New Century Chamber Orchestra with Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: Mussorgsky, Bach
Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (401 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94102)
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Plays Schumann's Cello Concerto
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British violoncello soloist Steven Isserlis and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Nicholas McGegan, perform a trio of 19th-century works by that era's leading composers, highlighted by Robert Schumann's 1850 Cello Concerto. An award-winning cellist and educator, Isserlis is a noted expert on Schumann, and recently released a full disc featuring his works. Felix Mendelssohn's evocative overture from The Fair Melusine, based on a Goethe story, opens the program, while Brahms' Serenade No. 2 provides the stirring finale. The Philharmonia is now in its 31st season of entertaining Northern California audiences, and offers a discussion with Scott Foglesong prior to each performance. Learn More
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J.S. Bach (arr. Starr): Chaconne (from Partita No. 2 for Violin, BWV 1004)
J.S. Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor (transcribed from BWV 1052)
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin
Mussorgsky (arr. Assad): Pictures at an Exhibition
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, world-famous violinist and Music Director, leads the New Century Chamber Orchestra into their second season together with a program that sheds new light on three jewels of the classical repertoire. Hear a thrilling new version of Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky’s beloved masterpiece, which captures all the excitement and grandeur of the original. The evening begins with Nadja taking center stage to reinterpret some of Bach’s most famous melodies.