CLASSICAL
Agave Baroque “Peace in Our Time: Music of Love and Loss in the Shadow of the 30 Years’ War.” Aaron Westman, violin; Natalie Carducci, and Anna Washburn, violin/viola; Katherine Kyme, viola; William Skeen, cello/viola da gamba; Kevin Cooper, guitar/theorbo; Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord/ organ; Reginald Mobley, countertenor. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4 at Church of the Advent, 261 Fell St., S.F. (510) 528-1725 . www.sfems.org
Alicia Yang, JungHae Kim “Baroque Masters.” Baroque violin; harpsichord. Works by Byrd, Charpentier, others. 4 p.m. February 4. Epworth United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St, Berkeley. www.com munityconcertepworth.org
Ashley Bathgate Cello. Works by Steve Reich, Andrew Norman, others. 8 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5. $12-$20. St. Aidan’s Church, 101 Gold Mine Dr., S.F. www.scnmf.org
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet Works by Poulenc, Ligeti, Mozart, Hough. Stephen Hough, piano. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. $25-$75. Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. (866) 955-6040. gmc.sono ma.edu
Brinton Smith, Kirsten Smith Cello; piano. Works by Beethoven, Debussy, others. 12:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 6. $5. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St., S.F. www.noontime concerts.org.
Céline Ricci Soprano. Daniel Lockert, piano. Works by Satie, Milhaud, others. 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $20. Campbell Hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 70 Santa Rosa Ave. , Sausalito. (510) 384-4122.
Chamber Music with S.F. Symphony Musicians Works by Tchaikovsky, Janácek, others. 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $40. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfsymphony.org
The Choral Project “Art of Sound: Bernstein at 100.” 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. $10-$25. Mission Santa Clara, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. www.choralproject.org
Daniel De Togni Composition. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www. sfcm.edu.
Debussy Festival Gala Stephen Bailey, Daniel Glover, Louise Costigan-Kerns, Jeffrey LaDeur, Laura Magnani, Pete Paesaroch, Robert Schwartz, Brent Smith, Robin Sutherland, and Christopher Basso, piano; Tim Day, flute; Katherine McKee, alto; Carlos Ortega, clarinet; ZOFO Duo(Keisuke Nakagoshi & Eva-Maria Zimmermann), piano four-hands. 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $5-$23. Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F. (415) 474-1608. www.oldfirstconcerts.org
Debussy Duos “Later Works by the Master.” Hrabba Atladottir, violin; Leighton Fong, cello; Karen Rosenak, and Michael Seth Orland, piano. Works by Debussy. Noon Wed., Feb. 7. Free. Hertz Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave., UC Berkeley. music.berkeley.edu.
Donna Stoering, Andrey
Nezmer “Mission Dolores Basilica Centennial Piano Fund Raising Concert.” Piano; countertenor. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. $20. Mission Dolores, 3321 16th St., S.F. www.missiondolores.org Dušan Bogdanovic Guitar. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 8. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www.sfcm.edu.
Earplay Ensemble “A Delicate Arrangement of Sounds.” Works by Franck Bedrossian, Bruce Christian Bennett, Richard Festinger, Helen Grime. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5. $10-$35. Taube Atrium Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.earplay.org.
Echo Orchestra “Echo Meets Mana.” Works by Schubert, Philip Glass, Anders Nilsson. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $15$35. First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, 72 Kensington Rd., San Anselmo. www.echorchestra.com
Ensemble for These Times “56x54+Gorecki: Strings & Things.” Works by Henryk Gorecki, Shulamit Ran, Aleksandra Vrebalov, David Garner, Weiwei Miao, Juliana Hall, Leah Kennedy, Mike McFerron, Dave Collins, and Joelle Wallach. Ilana Blumberg Thomas, violin. Julie Michael, viola. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $10-$30. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S.F. www.e4tt.org
Friction Quartet “Concerts at Zion: Century-Spanning Music for Classical Instruments.” 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. $15-$25.
