Herbst Theatre at the San Francisco War Memorial Building (San Francisco, CA)
The Herbst Theatre hosts a recital by Nelson Freire. He's spent half a century as one of the world's leading concert pianists; he regularly appears with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and recently performed with the London Philharmonic.
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The last date listed for Pianist Nelson Freire in Recital was Saturday April 25, 2009 / 8:00pm. (view all dates)
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One of the best pianists in the world performing today. Outstanding recital.
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.
The Herbst is small by most performing-arts standards (only 928 seats). So despite its stately appearance, it provides a refreshingly intimate atmosphere.
Wine, beer, soda and coffee are often available in the Main Veterans marbled lobby for shows with intermissions (not lectures).
<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>