Classical
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Alexander Ffinch Organ. 4 p.m. Sat., April 15. St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., S.F. (415) 567-2020. American Bach Soloists “2018: Monteverdi Vespers.” Nils Brown, tenor; Katelyn Aungst, and Julie Bosworth, soprano; Nicholas Burns, and Jay Carter, countertenor; Steven Brennfleck, and Jonathan Smucker, tenor; David McFerrin baritone; William Meinert, and Jeffrey Fields, bass. 4 p.m. Sun., April 8. $35-$89. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S.F. www.americanbach.org Amos Yang Cello. Works by Dvorak. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. Free. Epworth United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St, Berkeley. www.communityconcertepworth.org Ann Moss, Steven Bailey, Justin Ouellet Soprano; piano; viola. Works by Griffin Candey, others. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. $20. Piedmont Piano Center, 1728 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. www.piedmontpiano.com Armenian State Chamber Choir Music by Komitas, 20th century composers Alfred Schnittke and John Tavener, and the contemporary composer David Haladijan; a selection of traditional Armenian folk tunes; and more. 8 p.m. Sat., April 14. $21-$70. First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. (510) 6429988. www.calperformances.org Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute Arias by Mozart, Gounod, Massenet, Mascagni, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Barber and Copeland. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 14. $10. Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Ave., S.F. www.sunsetarts.wordpress.com Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra “Spirit and Soul.” 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. Free. Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thornhill Dr., Oakland. www.bcco.org Birthday Tribute to Maestro Ali Akbar Khan With Esther Adams, Rama Garamella, Reena Karia and Dana Pandey, tabla; Christopher Ris, sarode; Dallas Smith, reeds; John Rothfield, viola; Max Rossmassler, guitar. Concerts at 3, 4, 7 and 8:30 p.m. Sat., April 14. $20-$30. Ali Akbar College of Music, 215 West End Ave., San Rafael. (415) 454-6372. www.aacm.org Boris Andrinov, Dimitiri Illarionov Cello; guitar. Works by Stravinsky, Manuel de Falla, John Dowland, Nikita Koshkin, Francisco Tarrega, Giovanni Sollima, Piazzolla. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 14. $30. Community Church of Sebastopol, 1000 Gravenstein Hwy North, Sebastopol. www.redwoodarts.org Catherine Kautsky Piano. Illustrates her book talk by performing works by Debussy and others. 7 p.m. Fri., April 13. $15-$20. 405 Shrader, 405 Shrader St., S.F. www.405shrader.com Chamber Music Sundaes Works by Ravel, Mozart, Brahms. Florin Parvelescu, violin; Nicholas Dold, piano; Samantha Cho, piano; David Goldblatt, cello. 3 p.m. Sun., April 8. $11-$28. Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St., Berkeley. (415) 753-2792. www.chambermusicsundaes.org Chamber Music with Members of the S.F. Symphony Works by Mozart, Bartok, others. 2 p.m. Sun., April 15. $40. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 864-6000. www.sfsymphony.org Circadian String Quartet “Mystic Circles.” Works by Messiaen, Stravinsky, others. 8 p.m. Fri., April 13. $5-$23. Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F. www.oldfirstconcerts.org Daedalus Quartet Works by Beethoven, Anna Wessner, Janacek. 7 p.m. Sun., April 15. $20-$50. Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. (650) 762-1130. www.musicatkohl.org Dawn Walker, Elizabeth Prior, Sarah Voynow Flute; viola; harp. Works by Debussy, Jean Marie LeClair, Jolivet, Jacques Ibert. 12:30 p.m. Tues., April 10. Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St., S.F. www.noontimeconcerts.org Ensemble for These Times “Once/Memory/Night: Paul Celan.” Works by David Garner, Jared Redmond, Stephen Eddins, Libby Larsen, and Aleksandra Kaca. Ilana Blumberg Thomas, violin; Laura Reynolds, English horn. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. $5-$30. Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St., S.F. www.e4tt.org Fire and Grace Duo William Coulter, guitar; Edwin Huizinga, violin. Works by Bach, Vivaldi, Hungarian folk songs. 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. $15-$30. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. www.peninsulaguitar.com Fortnightly Music Club Works by Schumann, Beethoven, Nino Rota, Seung Ha You. Chrystyna KaczynskiKozel, Richard Sogg and Ching Shih, piano; Peter Gelfand and Walter Halvorsen, cello; Jeff Wolfeld, clarinet. 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto. www.fortnightlymusicclub.org Gabriela Martinez Piano. Works by Beethoven, Schoenberg, others. 2:30 p.m. Sun., April 15. $40-$60. Trianon Theatre, 72 North 5th St., San Jose. www.steinwaysociety.com
Grisha Goryachev Flamenco guitar. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 14. $8. Green Music Center Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. gmc.sonoma.edu
Jill Morgan Brenner Final installment of Emma Logan’s “Alone/Not Alone” series
with works by Mary Jane Leach, Cecilia Ore, Kaija Saariaho, Kate Soper, Nina C. Young. 8 p.m. Fri., April 13. $10-$15. Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St., S.F. www.centerfornewmusic.com
Katherine Heater, Anthony
Martin “J.S. Bach & Sons, Purveyors of Fine Music.” 8 p.m. Sun., April 8. $15-$25. Palo Alto Friends Meetinghouse, 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. (650) 322-2455.