Zion Ninth www.frictionquartet.com Lutheran St., S.F. Church, 495
Friedrich Rust Sun., Bassoon, Feb. Edelmann, 4. St. cello. Mary’s 4 Rebecca p.m. Cathedral, 567-2020. 1111 Gough St., S.F. (415)
James Weiss, piano. Ehnes Works Violin. by Orion Beethoven, p.m. Sun., Poulenc, Feb. 11. Strauss. $55. Herbst 3 Theatre, S.F. (415) 401 392-4400. Van Ness Ave., www.chambermusicsf.org
Jassen Lim Violin; Todorov, piano. Ng 1 p.m. Chong Fri., Feb. State 9. University, Free. Knuth 1600 Hall, Holloway S.F. events Ave., S.F. lca.sfsu.edu/
Jean Macduff Vaux Composer-in-Residence: Ashley Fure Works by Fure. Amaranth Quartet; Crystal Pascucci, cello; William Winant, percussion. 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. $10-$15. Littlefield Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland. (510) 4302296. musicnow.mills.edu
Jeffrey LaDeur Piano. Works by Debussy, Couperin, Chopin. 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www.sfcm.edu
Konevets Quartet 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $10. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. (415) 749-6300. www.gracecathedral.org
Laxmi G. Tewari Hindustani vocals. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. $8. Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park.
Leah Froyd, Amy Chiu Violin; piano. Works by Handel, Schumann, Dvorak. 7:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 6. Free. Osher Salon, S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www.sfcm.edu
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble “Visions de l’Amen.” Works by Messiaen, Philip Acimovic , Chris Castro. Eric Zivian, and Sarah Cahill, piano. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5. $18$35. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www.leftcoastensemble.org
Lemon Bucket Orkestra “Counting Sheep: A Guerilla Folk Opera.” Mark and Marichka Marczyk. 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Feb. 7-10. $15-$50. Bing Concert Hall Studio, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. (650) 724-2464. live.stanford.edu
Manasse-Nakamatsu Duo Jon Manasse, clarinet; Jon Nakamatsu, piano. Works by Brahms, Kabalevsky, Debussy, Paco D’Rivera, Goodwin, J. Novacek. 7 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $20-$50. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. www.musicatkohl.org
Oakland Symphony “Pride & Prejudice: Notes from LGBTQ.” Part of the Symphony’s “Notes from …” series. Noah Galvin, voice; Sara Davis Buechner, piano. 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. $25$90. Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland.
(510) 444-0802. www.oaklandsymphony.org
Opera San Jose “The Flying Dutchman.” Wagner. 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10; 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $9-$175. Through Feb. 25. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. (408) 4374450. www.operasj.org.
Philharmonia Baroque “Harmonic Convergence.” Works by Haydn, Mozart, Herschel. Steven Isserlis, cello. $30.50$122.50. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Fed. 7 at First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave.,
Palo Alto. 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9 at Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 and 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11 at First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. www.philharmonia.org
Piano Concerto Competition Finals 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 7. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. (415) 864-7326. www.sfcm.edu
Santa Rosa Symphony “Enter the New World.” Michael Christie conducts works by Bernstein, Prokofiev, Dvorak. Anna Fedorova, piano. 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10; 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11; 8 p.m. Mon., Feb. 12. $25$75. Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. (707) 546-8742. www.srsymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony Herbert Blomstedt conducts works by Beethoven, Stenhammar. Garrick Ohlsson, piano. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 8-10. $15-$159. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfsymphony.org
Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley “Valentine’s SingAlong.” 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $15. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. (650) 254-1700. www.scholacantorum.org
S.F. Soundbox Patrick Dupré Quigley conducts “Synesthesia.” Lauren Snouffer, soprano; Virginia Warnken, mezzo soprano; Cameron Beauchamp, bass; members of the S.F. Symphony; Luke Kritzeck, lighting; Adam Larsen, video. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10. $45-$350. SF Soundbox, 300 Franklin St., S.F. (415) 5035299. www.sfsoundbox.com
Stephen Main Organ. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $10. Mission Dolores, 3321 16th St., S.F. www.missiondolores.org
St. Lawrence String Quartet Works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Applebaum. Masumi Per Rostad, viola. 2:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $15-$65. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. (650) 724-2464. live.stanford. edu
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Joshua Weilerstein conducts works by Beethoven, Timo Andres, and Mendelssohn(Fri), Haydn, Salvatore Sciarrino, Ives, and Beethoven(Sat.), Ravel, George Tsontakis, and Beethoven(Sun.). Jonathan Biss, piano. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.,
Feb. 9-10; 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $48-$86. Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Dana St., Berkeley. www.calperformances.org
Strata Ensemble Gian Carlo Menotti, Max Bruch, Khachaturian, Paul Schoenfield. 2:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $15-$25, under 18 free. Faye Spanos Concert Hall, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton. www.chambermus icfriends.org
Sundays @ Four: Chamber Music Society of San Francisco Jory Fankuchen, and Natasha Makhijani, violin; Clio Tilton, viola; Samsun van Loon, cello; Steve Sanchez, clarinet. Works by Mendelssohn, Mozart. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $20-$25, under 18 free. Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St., Berkeley. www.crowden.org
Susan Jane Matthews Organ. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $10. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.gracecathedral.org
UC Symphony Orchestra Works by Prokofiev, Lily Chen, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10. $10-$20. Hertz Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave., UC Berkeley. music.berkeley.edu.
