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40
th
2019–2020 SEASON
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Retrospective/ San Francisco
Perspective Performances at 40
Dear Friends, San Francisco Performances has created and sustained relationships
Welcome to our 40th Anniversary Season! between artists and arts lovers in the Bay Area, bringing compelling
This special year is both a retrospective of our history and an and relevant performances to one of the country’s most vibrant
opportunity to highlight the unique perspectives of many cultural capitals for four decades.
artists appearing on our series. We’re taking a look backward,
as artists who have performed frequently over the years return As one long-time subscriber puts it, “SF Before the curtain goes up, and after it falls,
once again. And we’re looking forward, introducing artists in Performances brings the best that the East SF Performances enhances and engages
exciting debut performances, presenting new work in music coast and Europe have to offer...Carnegie community through year-round programs
and dance, and continuing to seek out ways to make the art Hall is a long [way] from my home!” that empower and inform the audiences
we present relevant and timely. of today and tomorrow. Through unique
Artists cherish San Francisco Performances,
education programs created by artists in
Over the past four decades many of our artists and audience and especially our audiences, for the palpable
partnership with the public, we expand
members have “grown up” with us. Our audiences have wit- excitement, interaction and intimacy of expe-
and deepen the experience for all ages.
nessed milestones across the arc of artists’ full careers—from riencing the performing arts together in a
Artists’ residencies, in-school programs,
their debuts to their eagerly awaited returns. On the other side small theater. As one audience member says,
family performances and our PIVOT series
of the footlights, many audience members enthusiastically “It was different from the classical music con-
bring performances and performers beyond
share memories, having regularly attended SF Performances certs I usually attend. I liked the very friendly
the concert stage and into the lives of Bay
for much of our history. and positive vibe between the performers
Area residents.
and audience and appreciated the way the
Like our audiences, we are always curious, with a deep thirst
performance and spoken language together Since our founding in 1979 by Ruth Felt,
for transformative experiences in the performing arts. Join us
deepened the meaning.” SF Performances has continued to hone
in the excitement of anticipation, as we get ready for a season
and perfect the art and craft of presenting
of celebration! Over the years we have fostered deep rela-
meaningful, challenging and satisfying
tionships, bringing back artists the public
Warmly, live performance. We began with an ambi-
loves, and making audiences an active part
tious vision to make an important cultural
of the performers’ artistry and development.
contribution to our community, and we
Our artists truly appreciate the freedom and
continue to bring great artists and audiences
support we give them to create programs
together today.
from their passion and experience, leading us
Melanie Smith all on an emotionally satisfying journey.
President, San Francisco Performances
COVER PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE / RIGHT: SAN FRANCISCO WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING
2 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 3
Retrospective/ San Francisco
Perspective Performances at 40
Dear Friends, San Francisco Performances has created and sustained relationships
Welcome to our 40th Anniversary Season! between artists and arts lovers in the Bay Area, bringing compelling
This special year is both a retrospective of our history and an and relevant performances to one of the country’s most vibrant
opportunity to highlight the unique perspectives of many cultural capitals for four decades.
artists appearing on our series. We’re taking a look backward,
as artists who have performed frequently over the years return As one long-time subscriber puts it, “SF Before the curtain goes up, and after it falls,
once again. And we’re looking forward, introducing artists in Performances brings the best that the East SF Performances enhances and engages
exciting debut performances, presenting new work in music coast and Europe have to offer...Carnegie community through year-round programs
and dance, and continuing to seek out ways to make the art Hall is a long [way] from my home!” that empower and inform the audiences
we present relevant and timely. of today and tomorrow. Through unique
Artists cherish San Francisco Performances,
education programs created by artists in
Over the past four decades many of our artists and audience and especially our audiences, for the palpable
partnership with the public, we expand
members have “grown up” with us. Our audiences have wit- excitement, interaction and intimacy of expe-
and deepen the experience for all ages.
nessed milestones across the arc of artists’ full careers—from riencing the performing arts together in a
Artists’ residencies, in-school programs,
their debuts to their eagerly awaited returns. On the other side small theater. As one audience member says,
family performances and our PIVOT series
of the footlights, many audience members enthusiastically “It was different from the classical music con-
bring performances and performers beyond
share memories, having regularly attended SF Performances certs I usually attend. I liked the very friendly
the concert stage and into the lives of Bay
for much of our history. and positive vibe between the performers
Area residents.
and audience and appreciated the way the
Like our audiences, we are always curious, with a deep thirst
performance and spoken language together Since our founding in 1979 by Ruth Felt,
for transformative experiences in the performing arts. Join us
deepened the meaning.” SF Performances has continued to hone
in the excitement of anticipation, as we get ready for a season
and perfect the art and craft of presenting
of celebration! Over the years we have fostered deep rela-
meaningful, challenging and satisfying
tionships, bringing back artists the public
Warmly, live performance. We began with an ambi-
loves, and making audiences an active part
tious vision to make an important cultural
of the performers’ artistry and development.
contribution to our community, and we
Our artists truly appreciate the freedom and
continue to bring great artists and audiences
support we give them to create programs
together today.
from their passion and experience, leading us
Melanie Smith all on an emotionally satisfying journey.
