Pianist Nelson Freire in Recital at Herbst Theatre
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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One of the best pianists in the world performing today. Outstanding recital.Written on Apr 27 2009
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Laszlo Somogyi
Mr. Freire played with an incredible technique one could certainly admire it. To us the most remarkable playing was for the Debussy Preludes and the Gluck encore. But the rest of the program he played as a run through exersize without projecting any emotion.Written on Apr 28 2009
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<p>Pianist Nelson Freire first surged to international prominence in 1959, with a season of recitals and concerto appearances in key cities throughout Europe, the United States, Central and South America, Japan, and Israel. Since that time he has steadily built on that initial acclaim to become a highly sought-after soloist of the first rank. In recent seasons he has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, toured Europe with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under the direction of Riccardo Chailly, and presented enthusiastically received recitals and orchestral appearances across North America with performances in Baltimore, Fort Worth, Montreal, New York City, Portland, and Seattle. He appears frequently with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and tours the U.S. in a duo-recital program with Martha Argerich. Freire marked the 150th anniversary of Chopin's death with a triumphant performance of the composer's Piano Concerto No. 2 in Warsaw.</p>