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Kronos Quartet
Fresh from a European tour, the Kronos Quartet hosts a pair of Bay Area presentations of the tantalizing music of Azerbaijan, along with fascinating new additions to their repertoire.
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Wed February 15, 2012 6:30pm
The mandolin-centered Luna Nova Quartet draws in listeners, with its unique sound and memories evoked of the instrument in many film scores.
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January 29, 2012
Fresh from a European tour, the Kronos Quartet hosts a pair of Bay Area presentations of the tantalizing music of Azerbaijan, along with fascinating new additions to their repertoire.
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Feb. 3-11
The revered arts and culture of several Asian countries are celebrated in a festival at Stanford, now in its eighth year.
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January 10, 2012
Keeping busy as violinist, violist, conductor, and teacher, 63-year-old Pinchas Zukerman has plenty to say about what he’s learned ... and what’s to come.
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January 20, 2012
A Bay Area ensemble performs a reduced-forces version of a classic American novel, set in opera form by John Harbison.
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January 18, 2012
A voluble, wide-ranging San Francisco opera composer discusses the premiere of his song cycle portraying a French artistic genius.
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January 2, 2012
Good times alert: Here are a few, not-too-expensive concerts that everybody in the family might enjoy.
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January 18, 2012
Composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Terrence McNally team up to create Great Scott, an opera referencing bel canto works of yore, which The Dallas Opera will premiere three seasons hence.
More "The Dallas Opera Announces a Major New Opera" »Season Preview
January 2, 2012
It would take something much larger than a recession to stop great chamber music ensembles from performing in the Bay Area. Below are a few of the best recitals to come in the next few months.
More "Recitals Enliven the 2012 Spring Season" »Feature Article
January 2, 2012
The Bay Area is replete with great vocalists and opera opportunities this winter and next spring. Here’s how to make the most of them.
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January 2, 2012
Lovers of orchestral music are in for something special, even historic, in the spring season. If you can’t spend everything on tickets, let SFCV guide you to the best of the best.
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