President, San Francisco Performances
COVER PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE / RIGHT: SAN FRANCISCO WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING
2 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 3
Add More Art Contents
to Your Life 6 Hear Now and Then
Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw (Jan 23)
Jennifer Koh (Jan 24)
22 Guitar
Manuel Barrueco (Oct 13)
Jason Vieaux (Oct 26)
Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet (Jan 25) Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Nov 23)
Bring more meaning, beauty and Mark Padmore/Baroque (Apr 29) Xuefei Yang (Dec 7)
connection into your life. Alexander String Quartet/Bill Kanengiser
8 Piano (Mar 7)
David Russell (Mar 21)
By choosing just 4 dates out Natasha Paremski/Alfredo Rodriguez
(Sept 27)
of the year, you can schedule Garrick Ohlsson (Feb 4) 24 PIVOT
some inspiration and become an Sir András Schiff (Mar 26) Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw (Jan 23)
Garrick Ohlsson (Mar 31) Jennifer Koh (Jan 24)
instant subscriber. Marc-André Hamelin (Apr 23) Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet (Jan 25)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell (Jan 26)
• MAKE-YOUR-OWN- SUBSCRIPTION
10 Chamber
• SELECT 4 OR MORE FAVORITE EVENTS Z.E.N Trio (Oct 18) 26 Saturday Mornings
• SAVE UP TO 10% Calidore String Quartet (Oct 21) Alexander String Quartet (ASQ)/Robert
Pavel Haas Quartet/Boris Giltburg (Mar 10) Greenberg (Oct 19, Nov 9, Jan 25, Feb 22,
• GET THE PICK OF THE BEST SEATS
Jerusalem Quartet (Mar 28) Feb 29, Mar 21, May 16)
• RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO A
GIFT CONCERT 12 The Art of Song 26 Words & Music
• EXCHANGE YOUR TICKETS ANY TIME Christian Gerhaher (Oct 22) Dashon Burton/Robert Greenberg (Feb 8)
Jamie Barton (Dec 11)
• ADD ON TICKETS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR WITH A SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT
Mark Padmore/Marc-André Hamelin (Apr 27) 27 Salons
Benjamin Appl (May 6)
Edward Simon and Friends (Jan 15, Feb 5,
Feb 26, Apr 15)
14 Dance
Paul Taylor Dance Company (Feb 19-23) 28 Benefits of Subscribing
Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Feb 27-28)
16 Full Calendar of Events 29 2019-2020 Season Themes
Classics Series (4 Concerts)
Artist Perspectives 40th Anniversary Series
18 Great Artists and Ensembles (4 Concerts)
Brentano Quartet/Dawn Upshaw (Dec 4) New Works Series (4 Concerts)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell (Jan 26) Discovery Series (3 Concerts)
Faust/Melnikov/Queyras Trio (Feb 8) Family Fare Series (2 Events)
Tabea Zimmermann/Javier Perianes (Mar 27)
30 Arts Education Programs
20 40th Anniversary Events
40th Anniversary Gala (Oct 29) 31 Become a Member
40th Anniversary Family Day of Performances
(Apr 26)
40th Anniversary Concert (Apr 26)
Order Now!
CALL KEY DATES SAVE THE DATE
415.677.0325 Wednesday, May 29, 2019 San Francisco Performances’
Subscription Renewal Deadline 40th Season Gala, October 29,
2019 at the Veterans Building.
Subscribe online now at sfperformances.org VISIT Monday, August 19, 2019
Single Tickets On Sale! Tickets start at $500. For more
sfperformances.org information, call 415.677.0326.
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY; PHOTO: PAUL B. GOODE
4 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 5Add More Art Contents
to Your Life 6 Hear Now and Then
Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw (Jan 23)
Jennifer Koh (Jan 24)
22 Guitar
Manuel Barrueco (Oct 13)
Jason Vieaux (Oct 26)
Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet (Jan 25) Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Nov 23)
Bring more meaning, beauty and Mark Padmore/Baroque (Apr 29) Xuefei Yang (Dec 7)
connection into your life. Alexander String Quartet/Bill Kanengiser
8 Piano (Mar 7)
David Russell (Mar 21)
By choosing just 4 dates out Natasha Paremski/Alfredo Rodriguez
(Sept 27)
of the year, you can schedule Garrick Ohlsson (Feb 4) 24 PIVOT
some inspiration and become an Sir András Schiff (Mar 26) Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw (Jan 23)
Garrick Ohlsson (Mar 31) Jennifer Koh (Jan 24)
instant subscriber. Marc-André Hamelin (Apr 23) Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet (Jan 25)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell (Jan 26)
• MAKE-YOUR-OWN- SUBSCRIPTION
10 Chamber
• SELECT 4 OR MORE FAVORITE EVENTS Z.E.N Trio (Oct 18) 26 Saturday Mornings
• SAVE UP TO 10% Calidore String Quartet (Oct 21) Alexander String Quartet (ASQ)/Robert
Pavel Haas Quartet/Boris Giltburg (Mar 10) Greenberg (Oct 19, Nov 9, Jan 25, Feb 22,
• GET THE PICK OF THE BEST SEATS
Jerusalem Quartet (Mar 28) Feb 29, Mar 21, May 16)
• RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO A
GIFT CONCERT 12 The Art of Song 26 Words & Music
• EXCHANGE YOUR TICKETS ANY TIME Christian Gerhaher (Oct 22) Dashon Burton/Robert Greenberg (Feb 8)
Jamie Barton (Dec 11)
• ADD ON TICKETS THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR WITH A SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT
Mark Padmore/Marc-André Hamelin (Apr 27) 27 Salons
Benjamin Appl (May 6)
Edward Simon and Friends (Jan 15, Feb 5,
Feb 26, Apr 15)
14 Dance
Paul Taylor Dance Company (Feb 19-23) 28 Benefits of Subscribing
Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Feb 27-28)
16 Full Calendar of Events 29 2019-2020 Season Themes
Classics Series (4 Concerts)
Artist Perspectives 40th Anniversary Series
18 Great Artists and Ensembles (4 Concerts)
Brentano Quartet/Dawn Upshaw (Dec 4) New Works Series (4 Concerts)
Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell (Jan 26) Discovery Series (3 Concerts)
Faust/Melnikov/Queyras Trio (Feb 8) Family Fare Series (2 Events)
Tabea Zimmermann/Javier Perianes (Mar 27)
30 Arts Education Programs
20 40th Anniversary Events
40th Anniversary Gala (Oct 29) 31 Become a Member
40th Anniversary Family Day of Performances
(Apr 26)
40th Anniversary Concert (Apr 26)
Order Now!
CALL KEY DATES SAVE THE DATE
415.677.0325 Wednesday, May 29, 2019 San Francisco Performances’
Subscription Renewal Deadline 40th Season Gala, October 29,
2019 at the Veterans Building.
Subscribe online now at sfperformances.org VISIT Monday, August 19, 2019
Single Tickets On Sale! Tickets start at $500. For more
sfperformances.org information, call 415.677.0326.
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY; PHOTO: PAUL B. GOODE
4 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 5Bringing together the old and the new and aligning the
unconventional with the quintessential, this series blurs boundaries
and mashes up genres and styles. It engages audiences that crave
thoughtful programs selected and performed by artists who go
deeper, exploring the liminal frontiers of music.
Hear Now
and Then
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Theo Bleckmann, vocals
Stefan Jackiw, violin Telegraph Quartet
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who made his SF Category-defying German composer/vocalist Theo
Performances debut three years ago, shatters musty Bleckmann joins the adventurous Telegraph Quartet
stereotypes of the baroque keyboard with violinist in an evening of Berlin cabaret songs of Love and War,
Stefan Jackiw in a program surveying 300+ years of Peace and Exile. “Theo Bleckmann sounds like he can
music that puts the harpsichord in an entirely new light. sing anything.” (Boston Globe)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020, 7:30PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45 Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
PROGRAM: J.S. BACH: Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Theo Bleckmann, vocalist
BWV 1014; VIKTOR KALABIS: Sonata for Violin and Gary Versace, piano/accordion/melodica
Harpsichord; LESTER ST. LOUIS: New Work; C.P.E.
