MainStage 4: Rising Stars (San Francisco)
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PROGRAM:
Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides, Op. 26 (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Nathaniel Heyder - World Premiere, SFCO Commission
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Bela Bartók - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
featuring Pearl de la Motte, viola - Klein Competition winner
MainStage 4: Rising Stars (Palo Alto)
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PROGRAM:
Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides, Op. 26 (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Nathaniel Heyder - World Premiere, SFCO Commission
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Bela Bartók - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
featuring Pearl de la Motte, viola - Klein Competition winner
MainStage 4: Rising Stars (Berkeley)
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PROGRAM:
Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides, Op. 26 (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Nathaniel Heyder - World Premiere, SFCO Commission
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Bela Bartók - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
featuring Pearl de la Motte, viola - Klein Competition winner
MainStage 3: String Serenades (Berkeley)
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PROGRAM:
Jessie Montgomery - "Strum"
Evan Price - "A Game of Cat and Mike"
with commissioning support from Maryann Maslan
co-commission with San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Savannah Music Festival and Lakeland Symphony Orchestra
featuring Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall, mandolins
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
MainStage 3: String Serenades (Palo Alto)
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PROGRAM:
Jessie Montgomery - "Strum"
Evan Price - "A Game of Cat and Mike"
with commissioning support from Maryann Maslan
co-commission with San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Savannah Music Festival and Lakeland Symphony Orchestra
featuring Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall, mandolins
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
MainStage 3: String Serenades (San Francisco)
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PROGRAM:
Jessie Montgomery - "Strum"
Evan Price - "A Game of Cat and Mike"
with commissioning support from Maryann Maslan
co-commission with San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Savannah Music Festival and Lakeland Symphony Orchestra
featuring Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall, mandolins
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
MainStage 2: Celebration and Hope (Palo Alto)
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PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
featuring Hiro Yoshimura, violin - Debut Artist
Haydn Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
MainStage 2: Celebration and Hope (Berkeley)
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PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
featuring Hiro Yoshimura, violin - Debut Artist
Haydn Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
MainStage 2: Celebration and Hope (San Francisco)
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PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
featuring Hiro Yoshimura, violin - Debut Artist
Haydn Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
MainStage 1: New Beginnings (Berkeley)
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PROGRAM:
George Friedrich Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 12
Shawn Okpebholo - “Fractured Water”
World Premiere, commissioned by the SFCO
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
MainStage 1: New Beginnings (Palo Alto)
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PROGRAM:
George Friedrich Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 12
Shawn Okpebholo - “Fractured Water”
World Premiere, commissioned by the SFCO
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
MainStage 1: New Beginnings (San Francisco)
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PROGRAM:
George Friedrich Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 12
Shawn Okpebholo - “Fractured Water”
World Premiere, commissioned by the SFCO
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
MainStage 4: Resilience
Jory Fankuchen, Principal Conductor
Trevor Weston
”Aqua” - World Premiere with Emerging Black Composer Project and the NEA
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Supporting Government Institutions
Supporting Foundations
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Anonymous Family Foundation
MainStage 4: Resilience
Jory Fankuchen, Principal Conductor
Trevor Weston
”Aqua” - World Premiere with Emerging Black Composer Project and the NEA
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Supporting Government Institutions
Supporting Foundations
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Anonymous Family Foundation
A Sensory Friendly Family Concert
Doors Open at 10:30am
We’re excited to launch the SFCO’s first program designed with our Neurodiverse community in mind. What does that mean? We’ll refrain from sudden loud sounds, our string quartet will be an appropriate volume for the size of venue, and the seating will be a bit farther apart. There will also be some fun hands on activities for those kids 0-12 who wish to participate.
MainStage 4: Resilience
Jory Fankuchen, Principal Conductor
Trevor Weston
”Aqua” - World Premiere with Emerging Black Composer Project and the NEA
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Supporting Government Institutions
Supporting Foundations
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Anonymous Family Foundation
Tod Brody and Friends
The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s principal flautist Tod Brody returns to Classical at the Freight with a program of trios for flute, viola and harp. Claude Debussy’s colorful work for this ensemble is the centerpiece of our program, plus other trios inspired by Debussy’s unusual combination of instruments. With violist Ben Simon and a harpist soon to be named, this program promises to be a wonderful presentation of infrequently performed works.
Our Classical at the Freight concerts are ticketed events. General admission is $9 in advance, $11 at the door; all SFCO members get two tickets for the price of one.
Family Concert II: ELM Cats Chamber Concert and Side By Side with SFCO
Family Concert II:
ELM CATS CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT AND SIDE BY SIDE WITH
the SFCO
Sunday, March 10, 2024 | 3:00pm
After three incredible Summer Chamber Music Camp collaborations, we continue the amazing partnership with the ELM school in San Rafael. ELM Cats show off their chamber music chops and then perform Side-by-Side with SFCO All Stars. ELM provides youth with an immersive music education and resources that inspire and empower them to pursue their dreams - and it’s tuition free!!! With great thanks to the California Arts Council for making this possible!
Other Supporting Government Organizations
Supporting Foundations
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Kay Stern and Friends
Out of the opera pit and onstage at the Freight, we welcome back the SF Opera’s stellar concertmaster Kay Stern. Her annual Classical at the Freight appearance is always an audience favorite, and Kay will choose which chamber music masterpieces to perform with a crew of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars. Stay tuned for details!
Our Classical at the Freight concerts are ticketed events. General admission is $9 in advance, $11 at the door; all SFCO members get two tickets for the price of one.
MainStage 3: Quintets and Sextets, All SFCO All Stars, All the Time!
PROGRAM
Hosted by Principal Conductor, Jory Fankuchen
Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op 77
Jennifer Higdon
Autumn Music for wind quintet
Alfredo Casella
Three Movements from Six Studies,
Op. 70, arr. P. Lemberg
Poulenc
Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano
Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes
String Quartet, Clarinet and Piano
Peter Josheff, clarinet
All SFCO All Stars, All the time! The SFCO Woodwind Quintet, String Quintet, and Piano combine in multiple permutations for a variety of musical colors and characters. First up is Dvořák's vivacious String Quintet (just add the double bass!), followed by "Autumn Music" for wind quintet by Jennifer Higdon, a piece which abounds with vibrant musical imagery. Winds and strings mix it up in the opener of the second half of the program in Casella's tribute to Ravel and Debussy. And for the final pieces on the program, we're joined by SFCO perennial pianist, Keisuke Nakagoshi for Poulenc's Sextet and Prokofiev's "Overture on Hebrew Themes," a dynamic and festive end to our chamber music party.
Debra Fong and Natasha Makhijani, violins; Sandy Leem, viola; Michael Graham, cello; Bill Everett, Bass; Stacey Pelinka, flute; Peter Lemberg, oboe; Peter Josheff, clarinet; Karla Ekholm, bassoon; Alicia Telford, horn; Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano
Supporting Government Institutions
Supporting Foundations
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
Bernard Osher Foundation
Raymond Family Foundation
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
Anonymous Family Foundation