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Dr. Gabriela Calderón Cornejo plays an enlightening piano performance with commentary on the anthology Musas, which strives to uncover and celebrate a collection of powerful compositions written by Latina women born before 1950.
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One of the Bay Area's most active independent concert series, Old First Concerts has been presenting chamber concerts and recitals since 1970.
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Asia Minor was a thriving center for Hellenic life. Port cities like Constantinople had rich musical traditions that reflected their diverse populations.
This performance is made possible in part by the support of Dr. Exuzides.
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Features three world premieres: Hendel Almetus’ Tounen for solo flute by Earplay, Linda Bouchard’s Katakana for solo viola, and Richard Aldag’s Songs of Majnun Leyla for the full ensemble with guest percussion and voice.
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✨✨ THIS FRIDAY ✨✨
Chelsea Randall presents a concert celebrating seldom performed beautiful, contemporary piano works by 20th and 21st-century Black American composers.
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✨THIS FRIDAY✨
Sarah Cahill premieres Humanitas by the late Frederic Rzewski, written in honor of his friend Terry Riley and Arlene Sierra’s Birds and Insects Book 3, selections from Robert Pollock’s Enneagram, and a Nocturne by Carolyn Yarnell.
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✨HOLIDAY CONCERT ✨
Kitka’s concert will feature sacred & secular songs for the season to raise awareness for various organizations addressing the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
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✨Musae✨
Enjoy scintillating music this upcoming saturday from living composers: choral music to soothe and challenge; envelop and dance; remind of the past and guide to the future.
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✨THIS FRIDAY✨
Start your holiday season with this exquisite candle-lit concert, presenting traditional carols heard alongside original seasonal works by Eric Tuan and movements from Shawn Kirchner’s American Folk Oratorio The Light of Hope Returning.
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Ragazzi Boys Chorus will lift their voices with songs of the holidays in Magnificent Wonders. Accompanied by a guest string quartet, this evening of music is filled with treasured favorites. The program is listed on our website!
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Bay Area favorites cellist Jennifer Kloetzel and pianist Aileen Chanco present a distinctive concert of masterworks by Bloch, Beethoven, and Piazzolla, alongside Four Cities by Fazil Say.
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✨ THIS SUNDAY ✨
Known as one of the most significant Liszt interpreters of his generation, Péter Tóth returns to O1C with a concert featuring works by Clara Schumann and Amy Beach alongside a selection of beloved works by Franz Liszt.
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San Francisco-based women’s vocal ensemble premiere new work created during the pandemic including works by Björk, Joni Mitchell, Roger Miller, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Chris Cornell, and Joyce Todd McBride.
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Acclaimed virtuoso Jerome Kuderna and New York-based composer, pianist, critic and radio host Jed Distler join forces to perform a rarely heard piano duet arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 9.
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A program that interweaves Beethoven’s mystical final piano sonatas with little-known entries from the composer’s diary (the Tagebuch) which show his fascination with Indian religion and philosophy.
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⭐UPCOMING CONCERT ⭐
CelesTrios
Award-winning Bay Area contemporary chamber music group E4TT opens its 15th anniversary celebrating works written for three instruments in CelesTrios.
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⭐ UPCOMING CONCERT ⭐
Celebrating the centennial of Andrew Imbrie’s birth with a performance of his at turns playful, passionate, and perturbed Dream Sequence, along with works by Hyo-shin Na, Tyshawn Sorey, and Fred Lerdahl.
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⭐ NEXT CONCERT | Strobe- Double Fantasy ⭐
Strobe is the only dedicated oboe quartet in the U.S. Our mission is to expand the repertoire beyond the well-known quartets of Mozart and Britten.
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⭐ UPCOMING CONCERT- Wooden Fish Ensemble ⭐
Thomas Schultz, piano, Terrie Baune, violin, Ellen Ruth Rose, viola, Sarah Hong, cello.