Eric Chin, violin
BACH: Sonata in B minor; WALTER PISTON: Sonatina
Joseph Maile, violin
for Violin and Harpsichord
Pei-Ling Lin, viola
Jeremiah Shaw, cello
Jennifer Koh, violin PROGRAM: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile
Vijay Iyer, piano by KURT WEILL, HANNS EISLER, KRAFTWERK,
CHARLES IVES, RICHARD STRAUSS, CARL LOEWE,
Tyshawn Sorey, percussion FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER, MISCHA SPOLIANSKY,
Limitless THEO MAKEBEN, RICHARD RODGERS and others
SF Performances’ favorites Jennifer Koh and Vijay Iyer Susan S. Blake, Individual Sponsor ABOVE: THEO BLECKMANN; PHOTO: LYNN-HARTY / BELOW LEFT: JENNIFER KOH; PHOTO JUERGEN FRANK / BELOW RIGHT: MARK PADMORE; PHOTO MARCO BORGGREVE
team up with debut percussionist Tyshawn Sorey. This
dynamic trio of creator/performers examines limitless Mark Padmore, tenor
relationships between composer and performer
including two new works and improvisations. Tenor Mark Padmore is a frequent SF Performances
artist, and with good reason. He crafts deeply emotional
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020, 7:30PM
and provocative programs, delivering them with thrilling
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
technical command and a magnetic presence. For his SF
PROGRAM: Limitless Performances return, Padmore brings together some of
Frank S. Bayley, Individual Sponsor the top baroque interpreters of our time.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
Tanya Tomkins, cello and other artists
Subscribe and Save!
PROGRAM: All-Baroque program
Save on regular ticket prices when you purchase
Martin and Kathleen Cohn,
the entire Hear Now and Then Series. All four
Individual Sponsors
performances for just $220/$180/$160.
6 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 7Bringing together the old and the new and aligning the
unconventional with the quintessential, this series blurs boundaries
and mashes up genres and styles. It engages audiences that crave
thoughtful programs selected and performed by artists who go
deeper, exploring the liminal frontiers of music.
Hear Now
and Then
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord Theo Bleckmann, vocals
Stefan Jackiw, violin Telegraph Quartet
Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who made his SF Category-defying German composer/vocalist Theo
Performances debut three years ago, shatters musty Bleckmann joins the adventurous Telegraph Quartet
stereotypes of the baroque keyboard with violinist in an evening of Berlin cabaret songs of Love and War,
Stefan Jackiw in a program surveying 300+ years of Peace and Exile. “Theo Bleckmann sounds like he can
music that puts the harpsichord in an entirely new light. sing anything.” (Boston Globe)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020, 7:30PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45 Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
PROGRAM: J.S. BACH: Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Theo Bleckmann, vocalist
BWV 1014; VIKTOR KALABIS: Sonata for Violin and Gary Versace, piano/accordion/melodica
Harpsichord; LESTER ST. LOUIS: New Work; C.P.E.
Eric Chin, violin
BACH: Sonata in B minor; WALTER PISTON: Sonatina
Joseph Maile, violin
for Violin and Harpsichord
Pei-Ling Lin, viola
Jeremiah Shaw, cello
Jennifer Koh, violin PROGRAM: Songs of Love and War, Peace and Exile
Vijay Iyer, piano by KURT WEILL, HANNS EISLER, KRAFTWERK,
CHARLES IVES, RICHARD STRAUSS, CARL LOEWE,
Tyshawn Sorey, percussion FRIEDRICH HOLLAENDER, MISCHA SPOLIANSKY,
Limitless THEO MAKEBEN, RICHARD RODGERS and others
SF Performances’ favorites Jennifer Koh and Vijay Iyer Susan S. Blake, Individual Sponsor ABOVE: THEO BLECKMANN; PHOTO: LYNN-HARTY / BELOW LEFT: JENNIFER KOH; PHOTO JUERGEN FRANK / BELOW RIGHT: MARK PADMORE; PHOTO MARCO BORGGREVE
team up with debut percussionist Tyshawn Sorey. This
dynamic trio of creator/performers examines limitless Mark Padmore, tenor
relationships between composer and performer
including two new works and improvisations. Tenor Mark Padmore is a frequent SF Performances
artist, and with good reason. He crafts deeply emotional
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020, 7:30PM
and provocative programs, delivering them with thrilling
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
technical command and a magnetic presence. For his SF
PROGRAM: Limitless Performances return, Padmore brings together some of
Frank S. Bayley, Individual Sponsor the top baroque interpreters of our time.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $60/$50/$45
Tanya Tomkins, cello and other artists
Subscribe and Save!
PROGRAM: All-Baroque program
Save on regular ticket prices when you purchase
Martin and Kathleen Cohn,
the entire Hear Now and Then Series. All four
Individual Sponsors
performances for just $220/$180/$160.
6 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 7For the 40th season, SF Performances
brings back many of the international titans
of the keyboard who have made this series
one of its signatures.
The
Shenson
Piano Series LEFT: MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN; PHOTO: SIM CANNETY CLARKE ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ; PHOTO: ANNA WEBER
ABOVE: NATASHA PAREMSKI; PHOTO: ANDREA JOINT
Natasha Paremski Sir András Schiff
Alfredo Rodriguez
One of music’s most revered pianists, Sir András Schiff
Pianists Natasha Paremski and Alfredo Rodriguez has a long history with SF Performances audiences.
combine their individual musical fireworks. One is Recently, The San Francisco Chronicle observed, “The
known as a galvanizing young classical artist and clarity and precision with which Schiff pulls this off are
the other a Cuban jazz composer/interpreter. Their as remarkable as the wealth of color and expression that
“call-and-response” style program makes historical he brings out in performance.”
masterworks ingenious material for interplay and THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020, 7:30PM
improvisation. Herbst Theatre | $90/$70/$45
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019, 7:30PM PROGRAM: BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 12 in
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 A-flat Major, Op. 26; Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat
PROGRAM: PROKOFIEV: Visions Fuigitives, Op. 22; Major, Op. 27, No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp
RAVEL: Gaspard de la Nuit; BALAKIREV: Islamey minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”; Piano Sonata No.
15 in D Major, Op. 28
Robert and Ruth Dell, Individual Sponsors
Support this performance as a Concert
Partner, see page 31.
