKINSON: My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
STEPHEN C. FOSTER: Open Thy Lattice, Love
AARON COPLAND: The Dodger, The Boatman's Dance
CHARLES IVES: Circus Band, In Flanders Fields (Col John McRae), Charlie Rutlage (trad. collected by John Avery Lomax)
EDWARD MACDOWELL: The Sea (W.D. Howells after Goethe)
CHARLES NAGINSKI: Look Down Fair Moon (Walt Whitman)
ARTHUR FARWELL: Song of the Deathless Voice (Omaha Indian)
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY: Letter to Mrs. Bixby (Abraham Lincolm)
ELINOR REMICK WARREN: God Be In My Heart
VIRGIL THOMSON: Tiger Tiger (William Blake)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: To What You Said (Walt Whitman)
RICHARD DANIELPOUR: Shiloh (Herman Melville)
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS: At Ships Helm (Walt Whitman)
JOHN CORIGLIANO: One Sweet Morning (Yip Harburg)
PAUL BOWLES: Blue Mountain Ballads (Tennesee Williams)
STEPHEN WHITE (arr): Shenandoah (trad.)
STEFON HARRIS, vibraphone
Sunday, October 4
7pm
Herbst Theatre
$39/$27
Program
VALERIE COLEMAN: Red Clay
JEFF SCOTT: Homage to Duke
JEAN FRANCAIX: Quintette
STEFON HARRIS: Anatomy of a Box (A Sonic Painting in Wood, Metal and Wind): San Francisco premiere of a new work by Stefon Harris.
CHRISTÒPHEREN NOMURA, baritone
Family Matinee
Saturday, October 10
11am
Herbst Theatre
$8 Children/$15 Adults
Program
TBA
with the GEORGE MESTERHAZY QUARTET
Saturday, October 10
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$39/$27
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Program
TBA
Nick Eanet, violin
Ronald Copes, violin
Samuel Rhodes, viola
Joel Krosnick, cello
Sunday, October 18
7pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
MENDELSSOHN: Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1
MARIO DAVIDOVSKY: Quartet No. 5
SCHUMANN: Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, November 4
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
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Thursday–Saturday
November 12–14
8pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$39/$27
Co-presented with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Program
To Be Straight with You
Friday, November 13
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$36/$24
Program
BACH: Lute Suite, BWV 1006a
GIULIO REGONDI: Nocturne - Reverie Op. 19
STEPHEN GOSS: The Chinese Garden: Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua), Red Flowers Blooming all over the Mountain, Blue Orchid (Lan Hua Hua), Waterfall Music
ALBÉNIZ: España, Seis hojas de álbum, Op. 165
LEO BROUWER: Sonata
FRANCISCO TÁRREGA: Carnival of Venice
JOHN CHURCHWELL, piano
Monday, November 16
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
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Program
Songs by FRANCESCO DURANTE, GIOVANNI B. PERGOLESI, GIULIO CACCINI, LUIGI ROSSI, GIOVANNI PAISIELLO, RAFFAELLO RONTANI, GIOACCHINO ROSSINI, FRANCESCO SANTOLIQUIDO, FERNANDO OBRADORS, ENRIQUE GRANADOS and XAVIER MONSTALVATGE
Tuesday, December 1
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
BACH: Partita No. 2 in C minor
SCHUMANN: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
SCHUMANN: Sonata in G minor, Op. 22
BACH: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major
GERALD THOMPSON,countertenor
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, December 2
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Thursday, December 3
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
Program
The Cherry Tree: Medieval English Carols and American Christmas Songs
with ROBERT GREENBERG, lecturer
A Celebration of Felix Mendelssohn
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
3 Saturdays
December 5, 12 & 19
10am
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
$32
Programs
Program 1: Ops. 13; 20 (Octet) with the Hausmann Quartet
Program 2: Ops. 12; 44, No. 2
Program 3: Ops. 80; 87 (Viola Quintet) with Andrew Duckles, viola
Aspects of the Divine
Saturday, December 5
5pm
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley
$32
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Program
Twenty Glances:
MESSIAEN: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
Family Matinee
Sunday, December 6
2pm
Herbst Theatre
$8 Children/$15 Adults
Program
TBA
Aspects of the Divine
Friday, December 11
8pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
$32
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Program
Seven Last Words:
BERNHARD LANG: Monadologie V - 7 Last Words of Hasan (US Premiere)
HAYDN: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross
Tuesday, December 15
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
HAYDN: Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6
MOZART: Sonata in A minor, K310
LISZT: Venezia e Napoli, from Années de Pèlerinage
FAURÉ: Nocturne No. 6, Op. 63
ALKAN: Symphonie for Solo Piano
with special guest vocalist Isabelle Fontaine
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, December 16
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
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KIRILL GERSTEIN, piano
Sunday, January 10
7pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
