CONCERTS: All concerts begin at 7:30 PM on Monday nights
ALEXANDER QUARTET
Monday, January 7
7:30 pm
Paul Yarbrough, viola
Sandy Wilson, cello
Zakarias Grafilo, violin
Frederick Lifsitz, violin
The Alexander String Quartet is considered one of the world's premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the Quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music. The Quartet serves as Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances and at San Francisco State University. Featuring Adams:
John's Book of Alleged Dances, Shostakovich: Quartet No. 9 and the Brahms: Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67.
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ALECK KARIS, piano
CHARLES CURTIS, cello
ANTHONY BURR, clarinet
Monday, January 21
7:30 pm
Aleck Karis enthralled the MAM audience last year with his deeply moving all-Chopin program. This year he returns with cellist Charles Curtis and young clarinetist Anthony Burr with a program featuring two great late works by Brahms and two others which look back a generation to Schumann and forward to Berg. Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano by Robert Schumann, Sonata in F, Opus 99 by Johannes Brahms, Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano by Alban Berg, and Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Opus 114 by Johannes Brahms
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BROADWAY BY THE BAY
Monday, February 4
7:30 pm
The Headliners are Northern California's finest musical theatre performers and have played lead roles at the Peninsula's Broadway By the Bay productions. This showcase program will include solo, duo and ensemble performances of songs from upcoming shows, The Little Shop of Horrors, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Into The Woods, featuring the music and lyrics of John Kander and Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim and more. Join us for an enchanted evening of memorable music, charismatic characters and musical theatre magic.
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JANAKI STRING TRIO
Monday, March 10
7:30 pm
Serena McKinney, violin
Katie Kadarauch, viola
Arnold Choi, cello
The Janaki String Trio, winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, is the first ensemble of this type to capture
the award in the nearly 60-year history of the Competition. The Trio's New York debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall was praised by The
New York Times as "magnificently polished" and exhibiting "an irresistible electricity." Taking its name from the Sanskrit word Janaki
(YAHN-uh-kye), which symbolizes self-realization, and playing on period instruments, the Trio explores not only standard works, but rarely
heard masterworks and provocative new pieces. Come welcome violist Katie Kadarauch, the San Francisco Symphony's newest member!
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CHEN ZIMBALISTA,
marimba & percussion
JOSE GUILLARDO, piano
Monday, March 31
7:30 pm
Chen Zimbalista is one of the leading percussion soloists in Israel. A virtual one-man band, Chen uses his hands, feet and even his voice as he
works the marimba, vibraphone, drums, cymbals, and numerous other percussion instruments. His music - a euphonious blend of pulses and beats - defies classification. A true feast for the senses, this program will feature classics and Israeli composers.
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GILA GOLDSTEIN, piano
Monday, April 14
7:30 pm
NOTE NEW DATE!
Pianist Gila Goldstein has captivated audiences around the world with her unique artistry and soulful interpretations. She serves on the board
of the American Liszt Society and is the world's leading exponent of Paul Ben-Haim's piano music. This concert will celebrate Israel's 60th Birthday
with a mostly Mediterranean & Russian flavored program including pieces by young, contemporary Israeli composers plus selections by Bach, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and several Spanish composers.
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CLOSING NIGHT GALA
JESSE BLUMBERG, baritone
with JOCELYN DUECK, piano
Monday, May 12, 2008
7:30 pm
Presented in association with the
Marilyn Horne Foundation
Jesse Blumberg, a fast-rising international star, is an artist equally at home on opera, concert, and recital stages. During the
2005-2006 season, Mr. Blumberg was presented by the Marilyn Horne Foundation
on its On Wings of Song series in New York City; subsequently the recital has been heard around the nation on various radio broadcasts.
He has been recognized in several prestigious national and international competitions: first prize, 5th International Hilde Zadek Competition
in Vienna; first prize winner, National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Auditions; and second place, Lieder Division of the Liederkranz Foundation Awards. For the past two seasons he has appeared as soloist with the American Bach Soloists in Belvedere and Berkeley, California. This will be his San Francisco Bay Area recital debut.
Join us for a post-concert reception with the artist.
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Temple Emanu-El concerts are made possible by the generosity of: The Ludwig Altman Organ Fund; Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Music Endowment Fund; Jean G. Hartman Music Endowment Fund; Herzstein Family Fund for Music & Art
MUSIC AT MEYER
This fund, which began in 1993, is the beneficiary of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson, beloved local philanthropists who have supported art, music, science and other civic projects for many years.
In 1993, the fund helped put on concerts by the Moscow Synagogue Men's Choir and the Japanese Shinonome Chorus, a Christian group from Japan who sings in Hebrew. The fund sponsored a concert to dedicate the new Schoenstein Organ Console in April of 1994.
1995 marked the passing of Dr. Ben Shenson, and in 1996 a musical tribute to him featured a host of soloists and instrumentalists. 1997, the Alexander String Quartet, the San Francisco Boys Chorus, baritone John Autry, pianist Marc Shapiro, and piano student Howard Nga performed, as well as oboist Roger Wiesmeyer and Cantor Roslyn Barak . A conversation with Michael Tilson Thomas and violinist Isaac Stern delighted our audience in 2000, and the offering in 2001 was a real treat: The Final round of the Classical Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition .
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