Garrick Ohlsson: Brahms II
Perennially loved by Bay Area audiences, Garrick Marc-André Hamelin
Ohlsson returns for two recitals to complete his two-
In two decades of appearances and partnership with SF
year survey of Brahms’ complete solo piano works
Performances, Marc-André Hamelin has consistently
begun last season.
given recitals that are as illuminating and insightful as
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020, 7:30PM they are musically satisfying. His technique is larger-
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020, 7:30 PM than-life and his generosity of spirit informs every note.
Herbst Theatre | $85/$65/$45
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020, 7:30PM
PROGRAM 1: BRAHMS: Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Herbst Theatre | $85/$65/$45
Seven Fantasias, Op. 116; Variations on a Theme
PROGRAM: SCRIABIN: Fantasy in B minor, Op. 28;
of Paganini Bk. 2, Op. 35; Piano Sonata No. 3 in
PROKOFIEV: Sarcasms, Op. 17; FEINBERG: Piano
F minor, Op. 5
Sonata No. 3; SCHUBERT: Sonata in B-Flat Major,
Joan Kahr, Individual Sponsor D. 960
PROGRAM 2: BRAHMS: Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. James R. Meehan, Individual Sponsor
4; Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in
F-sharp minor, Op. 9; Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major,
Op. 1; Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39; Four Pieces, Op. 119
Subscribe and Save!
Save on regular ticket prices when you purchase
the entire Piano Series. All five performances for
just $390/$295/$200.
8 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 9For the 40th season, SF Performances
brings back many of the international titans
of the keyboard who have made this series
one of its signatures.
The
Shenson
Piano Series LEFT: MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN; PHOTO: SIM CANNETY CLARKE ALFREDO RODRIGUEZ; PHOTO: ANNA WEBER
ABOVE: NATASHA PAREMSKI; PHOTO: ANDREA JOINT
Natasha Paremski Sir András Schiff
Alfredo Rodriguez
One of music’s most revered pianists, Sir András Schiff
Pianists Natasha Paremski and Alfredo Rodriguez has a long history with SF Performances audiences.
combine their individual musical fireworks. One is Recently, The San Francisco Chronicle observed, “The
known as a galvanizing young classical artist and clarity and precision with which Schiff pulls this off are
the other a Cuban jazz composer/interpreter. Their as remarkable as the wealth of color and expression that
“call-and-response” style program makes historical he brings out in performance.”
masterworks ingenious material for interplay and THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020, 7:30PM
improvisation. Herbst Theatre | $90/$70/$45
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019, 7:30PM PROGRAM: BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 12 in
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 A-flat Major, Op. 26; Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat
PROGRAM: PROKOFIEV: Visions Fuigitives, Op. 22; Major, Op. 27, No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp
RAVEL: Gaspard de la Nuit; BALAKIREV: Islamey minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”; Piano Sonata No.
15 in D Major, Op. 28
Robert and Ruth Dell, Individual Sponsors
Support this performance as a Concert
Partner, see page 31.
Garrick Ohlsson: Brahms II
Perennially loved by Bay Area audiences, Garrick Marc-André Hamelin
Ohlsson returns for two recitals to complete his two-
In two decades of appearances and partnership with SF
year survey of Brahms’ complete solo piano works
Performances, Marc-André Hamelin has consistently
begun last season.
given recitals that are as illuminating and insightful as
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2020, 7:30PM they are musically satisfying. His technique is larger-
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020, 7:30 PM than-life and his generosity of spirit informs every note.
Herbst Theatre | $85/$65/$45
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020, 7:30PM
PROGRAM 1: BRAHMS: Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Herbst Theatre | $85/$65/$45
Seven Fantasias, Op. 116; Variations on a Theme
PROGRAM: SCRIABIN: Fantasy in B minor, Op. 28;
of Paganini Bk. 2, Op. 35; Piano Sonata No. 3 in
PROKOFIEV: Sarcasms, Op. 17; FEINBERG: Piano
F minor, Op. 5
Sonata No. 3; SCHUBERT: Sonata in B-Flat Major,
Joan Kahr, Individual Sponsor D. 960
PROGRAM 2: BRAHMS: Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. James R. Meehan, Individual Sponsor
4; Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in
F-sharp minor, Op. 9; Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major,
Op. 1; Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39; Four Pieces, Op. 119
Subscribe and Save!
Save on regular ticket prices when you purchase
the entire Piano Series. All five performances for
just $390/$295/$200.
8 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 9SF Performances’ chamber series helped spark a renaissance in
the genre in the Bay Area 40 years ago. It remains a popular and
influential series to this day, presenting esteemed ensembles,
introducing fresh talent and fostering artist-inspired programming,
premieres and partnerships.
Chamber
Z.E.N. Trio Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris Giltburg, piano
Welcome the Z.E.N. Trio, which captured the UK’s
attention in its electrifying debut as BBC New Boris Giltburg joins the Pavel Haas Quartet for
Generation Artists. “. . .each of the three is a bold, a concert of Eastern European chamber music
imaginative and inspiring performer: never eclipsing featuring Dvořák’s stunning Quintet. “Their sound
their colleagues but each frequently, at points is, as ever, immediately recognizable – partly due to
throughout the programme, dazzling in their own the sheer richness of timbre but also the sense of four
right.” (Cambridge Independent) personalities at play.” (Gramophone)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019, 7:30PM TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Zhang Zuo, piano Veronika Jarůšková, Violin
Esther Yoo, violin Marek Zwiebel, Violin
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello Jiří Kabát, Viola
PROGRAM: To include works by SCHUBERT and Peter Jarůšek, Cello
SHOSTAKOVICH PROGRAM: MARTINŮ: Quartet No. 6, H.312;
Christian Jessen, Individual Sponsor BARTÓK: Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91; DVOŘÁK: Piano
Support this performance as a Concert Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op.81
Partner, see page 31. James and Kathleen Leak, Individual Sponsors
Calidore String Quartet Jerusalem Quartet
The Calidore String Quartet’s “balance of intellect “Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are
and expression” (Los Angeles Times) propelled its the trademarks of this excellent Israeli string quartet,”
successful 2018 SF Performances debut. This season proclaims The New York Times about the Jerusalem
promises an eagerly awaited return and a world Quartet, which makes its SF Performances debut. ABOVE: Z.E.N. TRIO; PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE / BELOW: CALIDORE STRING QUARTET; PHOTO: SOPHIE ZHAI
premiere by exciting young British composer
Anna Clyne. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019, 7:30PM
Alexander Pavlovsky, violin
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Sergei Bresler, violin
Jeffrey Myers, violin Ori Kam, viola
Ryan Meehan, violin Kyril Zlotnokov, cello
Jeremy Berry, viola
PROGRAM: HAYDN: Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No.
