2012–2013 Performances by Month
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Mark Padmore, tenor
Carey Bell, clarinet
Scott St. John, viola
This performance is available as part of both the Jonathan Biss Series and the Chamber Series.
Thursday, October 4
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $62/$52/$38/$25
To support this performance as a Concert Partner, call 415.677.0336
Program
SCHUMANN: Märchenerzahlungen, Fantasy
KURTÁG: Homage à Schumann
BEETHOVEN: An die ferne Geliebte
Guitar Series presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Friday, October 5
8pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
Premium $45/$30
Program
VILLA-LOBOS: Selections from Suite populaire brésilienne, W.020
A. SARDINHA "Garoto: Three Pieces
A. PIAZZOLLA: Pieces
GISMONTI: Memória e fado and Frevo
BROUWER: Sonata del Caminate
K. CALLAHAN: Old Friend (2011)
S. ASSAD: Seis Brevidades
Mark Padmore, tenor
This performance is available as part of both the Jonathan Biss Series and the Vocal Series.
Mark Padmore's SF Recital Debut
Saturday, October 6
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $65/$55/$38/$25
Program
SCHUMANN: Gesänge der Frühe, Dichterliebe
BERG: Sieben Frühe Lieder
SCHUBERT: Heine Songs
Co-presented with the San Francisco Symphony
4 Sundays
October 7, 2pm
October 21, 2pm
April 14, 7pm
April 21, 2pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$15–$93
These four András Schiff concerts can be purchased as their own series, or combined with the other piano recitals. You may also add any of the Schiff recitals as "add-ons" to any series subscription, or create a 6-performance Make-Your-Own series.
Program
BACH
Sunday, October 7: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Sunday, October 21: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Sunday, April 14: French Suites
Sunday, April 21: English Suites
Reid Anderson
Ethan Iverson
David King
Friday, October 12
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $55/$40/$30/$25
Program
On Sacred Ground: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
[WEST COAST PREMIERE]
Arranged and Performed by The Bad Plus
Robert Greenberg, lecturer
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
Schubert
4 Saturdays at 10am
October 13
December 1, 8 and 15
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
$40
Program
Program 1 (October 13):
Quartet No. 8 in B flat Major
Quartet No. 11 in E Major
Quartet No. 12 in C minor, “Quartettsatz”
Program 2 (December 1):
Quartet No. 13 in A minor, “Rosamunde”
Quartet No. 14 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden”
Program 3 (December 8):
Quartet No. 15 in G Major
Program 4 (December 15):
Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C Major with guest artist Eugene Sor, cello
Bay Area Debut
Saturday, October 13, 8pm
Sunday, October 14, 2pm
Lam Research Theater at YBCA (Formerly Novellus Theater)
Premium $50/$40/$35
Program
AfterLight
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Károly Schranz, violin
Geraldine Walther, viola
András Fejér, cello
Sunday, October 14
7pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $68/$55/$38
Program
HAYDN: Quartet Op. 76, No. 5
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 2
DVOŘÁK: Quartet Op. 96
featuring Paula West, vocalist
Friday, October 19
6pm
The City Club, San Francisco
Tickets Start at $400
For more information about this special, call 415.677.0326.
Note: The Gala may not be purchased as part of a Make-Your-Own Series or added onto a fixed series.
Program
Be part of the glamour and excitement of San Francisco Performances’ 33rd season launch through this sparkling gala benefiting our Arts Education programs in Bay Area schools and more. With cocktail hour, dinner, live auction and a thrilling performance, this will be an event to remember.
Ao Li, baritone
Robert Mollicone, piano
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, October 24
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
These talented Adler Fellows bring a charming program of solos and duos to the Salon, including vibrant songs by Jake Heggie and favorite opera arias.
Sunday, November 4
7pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $80/$59/$39
Program
DEBUSSY: Préludes, Book II; Suite Bergamasque; Estampes; L'Isle joyeuse
Richard Héry, drums
Thursday, November 8
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $55/$40/$30/$25
Program
Fiction
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Saturday, November 10
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $65/$55/$38/$25
Program
A Lesson in Love: A Story Through Song—featuring works by SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, BRAHMS, FAURÉ, DEBUSSY, BRIDGE and BRITTEN.