Wooden Fish Ensemble Works by Boudewijn Buckinx, Hyo-shin Na, Japanese traditional music. 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $5-$23. Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F. (415) 474-1608. www.oldfirstcon certs.org
Yehudi Menuhin Seminar for Chamber Music Jane Galante Competition. 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. Free. Knuth Hall, S.F. State University, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. (415) 338-2467. lca.sfsu.edu/events
Yi-Fang Wu, Miles Graber Piano duo. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninoff. 5 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music. 50 Oak St., S.F. www.sfcm.edu.
Zéphyros Wind Works by Ligeti, Irving Fine, Mozart, Brahms. 3 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9. Free. McKenna Theatre, 1756 Holloway Ave. , S.F. (415) 338-2467. morrison.sfsu.edu
DANCE
13th Floor Dance Theater “Space Pilots in Spaaaace!” 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9; 5 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10. $15-$40. Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama St., S.F.
www.13thfloortheater.org
Circa Performance Troupe “Il Ritorno.” 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Dana St., Berkeley. www.calperformances.org
Dance Brigade “New Winter 2: Choreographer’s Showcase.” 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10; 7 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $15. Dance Mission Theatre, 3316 24th St., S.F. www.dancemission.com
James Graham Dance Theatre
“Dance Lovers 7.” 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 8-10. $18$38. CounterPulse, 80 Turk St., S.F. www.jamesgraham dancetheatre.com
Mary Sano and Her Duncan
Dancers Mutsuko Dohi, and Hiroko Mizuno, piano. Works by Brahms. 5 p.m. Sun., Feb. 11. $20-$30. Mary Sano School of Duncan Dancing, 245 Fifth St. #314, S.F. (415) 357-1817. www.duncandance.org
Nancy Karp + Dancers “On Beauty.” 8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 9; 6 and 7:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun., Feb.
10-11. $15-$35. David Brower Center, 2150 Alston Way, Berkeley. www.nancykarp.org
ODC/Dance “Dance Around Town: Path of Miracles.” With Volti vocal ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10. $40. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. www.odc.dance.
Rotunda Dance Series: Carnaval San Francisco with Fogo Na Roupa Noon Fri., Feb. 9. Free. S.F. City Hall Rotunda, 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl., S.F. (415) 920-9181. www.dancersgroup.org
SAFEHouse Presents: Lynea Diaz-Hagan “Ocean.” 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10. $15. SafeHouse Arts, 45 Eddy St., S.F. www.safehousearts.org
S.F. Ballet “The Sleeping Beauty.” 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $40-$400. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 865-5600. www.sfballet.org
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Open House 3-6 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. Free. ShawlAnderson Dance Center, 2704 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley.
www.shawl-anderson.org
Spectrum Dance Theater “A Rap on Dance.” Donald Byrd, choreography. 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10; 2 p.m. Sat. $63. Oakland Metro Operahouse, 522 Second St., Oakland. (510) 642-9988. www.calperforman ces.org Zoë Klein Productions “Born, Never Asked.” 7 p.m. Sun., Feb. 4. $18-$25. Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St., S.F. www.zoekleinproductions.com