Estelle Choi, cello
2 “Fifths”; SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat
PROGRAM: HAYDN : Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, Major, Op. 117; BRAHMS: Quartet in C minor, Op. 51,
No. 2; SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz; ANNA CLYNE: No. 1
New Work (World Premiere); BEETHOVEN:
The Sponsor Reception follows this
Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 and Op.133 performance. To become a donor
“Grosse Fuge” at the Sponsor Level, email us at
Schoenberg Family Law, Corporate Sponsor donors@sfperformances.org.
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10 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 11SF Performances’ chamber series helped spark a renaissance in
the genre in the Bay Area 40 years ago. It remains a popular and
influential series to this day, presenting esteemed ensembles,
introducing fresh talent and fostering artist-inspired programming,
premieres and partnerships.
Chamber
Z.E.N. Trio Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris Giltburg, piano
Welcome the Z.E.N. Trio, which captured the UK’s
attention in its electrifying debut as BBC New Boris Giltburg joins the Pavel Haas Quartet for
Generation Artists. “. . .each of the three is a bold, a concert of Eastern European chamber music
imaginative and inspiring performer: never eclipsing featuring Dvořák’s stunning Quintet. “Their sound
their colleagues but each frequently, at points is, as ever, immediately recognizable – partly due to
throughout the programme, dazzling in their own the sheer richness of timbre but also the sense of four
right.” (Cambridge Independent) personalities at play.” (Gramophone)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019, 7:30PM TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Zhang Zuo, piano Veronika Jarůšková, Violin
Esther Yoo, violin Marek Zwiebel, Violin
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello Jiří Kabát, Viola
PROGRAM: To include works by SCHUBERT and Peter Jarůšek, Cello
SHOSTAKOVICH PROGRAM: MARTINŮ: Quartet No. 6, H.312;
Christian Jessen, Individual Sponsor BARTÓK: Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91; DVOŘÁK: Piano
Support this performance as a Concert Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op.81
Partner, see page 31. James and Kathleen Leak, Individual Sponsors
Calidore String Quartet Jerusalem Quartet
The Calidore String Quartet’s “balance of intellect “Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are
and expression” (Los Angeles Times) propelled its the trademarks of this excellent Israeli string quartet,”
successful 2018 SF Performances debut. This season proclaims The New York Times about the Jerusalem
promises an eagerly awaited return and a world Quartet, which makes its SF Performances debut. ABOVE: Z.E.N. TRIO; PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE / BELOW: CALIDORE STRING QUARTET; PHOTO: SOPHIE ZHAI
premiere by exciting young British composer
Anna Clyne. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020, 7:30PM
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2019, 7:30PM
Alexander Pavlovsky, violin
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Sergei Bresler, violin
Jeffrey Myers, violin Ori Kam, viola
Ryan Meehan, violin Kyril Zlotnokov, cello
Jeremy Berry, viola
PROGRAM: HAYDN: Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No.
Estelle Choi, cello
2 “Fifths”; SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 9 in E-Flat
PROGRAM: HAYDN : Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, Major, Op. 117; BRAHMS: Quartet in C minor, Op. 51,
No. 2; SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz; ANNA CLYNE: No. 1
New Work (World Premiere); BEETHOVEN:
The Sponsor Reception follows this
Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130 and Op.133 performance. To become a donor
“Grosse Fuge” at the Sponsor Level, email us at
Schoenberg Family Law, Corporate Sponsor donors@sfperformances.org.
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10 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 1140 years of vocal recitals have earned SF Performances an
international reputation among a handful of top presenters with
a keen eye for artistry. SF Performances presents well-known and
emerging singers, significant recital debuts of renowned artists from
the opera stages of the world and programs that give voice to our
performers’ own perspectives. This season, join us for the return of
acclaimed singers familiar from stunning past appearances, and the
introduction of a sensational baritone.
The Art
of Song LEFT:JAMIE BARTON; PHOTO: FAY FOX / ABOVE: CHRISTIAN GERHAHER; PHOTO: ALEXANDER BASTA
Christian Gerhaher, baritone Mark Padmore, tenor
Gerold Huber, piano Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Christian Gerhaher is, according to the UK’s Telegraph, Mark Padmore and Marc-André Hamelin make an
quite simply, “the most moving singer in the world.” eagerly awaited return. There is everything to like about
this duo: charisma, chemistry, emotional depth and,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019, 7:30PM together, the technical gifts to make Schubert’s tour-de-
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 force Winterreise a transcendent musical experience.
ALL-MAHLER PROGRAM including Lieder eines
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020, 7:30PM
fahrenden Gesellen and selections from Des
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Knaben Wunderhorn and Kindertotenlieder
PROGRAM: SCHUBERT: Winterreise
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Kathleen Kelly, piano Benjamin Appl, baritone
James Baillieu, piano
Jamie Barton’s program brings a refreshingly personal,
uniquely feminist perspective focusing on women Suave-toned and supremely inspired, baritone Benjamin
composers and putting them in context alongside their Appl makes his SF Performances debut in a varied and
male peers. energetic program of songs and Lieder. “. . . fearlessly
physical, with a broad palette of tones and styles.” (New
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019, 7:30PM York Times)
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020, 7:30PM
PROGRAM: ELINOR REMICK WARREN: Heather;
Herbst Theatre | $45
LILI BOULANGER: Attente; AMY BEACH: Ah, love
but a day!; NADIA BOULANGER : S’il arrive PROGRAM: Songs by SCHUBERT, TCHAIKOVSKY,
jamais; HAYDN: Arianna a Naxos; LIBBY LARSEN: R. STRAUSS, HAHN, CHABRIER, SOMERVELL,
Love After 1950; RAVEL: Chanson à boire; DUPARC: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, SCHUMANN, GURNEY,
Phidylé; R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie BOLCOM, QUILTER, BRAHMS, SCHOENBERG,
WOLF, GRIEG, WEBER and MACMILLAN
Support this performance as a Concert
Partner, see page 31. The Cadenza Legacy Society reception follows
this performance. To learn about making a
planned gift and joining the Legacy Society,
email michele@sfperformances.org.
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12 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 1340 years of vocal recitals have earned SF Performances an
international reputation among a handful of top presenters with
a keen eye for artistry. SF Performances presents well-known and
emerging singers, significant recital debuts of renowned artists from
the opera stages of the world and programs that give voice to our
performers’ own perspectives. This season, join us for the return of
acclaimed singers familiar from stunning past appearances, and the
introduction of a sensational baritone.
