December 18, 2016
Kitka and the Oakland Fire Memorial at Chapel of the Chimes
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December 3, 2016
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble in Berkeley
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November 6, 2016
Andrew Van Oeyen at Kohl Mansion
An unexpected power in the South Bay…
This past Sunday, Nov. 6, Andrew Von Oeyen gave a piano recital at Kohl Mansion, a Burlingame mini-castle that hosts Mercy High School and rents its ornate halls on weekends for weddings. Its Great Room is also the long-time performance hall for Music at Kohl Mansion, a chamber music series that Executive Director Patricia Kristof Moy has turned into one of the Bay Area’s finest. In a departure from their usual...
October 10, 2016
Jean Ferrandis with Santa Rosa Symphony
Storms of the upper air…
Bruno Ferrandis opened his final year with the Santa Rosa Symphony this past weekend in an ambitious program. The last ten years under his baton have been exhilarating, and his flamboyant conducting will be missed. But a search for his replacement as Artistic Director has already begun, and next year should be a lot of fun as five different conductors do their best to wow the savvy North Bay audience.
Monday evening’s...
October 9, 2016
California Bach Society at Hertz Hall
Lamentations and angels…
Celebrating ten years as the artistic director of California Bach Society (CBS), Paul Flight led a significant concert last Sunday, Oct. 9, at Hertz Hall on the...
September 25, 2016
SF Music Day: eight hours of great chamber music
A surfeit of riches
The San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music hosted their annual extravaganza this past Sunday, Sept. 25, showcasing 35 different groups on four stages at the War Memorial Veterans Building. Running from noon until 8:00 p.m., this year’s free event delivered a good look at the variety of top Bay Area talent, and also focused on the history of the quartet form.
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