Veronika Jaruskova, violin
Marek Zwiebel, violin
Pavel Niki, viola
Peter Jarusek, cello
Tuesday, November 13
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $62/$52/$38/$25
To support this performance as a Concert Partner, call 415.677.0336
Program
BRAHMS: Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
JANÁČEK: Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, November 14
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
This fearless ensemble switches easily from string quartet to singing string band to improvising world-music collective. On the eve of their cultural mission as “Music Ambassadors” for the US State Department’s American Voices, they celebrate a new CD.
Marc-André Hamelin
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Károly Schranz, violin
Geraldine Walther, viola
András Fejér, cello
Sunday, November 18
7pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $68/$55/$38
Program
SCHUBERT: Quartet No. 13 in A minor “Rosamunde”
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet
Robert Greenberg, lecturer
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
Schubert
4 Saturdays at 10am
October 13
December 1, 8 and 15
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
$40
Program
Program 1 (October 13):
Quartet No. 8 in B flat Major
Quartet No. 11 in E Major
Quartet No. 12 in C minor, “Quartettsatz”
Program 2 (December 1):
Quartet No. 13 in A minor, “Rosamunde”
Quartet No. 14 in D minor, “Death and the Maiden”
Program 3 (December 8):
Quartet No. 15 in G Major
Program 4 (December 15):
Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C Major with guest artist Eugene Sor, cello
Guitar Series presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Bay Area Debut
Saturday, December 8
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $45/$38/$30/$25
Program
Program to be announced.
Tamara Sanikidze, piano
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, December 12
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
Blazing a trail toward stardom on the world’s great stages, Nadine Sierra returns for another evening of songs that define her sparking voice and personality.
Family Matinee
Saturday, December 15
11am
Herbst Theatre
$10 Children/$15 Adults
Program
Cool jazz in San Francisco, with Parisian flair: back by popular demand, Le Jazz Hot returns with another festive celebration of the season.
Robert Greenberg, host and lecturer
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
The String Quartet at a Time of War:
Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries
4 Saturdays at 10am
January 12 and 19
March 9 and 16
Herbst Theatre
$15–$50
Program
Program 1 (January 12):
The Gathering Storm
BRITTEN: Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1933, rev. 1936)
HAAS: Quartet No. 3 (1938)
Program 2 (January 19):
Their Finest Hour
BARTÓK: Quartet No. 6 (1939)
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 1 (1941)
Program 3 (March 9):
The Hinge of Fate
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 2 (1945)
WALTON: Quartet in A minor (1946)
Program 4 (March 16):
Triumph and Tragedy
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 3 (1975)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 8 (1960)
Renana Gutman, piano
Saturday, January 12
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25
FREE to SF Performances subscribers and donors
(Call 415.398.6449, M–F; 9:30am–5:30pm)
Program
YSAŸE: Sonata No. 4 in E minor, Opus 27
BARTÓK: Sonata No. 1, Sz 75
MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in F Major
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune
WIENIAWSKI: Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 15
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, January 23
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
This young composer/performer’s instrument is the 11-string archguitar, a hybrid of baroque lutes and modern guitars that captures the color and range of Bach’s lute suites as well as Impressionist and modern works.
Cory Smythe, piano
The Shenson Virtuosi Violin Series is made possible by Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, the Shenson Foundation.
Saturday, February 9
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $80/$59/$39
Program
FAURÉ: Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Opus 13
BACH: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor
Selections from In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores, interspersed throughout the program, including short works by RAMNATH, NEWTON HOWARD, DEL TREDICI, LANG, GARCIA ABRIL, BATES, ALI-ZADEH, YUN, TURNAGE, SILVESTROV and BARRETT
Encores:
JEFF MYERS: The Angry Birds of Kauai
MICHIRU OSHIMA: Memories
Keun-A Lee, piano
Friday, February 15
8pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$38
Program
Program to include TURINA, FAURÉ, THOMSON, ROSSINI, BELLINI, MERCADANTE, STRAUSS, HANDEL, MARTIN Y SOLER, BELL, VIRGIL THOMSON and ETHELBERT NEVIN.