The Art
of Song LEFT:JAMIE BARTON; PHOTO: FAY FOX / ABOVE: CHRISTIAN GERHAHER; PHOTO: ALEXANDER BASTA
Christian Gerhaher, baritone Mark Padmore, tenor
Gerold Huber, piano Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano
Christian Gerhaher is, according to the UK’s Telegraph, Mark Padmore and Marc-André Hamelin make an
quite simply, “the most moving singer in the world.” eagerly awaited return. There is everything to like about
this duo: charisma, chemistry, emotional depth and,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019, 7:30PM together, the technical gifts to make Schubert’s tour-de-
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45 force Winterreise a transcendent musical experience.
ALL-MAHLER PROGRAM including Lieder eines
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020, 7:30PM
fahrenden Gesellen and selections from Des
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Knaben Wunderhorn and Kindertotenlieder
PROGRAM: SCHUBERT: Winterreise
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
Kathleen Kelly, piano Benjamin Appl, baritone
James Baillieu, piano
Jamie Barton’s program brings a refreshingly personal,
uniquely feminist perspective focusing on women Suave-toned and supremely inspired, baritone Benjamin
composers and putting them in context alongside their Appl makes his SF Performances debut in a varied and
male peers. energetic program of songs and Lieder. “. . . fearlessly
physical, with a broad palette of tones and styles.” (New
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019, 7:30PM York Times)
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020, 7:30PM
PROGRAM: ELINOR REMICK WARREN: Heather;
Herbst Theatre | $45
LILI BOULANGER: Attente; AMY BEACH: Ah, love
but a day!; NADIA BOULANGER : S’il arrive PROGRAM: Songs by SCHUBERT, TCHAIKOVSKY,
jamais; HAYDN: Arianna a Naxos; LIBBY LARSEN: R. STRAUSS, HAHN, CHABRIER, SOMERVELL,
Love After 1950; RAVEL: Chanson à boire; DUPARC: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, SCHUMANN, GURNEY,
Phidylé; R. STRAUSS: Cäcilie BOLCOM, QUILTER, BRAHMS, SCHOENBERG,
WOLF, GRIEG, WEBER and MACMILLAN
Support this performance as a Concert
Partner, see page 31. The Cadenza Legacy Society reception follows
this performance. To learn about making a
planned gift and joining the Legacy Society,
email michele@sfperformances.org.
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12 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 13An affectionate and nostalgic look back at the work
of Paul Taylor—one of the world’s great dance-makers
of the 20th and 21st centuries—and a soaring new work by
a quartet of contemporary movement-theater innovators.
Dance
LEFT: PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY; PHOTO: PAUL B. GOODE / ABOVE: MAYA BEISER AND WENDY WHELAN; PHOTO: NILS SCHLEBUSCH
Paul Taylor Dance Company The Day
Performed by Wendy Whelan
The dance world lost Paul Taylor in 2018 after more than
a six-decade career setting the standard for art, craft, and Maya Beiser
inspiration and innovation in contemporary dance. The Lucinda Childs, choreography
vibrant and versatile Paul Taylor Dance Company has
called SF Performances its second home with regular
David Lang, words and music
appearances here for three decades. The Company’s Ground-breaking dancer Wendy Whelan, legendary
two different programs include Taylor’s final work, choreographer Lucinda Childs, renowned cellist/
Concertiana, and signature dances that defined his creative producer Maya Beiser and Pulitzer Prize-
artistry—and dance in America. winning composer David Lang partner for the Bay Area
PROGRAM A premiere of The Day. The bold, collaborative evening
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:30PM is a sensory exploration of interconnected human
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 7:30PM journeys—life and the eternal—as seen through the
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2:00PM shared languages of music and dance.
Company B/Concertiana (West Coast premiere)/ “She’s the best,” says Mikhail Baryshnikov of Wendy
Esplanade Whelan. “There’s a complexity, a sense of internal life,
PROGRAM B a woman on stage. You’re always trying to decode this
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 7:30PM person when she moves.”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 7:30PM
“She summons from her instrument an emotional
Polaris / Last Look / Piazzolla Caldera
power so stirring that even the most stoic audience
FAMILY MATINEE members risk turning into sobbing sacks of flesh,”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2:00PM reports The New York Times of Maya Beiser.
$15 CHILD/$25 ADULT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020, 7:30PM
Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 7:30PM
$90/$65/$40 Herbst Theatre | $65/$55/$45
Thomas and Lily Beischer, Individual Sponsors
Support the February 19 performance as a
Concert Partner, see page 31.
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14 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 15An affectionate and nostalgic look back at the work
of Paul Taylor—one of the world’s great dance-makers
of the 20th and 21st centuries—and a soaring new work by
a quartet of contemporary movement-theater innovators.
Dance
LEFT: PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY; PHOTO: PAUL B. GOODE / ABOVE: MAYA BEISER AND WENDY WHELAN; PHOTO: NILS SCHLEBUSCH
Paul Taylor Dance Company The Day
Performed by Wendy Whelan
The dance world lost Paul Taylor in 2018 after more than
a six-decade career setting the standard for art, craft, and Maya Beiser
inspiration and innovation in contemporary dance. The Lucinda Childs, choreography
vibrant and versatile Paul Taylor Dance Company has
called SF Performances its second home with regular
David Lang, words and music
appearances here for three decades. The Company’s Ground-breaking dancer Wendy Whelan, legendary
two different programs include Taylor’s final work, choreographer Lucinda Childs, renowned cellist/
Concertiana, and signature dances that defined his creative producer Maya Beiser and Pulitzer Prize-
artistry—and dance in America. winning composer David Lang partner for the Bay Area
PROGRAM A premiere of The Day. The bold, collaborative evening
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:30PM is a sensory exploration of interconnected human
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 7:30PM journeys—life and the eternal—as seen through the
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2:00PM shared languages of music and dance.
Company B/Concertiana (West Coast premiere)/ “She’s the best,” says Mikhail Baryshnikov of Wendy
Esplanade Whelan. “There’s a complexity, a sense of internal life,
PROGRAM B a woman on stage. You’re always trying to decode this
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 7:30PM person when she moves.”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 7:30PM
“She summons from her instrument an emotional
Polaris / Last Look / Piazzolla Caldera
power so stirring that even the most stoic audience
FAMILY MATINEE members risk turning into sobbing sacks of flesh,”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2:00PM reports The New York Times of Maya Beiser.
$15 CHILD/$25 ADULT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020, 7:30PM
Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020, 7:30PM
$90/$65/$40 Herbst Theatre | $65/$55/$45
Thomas and Lily Beischer, Individual Sponsors
Support the February 19 performance as a
Concert Partner, see page 31.
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Dance Series for just $145/$110/$80.