Kevin Kenner Piano. Works by Chopin. 3 p.m. Sun., April 8. $0-$18. Angelico Hall, Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael. www.dominican.edu
Lewin-Cogan Duo Daniel Lewin, violin; Dmitriy Cogan, piano. Work by Ravel, Debussy, Messiaen, Fauré. 8 p.m. Sat., April 14. $15-$20. Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley. www.trinitychamberconcerts.org
Leyla Kabuli, Price Duo Piano. Berkeley Price, clarinet; Deon Nielsen Price, piano. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. Presidio Chapel, Fisher Loop, S.F. Presidio, S.F. (415) 5155681. www.presidio.gov
Masterguild Series Laura Griffiths, oboe; Laura Albers, and Amy Hiraga, violin; Nancy Ellis, viola; Peter Wyrick, cello; Roy Bogas, piano. Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartok, Rachmaninoff, Franck. 7:15 p.m. Sun., April 15. $5-$20. Regents Theater, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. www.masterguild.org
Morrison Artists Series: Van Kuijk Quartet Nicolas Van Kuijk, and Sylvain FavreBulle, violin; Grégoire Vecchioni, viola; François Robin, cello. Works by Mendelssohn, Debussy, Akira Nishimura. 3 p.m. Sun., April 15. Free. McKenna Theatre, 1756 Holloway Ave. , S.F. lca.sfsu.edu/events
MusicSources presents: Jean-Lu Ho Harpsichord. Works by Purcell, others. 5 p.m. Sun., April 8. $10-$30. St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley. (510) 528-1685. www.musicsources.org
Navarro Trio Works by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff. 2 p.m. Sun., April 8. $8. Green Music Center Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. gmc.sonoma.edu
New Millenium Chamber
Orchestra “For the Birds...” James Richard Frieman conducts works by Stravinsky, Ravel, Delius, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, others. 4 p.m. Sun., April 8 at First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. $10-$20. www.nmchamberorchestra.org
Nicholas Phan, Myra
Huang Tenor; piano. Works by Debussy, Faure, Satie, others. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 12. $40-$65. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfperformances.org
Noam Bierstone Piano; Tibetan bowls, percussion. 8 p.m. Wed., April 11. $10-$15. Center for New Music, 55 Taylor St., S.F. www.centerfornewmusic.com
Oakland Symphony Chorus “Songs of Freedom: Spring Concert.” Lynne Morrow conducts works by Scarlatti, Palestrina, Rossini, Stravinsky, Bruckner. 8 p.m. Sat., April 14. $20-$25. Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison St., Oakland. www.oaklandsymphony.org
Opera San Jose “La traviata.” 8 p.m. Sat., April 14; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15. $55$175. California Theatre, 345 South First St., San Jose. www.operasj.org
Opera San Jose “La traviata.” 3 p.m. Sun., April 15. $55-$175. California Theatre, 345 South First St., San Jose. www.operasj.org
Other Minds Festival 23 “Sound Poetry: The Wages of Syntax.” 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat., April 11-14. $15-$30. 7:30 p.m., April 11. $15-$30. ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., S.F. odc.dance
Outsound Presents: nOOi Duo, Noertker’s Moxie SIMM series. 7:30 p.m. Sun., April 8. $10-$20. Musician’s Union Hall, 116 9th St., S.F. www.outsound.org
Pacific Edge Voices “Let Me Hear Your Heart Sing.” Works by Pärt, Durufle, Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Michael Roberts, Jennifer Higden. $25-$35. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., April 12 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S.F. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15 at Crowden Music Center, 1475 Rose St., Berkeley. www.pacificedgevoices.org
Paul Jacobs Organ. Works by Bach, Liszt. 3 p.m. Sun., April 8. $28-$38. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfsymphony.org
Pocket Opera “The Bartered Bride.” Smetana. $20-$47. 2 p.m. Sun., April 8 at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. 5:30 p.m. Sun., April 15 at Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto; 2 p.m. Sun., April 22 at Legion of Honor, S.F. www.pocketopera.org
Rachelle Perry, Sally Mouzon Postponed from last season, this program will feature operatic duets by Mozart, Puccini, others. Bryan Baker, piano. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. $15-$25. St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. www.stbedesmenlopark.org/ arts-series
S.F. Symphony Daniel Harding conducts works by Beethoven, Strauss. Paul Lewis, piano. 2 p.m. Thurs., April 12; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., April 13-14. $39-$155. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 8646000. www.sfsymphony.org
Saint Michael Trio Works by Mendelssohn. Russell Hancock, piano; Robin Sharp, violin; Michel Flexer, cello; Daniel Cher, viola. 7:30 p.m. Sat., April 14. $5-$10. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr., Stanford.