BRITTEN: Cello Sonata
SCHUMANN: Violin Sonata No. 3 (arr. Isserlis)
RACHMANINOV: Cello Sonata
JULIE GUNN, piano
Tuesday, January 12
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
SCHUBERT: Die schöne Müllerin
with ROBERT GREENBERG, lecturer
Dvořák
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
4 Saturdays
January 16 & 30
February 20
March 27
10am
Herbst Theatre
$36/$24
Programs
Program 1: Ops. 34, 51
Program 2: Ops. 74 (Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola), 81 (Piano Quintet) with Roger Woodward, piano
Program 3: Ops. 96, 97 (Viola Quintet) with Andrew Duckles, viola
Program 4: Ops. 105, 106
Friday, January 22
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
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Program
BACH: Preludes and Fugues from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book II: F-sharp minor, BWV 883 and G Major, BWV 884
HAYDN: 3 Sonatas: in C Major, Hob. XVI:21; in C minor, Hob. XVI:20; in G Major, Hob. XVI: 40
SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Pre-concert talk by Richard Goode, on the subject of Haydn's sonatas, at 7pm.
Saturday, January 23
8pm
Sunday, January 24
7pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$49/$32
Program
Continuum* (music by Ligeti; choreography by Christopher Wheeldon)
Distant Cries (music by Albinoni; choreography by Edwaard Liang)
Bolero (music by Ravel; choreography by Alexei Ratmansky)
Rhapsody Fantaisie* (music by Rachmaninoff; choreography by Christopher Wheeldon)
*with live music
Presented in association with Stanford Lively Arts, The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis, and UCSB Arts & Lectures.
JULIEN QUENTIN, piano
Sunday, January 24
2pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$32
Program
YORK BOWEN: Phantasy, Op. 54
REBECCA CLARKE: Sonata for Viola and Piano
PENDERECKI: Cadenza per viola solo
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet, Ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64
PIAZZOLLA: Le Grand Tango
Family Matinee
Sunday, January 24
2pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$8 Children/$15 Adults
Program
TBA
featuring ROMERO LUBAMBO, guitar and CYRO BAPTISTA, percussion
Saturday, January 30
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$39/$27
Program
TBA
This performance is made possible in part through the generous support of Wells Fargo.
Sunday, January 31
10am–6pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
$15 (free for SFCM students)
Schedule announced!
A Day of Exploration is co-presented with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Featuring Guest Musicians from India
Thursday, February 4
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$39/$27
Program
Gamaka (West Coast Premiere)
CHARLES ABRAMOVIC, piano
Midori Performs Music of Her Time
Saturday, February 6
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
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Program
HUW WATKINS: Coruscation and Reflection
PENDERECKI: Violin Sonata No. 2
TOSHIO HOSOKAWA: Vertical Time Study III
JAMES MACMILLAN: After the Tryst
ADAMS: Road Movies
TRIO CAVATINA
Tuesday, February 9
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25
Program
SCHUMANN: Piano Trio, Opus 110 in G minor
CHOPIN: Piano Trio, Opus 8 in G minor
SCHUMANN: Piano Trio, Opus 63 in D minor
PLEASE NOTE: On the second half of their program, instead of Schumann’s Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 63, Trio Cavatina will now perform:
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Opus 87
A revised program note has been posted for this program.
Wednesday, February 17
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
Program
Myths, featuring the premiere of a piece by Bay Area composer Gabriela Lena Frank, as well as works by Bennet, Schültz, Weelkes, Monteverdi and Saint-Saëns
Thursday–Saturday
February 18–20
8pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$39/$27
Co-presented with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Program
bahok
with ROBERT GREENBERG, lecturer
Dvořák
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
4 Saturdays
January 16 & 30
February 20
March 27
10am
Herbst Theatre
$36/$24
Programs
Program 1: Ops. 34, 51
Program 2: Ops. 74 (Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola), 81 (Piano Quintet) with Roger Woodward, piano
Program 3: Ops. 96, 97 (Viola Quintet) with Andrew Duckles, viola
Program 4: Ops. 105, 106
Tuesday, March 9
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
Program
BACH: Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
YSAŸE: Sonata No. 2, Op. 27 No. 1
SAARIAHO: Nocturne - In memory of W. Lutoslawski
CARTER: Fastasy - Remembering Roger
SALONEN: Lachen verlernt (with video by Tal Rosner)
BACH: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Tuesday, March 16
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
JANÁČEK: On an Overgrown Path, Book 2
LISZT/WAGNER: Isoldes Liebestod
PROKOFIEV: Sarcasmes
SCHUBERT: Allegretto in C minor
ADÈS: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face (US Premiere)*
BEETHOVEN: Bagatelles, Op. 126
*Commissioned by Vancouver Recital Society, San Francisco Performances and The Barbican, London.