14 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 152019-2020
Season Calendar
HERBST THEATRE; PHOTO: MARGO MORITZ
2019 FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 7:30pm Garrick Ohlsson (Piano/Herbst)
SEPTEMBER Saturday, February 8, 2020 10:00am Dashon Burton/Greenberg (Words & Music/Herbst)
Saturday, February, 8, 2020 7:30pm Faust/Melnikov/Queyras Trio
Friday, September 27, 2019 7:30pm Natasha Paremski/Alfredo Rodriguez (Piano/Herbst)
(Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
OCTOBER
Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Sunday, October 13, 2019 7:00pm Manuel Barrueco (Guitar/Herbst)
Friday, February 21, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Friday, October 18, 2019 7:30pm Z.E.N Trio (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:00pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Family/YBCA )
Monday, October 21, 2019 7:30pm Calidore String Quartet (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:30pm Christian Gerhaher (The Art of Song/Herbst)
Sunday, February 23, 2020 2:00pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Saturday, October 26, 2019 7:30pm Jason Vieaux (Guitar/Herbst)
Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:30pm Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Dance/Herbst)
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00pm 40th Season Gala & Concert
Friday, February 28, 2020 7:30pm Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Dance/Herbst)
(Special Events/Herbst & War Memorial)
Saturday, February 29, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:00pm Richard Goode
(Special Events/Herbst & War Memorial)
MARCH
NOVEMBER Saturday, March 7, 2020 7:30pm ASQ/Bill Kanengiser (Guitar/Herbst)
Saturday, November 9, 2019 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst) Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:30pm Pavel Haas Quartet/Boris Giltburg (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, November 23, 2019 7:30pm Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Guitar/Herbst) Saturday, March 21, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:30pm David Russell (Guitar/Herbst)
DECEMBER Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:30pm Sir András Schiff (Piano/Herbst)
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:30pm Brentano Quartet/Dawn Upshaw Friday, March 27, 2020 7:30pm Tabea Zimmermann/Javier Perianes
(Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst) (Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst)
Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:30pm Xuefei Yang (Guitar/St. Mark’s) Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:30pm Jerusalem Quartet (Chamber/Herbst)
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:30pm Jamie Barton (The Art of Song/Herbst) Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:30pm Garrick Ohlsson (Piano/Herbst)
APRIL
2020 Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:30pm Marc-André Hamelin (Piano/Herbst)
Sunday, April 26, 2020 1-5pm 40th Anniversary Family Day of Performances
(Special Events/Herbst)
JANUARY
Sunday, April 26, 2020 7:00pm 40th Anniversary Concert (Special Events/Herbst)
Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:30pm Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw Monday, April 27, 2020 7:30pm Mark Padmore/Marc-André Hamelin
(PIVOT/Hear Now and Then/Herbst) (The Art of Song /Herbst)
Friday, January 24, 2020 7:30pm Jennifer Koh/Vijay Iyer/Tyshawn Sorey Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:30pm Mark Padmore (Hear Now and Then/Herbst)
(PIVOT/Here Now and Then/Herbst)
Saturday, January 25, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst) MAY
Saturday, January 25, 2020 7:30pm Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:30pm Benjamin Appl (The Art of Song/Herbst)
(PIVOT/Hear Now and Then/Herbst)
Saturday, May 16, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Sunday, January 26, 2020 5:00pm Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell
(PIVOT/Great Artists and Ensembles/Herbst)
Programs, artists, and times are subject to change.
16 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 172019-2020
Season Calendar
HERBST THEATRE; PHOTO: MARGO MORITZ
2019 FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 7:30pm Garrick Ohlsson (Piano/Herbst)
SEPTEMBER Saturday, February 8, 2020 10:00am Dashon Burton/Greenberg (Words & Music/Herbst)
Saturday, February, 8, 2020 7:30pm Faust/Melnikov/Queyras Trio
Friday, September 27, 2019 7:30pm Natasha Paremski/Alfredo Rodriguez (Piano/Herbst)
(Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
OCTOBER
Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Sunday, October 13, 2019 7:00pm Manuel Barrueco (Guitar/Herbst)
Friday, February 21, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Friday, October 18, 2019 7:30pm Z.E.N Trio (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, October 19, 2019 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:00pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Family/YBCA )
Monday, October 21, 2019 7:30pm Calidore String Quartet (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 7:30pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:30pm Christian Gerhaher (The Art of Song/Herbst)
Sunday, February 23, 2020 2:00pm Paul Taylor Dance Company (Dance/YBCA )
Saturday, October 26, 2019 7:30pm Jason Vieaux (Guitar/Herbst)
Thursday, February 27, 2020 7:30pm Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Dance/Herbst)
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00pm 40th Season Gala & Concert
Friday, February 28, 2020 7:30pm Wendy Whelan/Maya Beiser (Dance/Herbst)
(Special Events/Herbst & War Memorial)
Saturday, February 29, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7:00pm Richard Goode
(Special Events/Herbst & War Memorial)
MARCH
NOVEMBER Saturday, March 7, 2020 7:30pm ASQ/Bill Kanengiser (Guitar/Herbst)
Saturday, November 9, 2019 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst) Tuesday, March 10, 2020 7:30pm Pavel Haas Quartet/Boris Giltburg (Chamber/Herbst)
Saturday, November 23, 2019 7:30pm Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Guitar/Herbst) Saturday, March 21, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:30pm David Russell (Guitar/Herbst)
DECEMBER Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:30pm Sir András Schiff (Piano/Herbst)
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 7:30pm Brentano Quartet/Dawn Upshaw Friday, March 27, 2020 7:30pm Tabea Zimmermann/Javier Perianes
(Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst) (Great Artists & Ensembles/Herbst)
Saturday, December 7, 2019 7:30pm Xuefei Yang (Guitar/St. Mark’s) Saturday, March 28, 2020 7:30pm Jerusalem Quartet (Chamber/Herbst)
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:30pm Jamie Barton (The Art of Song/Herbst) Tuesday, March 31, 2020 7:30pm Garrick Ohlsson (Piano/Herbst)
APRIL
2020 Thursday, April 23, 2020 7:30pm Marc-André Hamelin (Piano/Herbst)
Sunday, April 26, 2020 1-5pm 40th Anniversary Family Day of Performances
(Special Events/Herbst)
JANUARY
Sunday, April 26, 2020 7:00pm 40th Anniversary Concert (Special Events/Herbst)
Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:30pm Mahan Esfahani/Stefan Jackiw Monday, April 27, 2020 7:30pm Mark Padmore/Marc-André Hamelin
(PIVOT/Hear Now and Then/Herbst) (The Art of Song /Herbst)
Friday, January 24, 2020 7:30pm Jennifer Koh/Vijay Iyer/Tyshawn Sorey Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:30pm Mark Padmore (Hear Now and Then/Herbst)
(PIVOT/Here Now and Then/Herbst)
Saturday, January 25, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst) MAY
Saturday, January 25, 2020 7:30pm Theo Bleckmann/Telegraph Quartet Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:30pm Benjamin Appl (The Art of Song/Herbst)
(PIVOT/Hear Now and Then/Herbst)
Saturday, May 16, 2020 10:00am ASQ/Greenberg (Saturday Mornings/Herbst)
Sunday, January 26, 2020 5:00pm Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Jay Campbell
(PIVOT/Great Artists and Ensembles/Herbst)
Programs, artists, and times are subject to change.