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⭐ UPCOMING CONCERT - Jason Chiu, piano ⭐
featuring compositions by Bach-Busoni, Maria Szymanowska, Fanny Mendelssohn, Cecile Chaminade Caprice, Maurice Ravel, & Ludwig van Beethoven.
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The Ives Collective presents powerful live music experiences through fresh interpretations of masterworks and underappreciated gems. This program features three women composers–Missy Mazzoli, Germaine Tailleferre, and Amy Beach.
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Lynn Schugren, fervent promoter of new music, will present Treasures from the Mother Lode, a recital of solo piano music by composers from the Sierra Nevada.
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Mike Greensill performs Labor Day weekend at Old First Concerts, exploring the melodic joys of the Great American Songbook, with a hefty dose of Greensill original compositions.
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Greek Chamber Music Project – Sunday, August 28 at 4 pm
An epic program of music inspired by Greek myth and culture featuring Talos Dreams, a GCMP commission that explores the concept of made versus born based on the tale of the first robot.
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✨San Francisco International Piano Festival✨
The final performance is Bobby Mitchell’s program that juxtaposes early and late works by Robert Schumann, giving the audience a cross section of this composer’s unique creative evolution.
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🎹 San Francisco International Piano Festival presents Jan Bartoš's West Coast debut. 🎹
✨✨ “Bartos is one of my most exciting young colleagues. In him, virtuosity is coupled with deeply serious musicianship.” – Alfred Brendel ✨✨
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✨San Francisco International Piano Festival presents brilliant pianist, thoughtful musician, and rising star in the classical world, Rachel Breen on Sunday, August 21 at 4 pm . Works by Bull, Scriabin, Medtner, Schumann, and Beethoven. ✨
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Award-winning performer, composer, and inventor Vishnu R performs works by South Indian composers & original compositions on his patented and revolutionary 9-string instrument the navtar.
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Arjun K. Verma & Nilan Chaudhuri – Friday, August 5 at 8 pm
Distinguished members of the young generation of North Indian Classical music in the tradition of the great maestros Ali Akbar Khan and Swapan Chaudhuri.
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Lee Alan Nolan brings excitement, intelligence, flair and depth with a program featuring works by Bay Area composers Vera Ivanova & Bruce Bennett plus Joplin, Aufderheide, Giblin, Scriabin, and Melynk.
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✨SUNDAY AT 4PM✨
Basma & Ava’s program revolves around the music of Iranian composer Reza Vali, a.k.a the Persian Bartók, Vali is considered one of today’s leading exponents of using folk songs as a basis for composing contemporary music.
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Basma & Ava’s program revolves around the contemporary Iranian composer Reza Vali. Vali is considered one of today’s leading exponents of using folk songs as a basis for composing contemporary music.
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Violinist Kenneth Renshaw and pianist Elizabeth Dorman present a program of richly colorful works from the violin and piano repertoire by J. S. Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Lili Boulanger, and Domenico Scarlatti.
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Our concerts rely on kind volunteers to help with tasks like ushering, distributing programs, and box office procedures. It’s an excellent opportunity for anyone who possesses a love for music! Please contactbcurtishuth@oldfirstconcerts.org for more information.
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Not only Muses showcases compositions written by three women from different historical moments linked to Spain, performed by one of the most versatile pianists of her generation.
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Focusing on optimism and authenticity, Passionflower Duo perform a collection of songs by composers from the 19th and 20th centuries, celebrating some of the countless incredible contributions to song forms by queer artists.
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✨We need you!✨
Our concerts rely on kind volunteers to help with tasks like ushering, distributing programs, and box office procedures. It’s an excellent opportunity for anyone who possesses a love for music! Please contactbcurtishuth@oldfirstconcerts.org for more information.
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Recognized for his eloquently expressive depth of interpretation and seamless technique, pianist Jason Sia presents a program of masterworks by Fragoso, Corigliano, Debussy, Chaminade, and Schumann.
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The most advanced ensemble of the San Francisc Girls Chorus School returns to Old First Concerts with a program including works by Florence Price, Morten Lauridsen, Orlande de Lassus, Fanny Mendelssohn, and more.
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