Encore:
FOSTER: If You’ve Only Got A Moustache
Wolfram Rieger, piano
Tuesday, February 26
8pm
Herbst Theatre
Premium $80/$59/$39
Program
SCHUMANN: Liederkreis, Op. 39
MICHAEL HERSCH: Domicilium [World Premiere]
A song cycle after poems of Thomas Hardy
BARBER: With Rue My Heart is Laden; Night Wanderers; Rain has fallen; Nocturne, Opus 13; Now Have I Fed and Eaten Up the Rose, Opus 45.1; A Green Lowland of Pianos, Opus 45.2; and O Boundless, Boundless Evening, Opus 45.3
Encore:
BARBER: Sure On This Shining Night, Opus 13, No. 3
COPLAND: Long Time Ago (from Old American Songs)
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, February 27
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
Back by popular demand! Tanya Tomkins returns with more Bach, performing the monumental cello suites on her Baroque instrument.
Guitar Series presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Saturday, March 2
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$50
Program
M. GIULIANI: Rossiniana, No. 3
D. SCARLATTI: Sonatas, K.490, K. 491 (Transcription: David Russell)
E. GRANADOS: Valses Poéticos
F. COUPERIN: Vingt-Sixiéme Ordre (Transcription: David Russell)
S. ASSAD: Sandy’s Portrait
Selection of Celtic Pieces
Encore:
TRAD.: The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond
BARRIOS: Danza Paraguaya
Lambert Orkis, piano
The Shenson Virtuosi Violin Series is made possible by Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, the Shenson Foundation.
Monday, March 4
8pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$15–$93
Program
MOZART: Sonata No. 27 in G Major for violin and piano
SCHUBERT: Fantasie in C Major, D. 934
LUTOSLAWSKI: Partita
SAINT-SAËNS: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D minor,
Op. 75
Encores:
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 2
BACH/GOUNOD: Ave Maria (dedicated to William Bennett)
Robert Greenberg, host and lecturer
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
The String Quartet at a Time of War:
Benjamin Britten and His Contemporaries
4 Saturdays at 10am
January 12 and 19
March 9 and 16
Herbst Theatre
$15–$50
Program
Program 1 (January 12):
The Gathering Storm
BRITTEN: Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1933, rev. 1936)
HAAS: Quartet No. 3 (1938)
Program 2 (January 19):
Their Finest Hour
BARTÓK: Quartet No. 6 (1939)
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 1 (1941)
Program 3 (March 9):
The Hinge of Fate
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 2 (1945)
WALTON: Quartet in A minor (1946)
Program 4 (March 16):
Triumph and Tragedy
BRITTEN: Quartet No. 3 (1975)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 8 (1960)
Michail Lifits, piano
Friday, March 15
8pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$38
Program
MOZART: Sonata in F Major, KV 376
FAURÉ: Sonata No. 1, Op.13
BRAHMS: Three Hungarian Dances
PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94
Encore:
PONCE (arr. Heifetz): Estrellita
Vlad Iftinca, piano
Sunday, March 17
2pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
Premium $65/$38
To support this performance as a Concert Partner, call 415.677.0336
Program
Program to include DE FALLA, VALVERDE, GRANADOS, MOMPOU, MONTSALVATGE, HIGDON, WILLIAM H. SCHUMAN, ROVEN, CHARLES, IVES, GUETTEL, STILL, ROREM, HAGEMAN, PORTER, MOORE and BERNSTEIN.
Encores:
ROSSINI: En medio a mis colores
BERNSTEIN: Somewhere from West Side Story
This performance is available as part of both the Jonathan Biss Series and the Piano Series.
Sunday, March 17
7pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$65
Program
SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke, interspersed with selections from JANÁCEK’s On an Overgrown Path, Davidsbündlertänze
BERG: Sonata No. 1
Encore:
SCHUMANN: Im Anfange ruhiges, im Verlauf bewegtes Tempo, last movementt from Gesänge der Frühe, Op. 133
The Shenson Virtuosi Violin Series is made possible by Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, the Shenson Foundation.