Santa Rosa Symphony “Ode to California.” Bruno Ferrandis conducts works by Wagner, Prokofiev, John Adams. Tracy Silverman, electric violin. Jacalyn Kreitzer, mezzo-soprano. 8 p.m. Sun.-Mon., April 8-9. $29$85. Green Music Center, Weill Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. (866) 9556040. gmc.sonoma.edu
Seattle Symphony “Become Ocean and Become Desert.” Ludovic Morlot conducts works by John Luther Adams, Sibelius, Britten. 3-5 p.m. Sun., April 8. $19-$98. Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Dana St., Berkeley. www.calperformances.org
Sierra Chamber Society Works by Mozart, Robert Sirota, Ravel. Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello. 3 p.m. Sun., April 15. $16-$24. Grace Presbyterian Church, 2100 Tice Valley Road, Walnut Creek. (925) 322-0994. www.sierrachamber.com
Singers Marin Wings of Song “Together We Sing.” 4 p.m. Sun., April 15. $20-$25. Community Congregational Church, 145 Rock Hill Dr., Tiburon . www.singersmarin.org
Sir András Schiff Piano. 7:30 p.m. Sun., April 15. Works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bach. 8 p.m. Tues., April 17. Works by Schumann, Brahms, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven. $36-$103. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfperformances.org
Sylvestris Quartet Works by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Beethoven, Scarlatti, Boccherini, Haydn, and Mozart. 8 p.m. Fri., April 13. $15-$25. First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley. www.firstchurchberkeley.org/resonance
Symphony Napa Valley “Beethoven Extravaganza.” Michael Guttman, and Ragnar Bohlin conduct works by Beethoven, Arvo Pärt. Jing Zhao, cello; Nikolay Khozyainov, piano. 5 p.m. Sat., April 14. $20-$95. Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater, 100 California Dr., Yountville. www.lincolntheater.com
Temple Hill Choir and Orchestra Alan Chipman conducts works by Rob Gardner. 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. Free. St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., S.F. (415) 567-2020.
Thalea Quartet Part of the Second Sunday concert series. 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. $30. Swedenborgian Church, 2107 Lyon St., S.F. www.sfswedenborgian.org
The Choral Project, the King’s Singers “One Night Only.” Daniel Hughes, conductor. 6 p.m. Tues., April 10. $45-$60. Cathedral Basilica St. Joseph, 80 South Market St., San Jose. www.choralproject.org
Tom Yang, Miles Graber Baritone; piano. “Winterreise.” Works by Schubert. 4 p.m. Sun., April 8. Free. Piedmont Piano Company, 1728 San Pablo Ave., Oakland. (510) 547-8188. www.piedmontpiano.com
Trio 180 Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wang, cello; Sonia Leong, piano. Works by Brahms, Turina, and Jennifer Higdon. 7 p.m. Sun., April 15. $15-$20. Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Ave., S.F. www.sunsetarts.wordpress.com
UC Berkeley Gospel Choir 8 p.m. Fri., April 13. $5-$16. Hertz Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave., UC Berkeley. music.berkeley.edu
Vallejo Symphony Marc
Taddei conducts works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Mozart. Cecile Licad, piano 2 p.m. Sun., April 15. $35-$60. Empress Theatre, 330 Virginia St., Vallejo. www.vallejosymphony.org
Voci Women’s Vocal Ensemble “Elements.” Works by Strauss, Holst, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Julie Herndon. 4 p.m. Sun., April 15 at St. Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman St., Berkeley; 2 p.m. Sat., April 21 at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 114 Montecito Ave., Oakland. www.vocisings.com
Wildcat Viols “The Magnifick Consort of Four Parts.” 8 4 p.m. Sun., April 8. $15-$45. Church of the Advent of Christ the King, 261 Fell St., S.F. www.sfems.org
X Sound Festival 2018 New works by Kim Kylland, Golnaz Shariatzadeh, Breonna Taylor, and Juliet Weight. 8 p.m. Sat., April 14. $10-$15. Littlefield Hall, Mills College, Richards Road, Oakland.
