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Midsummer Mozart Festival, San Francisco's Annual Classical Treat

Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94102)
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It's the 37th anniversary season of the Midsummer Mozart Festival, a beloved Bay Area institution and North America's only music festival dedicated entirely to works by Mozart. Program I features noted San Jose-based pianist Jon Nakamatsu, while in Program II Mark Brandenburg plays the Clarinet Concerto. See the full event description for details on the festival's two stellar programs.

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The last date listed for Midsummer Mozart Festival was Sunday July 24, 2011 / 3:00pm (Program II - Mark Brandenburg).

401 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102
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The pianist Jon Nakamatsu is always wonderful. The program was a nice selection.
Written on Jul 18 2011

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July 17, 2011 — Program I: Jon Nakamatsu plays the Coronation Concerto

Overture to "Idomeneo," K.366
Piano Concerto No. 26 in D, "Coronation" K.537
"Ch'io mi scordi di te," K.505 for soprano, piano and orchestra with Christina Major and Jon Nakamatsu
"Ruhe sanft," from "Zaide," K.344, Christina Major, soprano
Symphony No. 36 in C "Linz," K.425

July 24, 2011 — Program II: Mark Brandenburg plays the Clarinet Concerto

Symphony No. 20 in D major, K.133
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
"Venga la morte... Non temer, amato bene," K.490 for tenor, violin and orchestra from "Idomeneo" with Christopher Bengochea, and Robin Hansen
Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K.543

Under the baton of Maestro George Cleve, the Midsummer Mozart Festival presents a critically-acclaimed summer concert season featuring renowned international soloists as well as distinguished local artists, with a dedication to fresh and intelligent interpretation of the work of this most enduring and universally loved composer. The festival mission embraces both performances of the highest artistic excellence, and cultivation of new audiences, including young people, to assure the future appreciation of great music, and the arts.