Saturday, March 23, 8pm
Sunday, March 24, 7pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco
Sold out. Please call for availability 415.398.6449.
Program
BACH
March 23: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001;
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005; Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
March 24: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003; Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, March 27
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
Palo Alto-native Timo Andres’s singular gifts as composer/performer have been noted in The New Yorker and at London’s Wigmore Hall. We introduce him in this “musical self-portrait” in anticipation of a major world premiere at Herbst Theatre.
Elias String Quartet
This performance is available as part of both the Jonathan Biss Series and the Chamber Series.
Sara Bitlloch, violin
Donald Grant, violin
Martin Saving, viola
Marie Bitlloch, cello
Elias Quartet’s San Francisco Debut
Friday, March 29
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$62
Program
TIMOTHY ANDRES: WORLD PREMIERE (piano and strings)
SCHUMANN: String Quartet in A minor Op. 41, No. 1; Piano Quartet, Op. 47
PURCELL: Fantasias (string quartet)
Romero Lubambo, guitar
Saturday, March 30
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$55
Program
Brazilian Duos
Meng Su
Yameng Wang
Guitar Series presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Sunday, March 31
7pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
Premium $45/$30
Program
DOMENICO SCARLATTI: Four Sonatas
TAN DUN N (arr. Manuel Barrueco): Eight Memories in Watercolor, Opus 1
GIULIO REGONDI: Rêverie, Opus 19
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Rondo, Opus 129
ENRIQUE GRANADOS (arr. Gruber-Maklar Duo): Valses Poéticos
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Tango Suite
Encore:
COUPERIN (arr. by Meng Su): Tick Tock Shock
with students from San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Preparatory Division
Family Matinee
Saturday, April 6
11am
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
$10 Children/$15 Adults
Sold Out!
Program
Our resident artists, now stars of the classical guitar world, mentor young guitarists as they were mentored by Western guitarists traveling to China. The Beijing Guitar Duo shares the stage with the next generation of talented musicians from our backyard—you’ll see why the guitar endures as the most popular instrument the world over, adapting to different cultures and styles.
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Tuesday, April 9
7:30pm
SF JAZZ Center
*Tickets: Available free of charge to SF Performances subscribers and donors. Seating is general admission.
$50
Program
BACH/KEMPFF: Siciliano in G minor (from Flute Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, BWV 1031)
BACH/RUMMEL: Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte (movement 5 of Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22)
BACH/SILOTI: Prelude in E minor, BWV 555
BACH/SAINT-SAËNS: Largo (from Sonata No. 3 in C Major for solo violin, BWV 1005)
BACH/SAINT-SAËNS: Sinfonia (from Cantata “Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir”, BWV 29)
BEETHOVEN: Sonata in E-flat Major, Opus 7
SCRIABIN: from Mazurkas, Opus 3
CHOPIN: Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Opus 44
STRAUSS/SCHULZ-EVLER: Blue Danube
Encores:
MENDELSSOHN: Songs Without Words, Op. 85, No. 4
MORTON GOULD: Boogie Woogie Etude
Salon at the Rex
Wednesday, April 10
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
An innovative composer, pianist and arranger, Vijay Iyer has emerged as a key figure in American music. Our current jazz resident artist shares his recent explorations.
Sunday, April 14
2pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$38
Program
BACH: Partita No. 5 G-Dur BWV 829
WEBERN: Variations for Piano, Op. 27
SCHUBERT: Two Impromptus
BRAHMS: Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Co-presented with the San Francisco Symphony
4 Sundays
October 7, 2pm
October 21, 2pm
April 14, 7pm
April 21, 2pm
Davies Symphony Hall
$15–$93
These four András Schiff concerts can be purchased as their own series, or combined with the other piano recitals. You may also add any of the Schiff recitals as "add-ons" to any series subscription, or create a 6-performance Make-Your-Own series.
