Younis Raza – Page 11 – Repeat Performances

November 6, 2016

Andrew Van Oeyen at Kohl Mansion

An unexpected power in the South Bay… This past Sunday, Nov. 6, Andrew Von Oeyen gave a piano recital at Kohl Mansion, a Burlingame mini-castle that hosts Mercy High School and rents its ornate halls on weekends for weddings. Its Great Room is also the long-time performance hall for Music at Kohl Mansion, a chamber music series that Executive Director Patricia Kristof Moy has turned into one of the Bay Area’s finest. In a departure from their usual...

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October 22, 2016

“Marriage of Figaro” at West Bay Opera

An enchanting romp in the South Bay. Palo Alto’s West Bay Opera opened its new season last week with The Marriage of Figaro, a perennial treat and one of Mozart’s most popular operas. This beguiling comedy, strongly conducted by José Luis Moscovich, played to a full house in the Lucie Stern Theater, with plot turns that had the audience as confused as the characters between laughter and tears. Mozart worked with writer/poet Lorenzo...

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October 10, 2016

Jean Ferrandis with Santa Rosa Symphony

Storms of the upper air… Bruno Ferrandis opened his final year with the Santa Rosa Symphony this past weekend in an ambitious program. The last ten years under his baton have been exhilarating, and his flamboyant conducting will be missed. But a search for his replacement as Artistic Director has already begun, and next year should be a lot of fun as five different conductors do their best to wow the savvy North Bay audience. Monday evening’s...

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October 9, 2016

California Bach Society at Hertz Hall

Lamentations and angels… Celebrating ten years as the artistic director of California Bach Society (CBS), Paul Flight led a significant concert last Sunday, Oct. 9, at Hertz Hall on the UC...

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September 25, 2016

SF Music Day: eight hours of great chamber music

A surfeit of riches The San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music hosted their annual extravaganza this past Sunday, Sept. 25, showcasing 35 different groups on four stages at the War Memorial Veterans Building. Running from noon until 8:00 p.m., this year’s free event delivered a good look at the variety of top Bay Area talent, and also focused on the history of the quartet form. ...

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September 18, 2016

New Century opens their 2016 season

Vivid colors in Marin… The New Century Chamber Orchestra opened their 25th season with a lively program in four concerts around the Bay Area. I heard them in Marin on Sunday, Sept. 18, and it was a study in coloration. This ensemble of twenty strings, led by virtuoso violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg for the past nine years, will be shopping for a new Artistic Director this year. But in the meantime they are celebrating one last year of flings together, and...

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