musicnow.mills.edu Y and I Duo YuEun Kim, violin; Ines Thomé, guitar. Works by Mauro Giuliani, Niccolò Paganini, Ennio Morricone, Manuel de Falla, Stanley Myers, Astor Piazzolla. 4 p.m. Sun., April 8. $5$23. Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F. www.oldfirstconcerts.org AguaClara Flamenco “Con Gusto: 5th Annual Student Showcase.” Clara Rodriguez, choreography. 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. $10-$18, under 6 free. La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. www.aguaclaraflamenco.com Alonzo King Lines Ballet “Spring Home Season.” Alonzo King, choreography. Zakir Hussein, tabla. 6 p.m. Sun., April 8; 7:30 p.m. Wed., April 11. $39.50-$94.50. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St., S.F. www.linesballet.org Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle, Talley Beatty, Twyla Tharp, Jamar Roberts, Alvin Ailey, Robert Battle, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, choreography. 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat., April 10-14; 2 p.m. Sat., April 14; 3 p.m. Sun., April 15. $30-$198. Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Dana St., Berkeley. (510) 642-9988. www.calperformances.org Carolina Lugo and Carolé Acuña Ballet Flamenco 7 p.m. Sun., April 8. $16-$21. Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell St., S.F. Five Feet Dance, Simpson/ Stulberg Collaborations “Edge Residency: (De)Classified, and Still Life No. 8.” 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., April 12-14. $20-$35. Counterpulse, 80 Turk St., S.F. (415) 6262060. www.counterpulse.org Fund the Flow Arts Presents: The Flow Show SF 10 6 p.m. Sun., April 8. $25. Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St., S.F. www.fundtheflowarts.org Intersect Dance Theatre, Counterpoint/Shift “Contrast.” Sofia Olga Carreras, and Sue Roginski, choreography. Contemporary dance and improvisation ensembles collaborate through new and repertory works. 8 p.m. Sat., April 14. $15-$20. Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama St., S.F. www.joegoode.org Legends Bollywood Dance Championship 5 p.m. Sat., April 14. $25-$35. Marin Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael. www.marincenter.org. Lines Ballet BFA Senior Showcase 7:30 p.m. Tues., April 10. $15-$25. YBCA Theater, 700 Howard St., S.F. www.ybca.org Mark Foehringer’s Dance Project “Alice in Wonderland.” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sun., April 8 and Sat.-Sun., April 14-15. $22.50-42.50. Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., S.F. www.mfdpsf.org/alice RAW Presents: Jasmine Yohai Presented by RAW (resident artist workshop), a residency program of SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. 9 p.m. Fri.-Sat., April 13-14. $15-$20. $15-$20. Safehouse Arts at 145 Eddy, 145 Eddy St., S.F. www.safehousearts.org RAW Presents: Rohith Sankarraman, Oomph Dance Theater 8 p.m. Sun., April 8. $15-$20. Safehouse Arts at 145 Eddy, 145 Eddy St., S.F. www.safehousearts.org RAW Presents: Visceral Roots Dance Co. Presenting a new work by Visceral Roots Dance Co. Sponsored by RAW (resident artist workshop), a residency program of SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts. 7 p.m. Sat.Sun., April 14-15. $15-$20. 7 p.m. Sat., April 14. $15-$20. Safehouse Arts at 145 Eddy, 145 Eddy St., S.F. www.safehousearts.org Robert Moses Kin “Draft.” 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., April 13-14; 5 p.m. Sun., April 15. $18-$25. Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St., S.F. www.robertmoseskin.org S.F. Ballet Presents: National Ballet of Canada “Nijinsky.” John Neumeier, choreography. 2 p.m. Sun., April 8. $40-$265. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfballet.org University Dance Theatre “Mortals and Angels.” Janice Garrett, and Charles Moulton, choroegraphy. 2 p.m. Sun., April 8. $15-$20. McKenna Theatre, 1756 Holloway Ave. , S.F. lca.sfsu.edu