Family Matinee
Saturday, March 20
11am
Herbst Theatre
$8 Children/$15 Adults
Program
TBA
NAREH ARGHAMANYAN, piano
Thursday, March 18
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25
Program
SCARLATTI: Three Sonatas
SCHUMANN: Humoreske in B-flat Major, Op. 20
LISZT: Ballade No. 2 in B minor
RACHMANINOFF: Etudes tableaux, Op. 33
with ROBERT GREENBERG, lecturer
Dvořák
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
4 Saturdays
January 16 & 30
February 20
March 27
10am
Herbst Theatre
$36/$24
Programs
Program 1: Ops. 34, 51
Program 2: Ops. 74 (Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola), 81 (Piano Quintet) with Roger Woodward, piano
Program 3: Ops. 96, 97 (Viola Quintet) with Andrew Duckles, viola
Program 4: Ops. 105, 106
JULIUS DRAKE, piano
Friday, April 2
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
Songs by ELGAR, QUILTER, STANFORD, ARGENTO, LIZA LEHMANN, MAUDE VALERIE WHITE, PEEL, WARLOCK, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, and GURNEY
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
Saturday, April 3
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
MOZART: String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K499, Hoffmeister
TERRY RILEY : Mythic Birds Waltz
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 and Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
LERA AUERBACH, piano
Tuesday, April 6
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
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Program
SHOSTAKOVICH: 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 34 (arranged for cello and piano by Lera Auerbach)
AUERBACH: 24 Preludes for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 47
Jana Kuss, violin
Oliver Wille, violin
William Coleman, viola
Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello
Thursday, April 15
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
Program
HAYDN: Quartet in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2
BERG: Quartet, Op. 3
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
Thursday, April 22
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$49/$32
Program
SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
SCHUBERT: Three Lieder: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Auf dem Wasser zu singen and Der Erlkönig
PROKOFIEV: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (selections); Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82
The Rest is Noise: In Performance
Saturday, April 24
10am
Herbst Theatre
$36/$24
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Sunday, April 25
2pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$32
Program
CHOPIN: Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
RONALD STEVENSON: Fugue on a fragment of Chopin
CHOPIN-LISZT: From Six chants polonais
LISZT: Sonetto 104
SAINT-SAËNS-LISZT-HOROWITZ: Danse Macabre
with the BEIJING DUO
Thursday, April 29
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
Program
ALBÉNIZ: Prelude from España, Granada from Suite Española, Rumores de la Caleta, Malagueña
TÁRREGA: Pavana, Minueto, Gavotte, Mazurca in G Major, Danza Mora, Capricho Árabe
JOAQUÍN MALATS: Serenata Andaluza (arr. Tárrega), Danza Española (arr. Tárrega)
(above all performed by Manuel Barrueco, solo)
RADAMÉS GNATTALI: Suite Retratos (Beijing Guitar Duo)
SÉRGIO ASSAD: The Enchanted Island (World Premiere) (Manuel Barrueco & Beijing Guitar Duo)
PIAZZOLLA: Fuga y Misterio (arr. Sérgio Assad) (Manuel Barrueco & Beijing Guitar Duo)
Thursday–Saturday
April 29–May 1
8pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$49/$32
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Program
Arenal (1988)
Kol Nidre (2009)
Cobalto (2009)
Thursday–Saturday
April 29–May 1
8pm
Novellus Theater at YBCA
$49/$32
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Program
Arenal (1988)
Kol Nidre (2009)
Cobalto (2009)
Family Matinee
Sunday, May 2
11am
Herbst Theatre
$8 Children/$15 Adults
Program
Around the World with Kronos!
Lauma Skride, piano
Baiba Skride, violin
Jan Vogler, cello
Tuesday, May 4
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$42/$32
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Program
BEETHOVEN: Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, Ghost
SHOSTAKOVICH: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
BRAHMS: Trio in B Major, Op. 8
JOHN PARR, piano
Sunday, May 16
2pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$32
Program
Works by MAHLER, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS and LOEWE
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