Program
BACH
Sunday, October 7: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Sunday, October 21: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Sunday, April 14: French Suites
Sunday, April 21: English Suites
Tuesday, April 16
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$50
Program
Namasya
Dance works by SHANTALA SHIVALINGAPPA in collaboration with PINA BAUSCH, USHIO AMAGATSU (of Sankai Juku) and SAVITRY NAIR
Paula West, vocals
Adam Shulman, piano
John Wiitala, bass
Family Matinee
Saturday, April 20
11am
Herbst Theatre
$10 Children/$15 Adults
Program
A special treat for sophisticates of all ages. Paula West’s interpretations of American classics—from jazz standards to Bob Dylan’s anthems—are powerful and irresistible. This is a great introduction and celebration of our national art form, with San Francisco’s own Ms. West!
Guitar Series presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Sunday, April 28
7pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$50
Program
L. MILAN: Fantasía XVI
G. SANZ (arr. Romero): Danzas españolas Pavana con partidas al aire español Es MOZART/F. SOR (arr. Romero): Variations on a theme from Magic Flute, Op. 9
F. TÁRREGA: Capricho Árabe, Gran jota
J. RODRIGO: Fandango
F. TORROBA: Sonatina A llegretto, Andante, Allegro
J. TURINA: Fantasía Sevillana
I. ALBÉNIZ (arr. Romero): Leyenda, Rumores de la Caleta
C. ROMERO: Fantasia Cubana
Monday, April 29
8pm
Herbst Theatre
$25–$65
To support this performance as a Concert Partner, call 415.677.0336
Program
BACH: Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
MOZART: Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV 533/K 494
HAYDN: Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob. XVI:32
SCHUMANN: Symphonic Studies, Op. 13
Encore:
BACH: Sarabande from English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Gabriela Lena Frank, piano
Salon at the Rex
WIth special guests:
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Maryanne Kim, piano
Nilo Cruz, author/playwright/librettist
Wednesday, May 1
6:30pm
Hotel Rex
$20
Program
The season closes with another of our remarkable resident artists and one of her closest artistic collaborators. Jessica Rivera and Gabriela Lena Frank come together for an evening of music they have created together.
Wednesday–Saturday
May 1–4, 8pm
Sunday, May 5, 2pm
Lam Research Theater at YBCA (Formerly Novellus Theater)
Premium $60/$50/$35
To support the May 1 peformance as a Concert Partner, call 415.677.0336
Program
Program A (Wednesday, May 1):Kith & Kin [SF Premiere]; To Make Crops Grow [West Coast Premiere]; Cascade
Program B (Thursday–Friday, May 2–3): Gossamer Gallants [West Coast Premiere]; Last Look; Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal)
Program C (Saturday–Sunday, May 4–5): Junction; 3 Epitaphs; The Uncommitted [SF Premiere]; Company B
Family Matinee
Saturday, May 4
2pm
Lam Research Theater at YBCA (Formerly Novellus Theater)
$10 Children/$15 Adults
Program
Paul Taylor has opened our eyes to the art of moving bodies in everyday life. His company brings to life the beauty and athleticism of his great works on our stage, and dancers share their own experiences of creating new classic dances.
Screening of Jean Cocteau’s film with live performance by the Philip Glass Ensemble
Thursday, May 23, 8pm
Friday, May 24, 8pm
Saturday, May 25, 8pm
Lam Research Theater at YBCA (Formerly Novellus Theater)
Premium $65/$50/$40
Don't miss a post-performance Q&A with Philip Glass at select concerts. Details to be announced.
Program
La Belle et la Bête
Saturday, May 25, 6–7pm
Lam Research Theater at YBCA (Formerly Novellus Theater)
$10
Program
Join us for a conversation with Philip Glass and Brad Rosenstein. Mr. Glass discusses his works that will be performed in San Francisco (La Belle et La Bête, May 23–25 at YBCA and Koyaanisqatsi, May 26 at Davies Symphony Hall) as well as the culmination of his 75th birthday season.
Screening of Godfrey Reggio’s film with live performance by the Philip Glass Ensemble
Sunday, May 26
7pm
Davies Symphony Hall
Premium $65/$60/$55/$50/$45/$40
Program
Koyaanisqatsi
You can create a Make-Your-Own Series by choosing six or more performances from our entire season. Make-Your-Own Series are not available online—please call 415.398.6449.