16 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 17One thousand years of music have been personally selected to be
interpreted by many of today’s most thoughtful and accomplished
performers, who will lead audiences on an unusually rich journey.
Off-the-beaten-path pairings of acclaimed soloists performing
together, with programs ranging from the hits of the Middle Ages
to a substantial evening of Beethoven trios, and from Mozart to
music that changed the 20th century, are what make these artists
and ensembles truly great.
Great
Artists and LEFT: ISABELLE FAUST; PHOTO FELIX BROEDE
ABOVE: TABEA ZIMMERMANN; PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE
JAY CAMPBELL; PHOTO: BEOWULF SHEEHAN
Ensembles Brentano String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Isabelle Faust, violin
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
The “diva next door”—warmly personable and
formidably gifted soprano Dawn Upshaw—returns Faust, Melnikov and Queyras bring together their
to SF Performances with the peerless Brentano, “a individual prowess as international soloists in a
magnificent quartet. This was wonderful, selfless Beethoven celebration.
music-making.” (Times of London)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020, 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019, 7:30PM Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM: Trio in E-flat
Mark Steinberg, violin Major, WoO.38; Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2;
Serena Canin, violin Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat Major, Op.
Misha Amory, viola 44; Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”
Nina Lee, cello
Support this performance as a Concert
PROGRAM: MOZART: Quartet in A Major, K464; Partner, see page 31.
RESPIGHI: Il tramonto; SCHOENBERG: Quartet
No. 2 for soprano and string quartet in F-sharp
minor, Op.10 Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Javier Perianes, piano
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin “Tabea Zimmermann is one of the greatest players
Jay Campbell, cello of our time (on any instrument)” asserts London’s
Observer. Germany’s Bayern 4 Radio added, “Discipline
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Jay Campbell have chosen and freedom, dancelike rhythm and improvisatory
a program that spans a millennium, underscoring the gesture seem to balance themselves effortlessly.”
timeless power of music to communicate, innovate and Her artistry is perfectly matched in the “luminosity”
move us. Kopatchinskaja “is incapable of giving a boring of Javier Perianes’ playing. (London Telegraph)
performance” (Bachtrack), and Campbell “performs
music of our time not out of obligation but because it FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020, 7:30PM
excites him so much.” (New York Times) Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
PROGRAM: SCHUBERT: “Arpeggione” Sonata,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020, 5PM
D. 821; BRAHMS: Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major,
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Op.120; DE FALLA: Seven Popular Songs; ALBENIZ:
PROGRAM: From the Winchester Troper (11th Tango; VILLA-LOBOS: Cantilena (Aria); PIAZZOLLA:
Century); JÖRG WIDMANN: 24 Duos for violin Le Grand Tango
and cello; GIBBONS: Fantasia; RAVEL: Sonata for
violin and cello; XENAKIS: Dhipli Zyia; MACHAUT:
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18 SFPERFORMANCES.ORG ORDER NOW 415.392.2545 19One thousand years of music have been personally selected to be
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together, with programs ranging from the hits of the Middle Ages
to a substantial evening of Beethoven trios, and from Mozart to
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Artists and LEFT: ISABELLE FAUST; PHOTO FELIX BROEDE
ABOVE: TABEA ZIMMERMANN; PHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVE
JAY CAMPBELL; PHOTO: BEOWULF SHEEHAN
Ensembles Brentano String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Isabelle Faust, violin
Alexander Melnikov, piano
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
The “diva next door”—warmly personable and
formidably gifted soprano Dawn Upshaw—returns Faust, Melnikov and Queyras bring together their
to SF Performances with the peerless Brentano, “a individual prowess as international soloists in a
magnificent quartet. This was wonderful, selfless Beethoven celebration.
music-making.” (Times of London)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020, 7:30PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019, 7:30PM Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM: Trio in E-flat
Mark Steinberg, violin Major, WoO.38; Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2;
Serena Canin, violin Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat Major, Op.
Misha Amory, viola 44; Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost”
Nina Lee, cello
Support this performance as a Concert
PROGRAM: MOZART: Quartet in A Major, K464; Partner, see page 31.
RESPIGHI: Il tramonto; SCHOENBERG: Quartet
No. 2 for soprano and string quartet in F-sharp
minor, Op.10 Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Javier Perianes, piano
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin “Tabea Zimmermann is one of the greatest players
Jay Campbell, cello of our time (on any instrument)” asserts London’s
Observer. Germany’s Bayern 4 Radio added, “Discipline
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Jay Campbell have chosen and freedom, dancelike rhythm and improvisatory
a program that spans a millennium, underscoring the gesture seem to balance themselves effortlessly.”
timeless power of music to communicate, innovate and Her artistry is perfectly matched in the “luminosity”
move us. Kopatchinskaja “is incapable of giving a boring of Javier Perianes’ playing. (London Telegraph)
performance” (Bachtrack), and Campbell “performs
music of our time not out of obligation but because it FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020, 7:30PM
excites him so much.” (New York Times) Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
PROGRAM: SCHUBERT: “Arpeggione” Sonata,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020, 5PM
D. 821; BRAHMS: Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major,
Herbst Theatre | $70/$55/$45
Op.120; DE FALLA: Seven Popular Songs; ALBENIZ:
PROGRAM: From the Winchester Troper (11th Tango; VILLA-LOBOS: Cantilena (Aria); PIAZZOLLA:
Century); JÖRG WIDMANN: 24 Duos for violin Le Grand Tango
and cello; GIBBONS: Fantasia; RAVEL: Sonata for
violin and cello; XENAKIS: Dhipli Zyia; MACHAUT:
Subscribe and Save!
Balade 4 (Biauté qui); LIGETI: Hommage à Hilding
Rosenberg; KODÁLY: Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7 Save on regular ticket prices when you purchase
the entire Great Artists and Ensembles Series.
All four performances for just $260/$200/$160.
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