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3rd Milton & Peggy Salkind International Piano Duo Festival

San Francisco International Music Festival

San Francisco International Music Festival 3rd Milton & Peggy Salkind International Piano Duo Festival

The Milton and Peggy Salkind International Piano Duo Festival is the United States’ first and foremost international music festival solely dedicated to the art of the piano duo. Now entering its 3rd season, the Salkind International Piano Duo Festival spotlights world-class artists in a series of concerts that capture the spirit of similar European and Russian festivals. This year, an extraordinary array of distinguished artists from Canada, Italy, Argentina, Venezuela, Latvia, and the United States will perform a remarkable series of seven concerts.

The 2010 Salkind Festival invites you to experience a showcase of “American Masterpieces” - an intriguing mix of traditional, innovative and seldom-heard compositions for piano duo from North and South America presented in the beautiful concert and recital halls at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the rich sonorities and rewarding repertoire of the piano duo genre.

Festival Artists: Duo Turgeon (Canada); Anderson & Roe (USA); Marina & Fred Hammond Duo (Argentina & Venezuela); Duo Pianistico di Firenze (Italy); The Ruslan & Raffi Piano Duo (Latvia); Pas De Duo (Berkeley); The Angelo Piano Duo (San Francisco).

July 10: "American Masterpieces from North America" - program will feature masterpieces for piano duo from North America.

Additional Dates:
Thu July 8, 2010 8:00pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
Fri July 9, 2010 8:00pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall

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Program

Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

Gould

Two Pianos

Robert Rodriguez

Bachanale: Semi-Suite

William Bolcolm

Recuerdos

John Williams/Anderson & Roe

Star Wars Fantasy

Performers

Duo Turgeon

Festival artist