MEDIA UPDATE/IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, December 11, 2020
Contact: Nancy Bertossa
(415) 677-0328 or nancy@sfperformances.org

San Francisco Performances Announces the Following 2020–21 Season January Schedule Changes

Cancellations

Doric String Quartet
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre

Timo Andres, piano
Friday, January 29, 2021, 7:30pm
Herbst Theatre

Postponement

Alexander String Quartet
Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10:00am
New Date TBA

For all current performance schedule changes due to COVID-19 visit: sfperformances.org/performances/status-updates.html

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 11, 2020—San Francisco Performances (SFP) announces in compliance with COVID-19 safety guidelines and the continued restrictions on public gatherings, announces that January performances will not be held as scheduled. The status of performances after January will be considered on a month-by-month basis and will be announced as they become known.

The following is a current list of all 2020/21 season changes which is also available on our website:

These performances were postponed and have been rescheduled:

Danish String Quartet
Postponed from: Tuesday, November 10, 2020
New Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021

Thibault Cauvin, guitar Postponed from: Saturday, November 21, 2020 New Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021

This performance has had a date change:

Modigliani Quartet
Changed from Thursday, March 18, 2021
New Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2021

These performances are canceled:

Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
Saturday, December 5, 2020

Beethoven Marathon (Available free online)
Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg, Music Historian
Saturday, December 12

Doric String Quartet [Announced today]
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Timo Andres, piano [Announced today]
Tuesday, January 29, 2021

Beatrice Rana, piano and Renaud Capuçon, violin
Thursday, February 25

Nicola Benedetti/Leonard Elschenbroich/Alexei Grynyuk Trio
Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Dreamer’s Circus
Friday, April 23, 2021

Chiaroscuro Quartet
Saturday, May 1, 2021

These performances are postponed, and we hope to reschedule them for a later date:

Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Friday, October 2, 2020

Jennifer Koh, violin, Timo Andres, piano and Jay Campbell, cello
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Sérgio and Odair Assad, guitar
Saturday, January 30, 2022

Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg, Music Historian [Announced today]
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Patrons who hold tickets to a CANCELED performance have these options:

  • Apply the value of the tickets towards a subscription or single performance in the 2020–21 season
  • Donate the (tax-deductible) tickets to San Francisco Performances
  • Apply the value of the tickets toward a gift certificate which can be held or given to someone else
  • Request a full refund

Patrons who hold tickets to a POSTPONED performance have these options:

  • Attend the concert (patrons will be contacted to receive updated information on postponed events)
  • Apply the value of the tickets towards a subscription or single performance in the 2020–21 season
  • Donate the (tax-deductible) tickets to San Francisco Performances
  • Apply the value of the tickets toward a gift certificate which can be held or given to someone else
  • Request a full refund

Patrons may contact SFP regarding their chosen option:

About San Francisco Performances

San Francisco Performances has been a leader in the Bay Area cultural scene since our founding in 1979. With a strong curatorial vision and adventurous programming, we are the city’s premier presenter of intimate concerts and solo performances.

We have introduced hundreds of established and emerging classical music, jazz and dance artists to audiences, including Yo-Yo Ma, the Juilliard String Quartet, Philip Glass, Wendy Whelan, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. We also champion a new generation, committed to building a contemporary and equitable repertoire. Performers like violinist Jennifer Koh, tenor Lawrence Brownlee and pianist/composer Vijay Iyer are moving their art into the present and future, making it accessible to younger audiences while converting many traditionalists to new possibilities. They represent the path forward.

Quality, intimacy and connection are the hallmarks of San Francisco Performances. We nurture unique relationships with today’s best artists to create an accessible, warm and engaging arts experience.

Through successful partnerships with artists, Bay Area schools and community organizations, SFP has also established one of the most recognized and respected performing arts education programs in the country. Anchored by the artist residency program that brings artists into classrooms and community workshops, the arts education projects help expose new audiences, young and old, to the great performers of our time. San Francisco Performances’ outreach promotes active engagement with the performing arts, deepening the experience while opening events to diverse audiences.

Calendar Editors, Please Note:

(Please include our name as the presenter—many thanks!))

TWO CANCELED DATES:

San Francisco Performances Presents
Doric String Quartet
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 7:30pm
WHERE: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister), San Francisco
PROGRAM: MOZART, BRETT DEAN and MENDELSSOHN
CONTACT: (415) 392.2545; sfperformances.org

San Francisco Performances Presents
Timo Andres, piano
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 7:30pm
WHERE: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister), San Francisco
PROGRAM: SCHUBERT and TCHAIKOVSKY
CONTACT: (415) 392.2545; sfperformances.org

POSTPONED DATE:

San Francisco Performances Presents
Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg, music historian
Originally scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2021, 10am
NEW DATE: TBA
WHERE: Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at McAllister), San Francisco
PROGRAM: MOZART
CONTACT: (415) 392.2545; sfperformances.org

For selected high-resolution images of the 2020–21 Season please visit:
https://sfperformances.org/media/2021/selectphotos.html
or contact Nancy Bertossa at nancy@sfperformances.org.

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