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Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014
Oregon Woodwinds, migrating South: Louis DeMartino, Melissa Peña, Molly Alicia Barth, Lydia Van Dreel, and Steve Vacchi
Oregon Woodwinds, migrating South: Louis DeMart
Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014

Avedis Chamber Music Series begins its 29th season this week with the first of four concerts on Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014
Stuart Skelton as Peter Grimes
Stuart Skelton as Peter Grimes

Even with the announcement on Monday of

Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014

"It’s an incredible voyage to go through Bartók’s six quartets," says violist Geraldine Walther, "because they represent a lifetime of work. Before I joined Takács [she was principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony], even though I’d played the Viola Concerto and the Concerto for Orchestra, I didn’t really know Bartók.

Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014
"Play one wrong note and you die!"
"Play one wrong note and you die!"

This is the short synopsis for Eugenio Mira's film, Grand Piano

Janos Gereben - January 14, 2014
The auditorium of the Masonic Memorial Temple
The auditorium of the Masonic Memorial Temple

The main auditorium of the

Karla Avila - January 9, 2014

If you’re a clarinet or saxophone player, even if you’re just starting, you’ll hear and think a lot about reeds, the sound-making part of the instrument’s mouthpiece. Here are the secrets professionals use to make them last.

Janos Gereben - January 7, 2014
Amy Ellingson's <em>Variation/Mutation</em> in the San Jose Museum of Art
Amy Ellingson's Variation/Mutation in the San Jose Museum of Art
Janos Gereben - January 7, 2014
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien in <em>Eugene Onegin</em>
Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien in Eugene Onegin

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