2019–20 Performances by Series

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Mahan EsfahaniHarpsichord
Stefan JackiwViolin

Mahan Esfahani & Stefan Jackiw

Thu Jan 23 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Jennifer KohViolin
Vijay IyerPiano
Tyshawn SoreyPercussion

Jennifer Koh, Vijay Iyer & Tyshawn Sorey

Limitless

Fri Jan 24 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Theo BleckmannVocalist
Uri CainePiano
Telegraph Quartet

Theo Bleckmann & Telegraph Quartet

Sat Jan 25 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Mark PadmoreTenor

Mark Padmore & Marc-André Hamelin

Wed Apr 29 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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The Shenson Piano Series

Natasha ParemskiPiano
Alfredo RodriguezPiano

Natasha Paremski and Alfredo Rodriguez

Fri Sep 27 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

Garrick OhlssonPiano

Garrick Ohlsson

Brahms II

Tue Feb 4 | 7:30pm
Tue Mar 31 |  7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Sir András SchiffPiano

Sir András Schiff

Thu Mar 26 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Marc-André HamelinPiano

Marc-André Hamelin

Thu Apr 23 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Chamber Series

Z.E.N. Trio

Z.E.N. Trio

Fri Oct 18 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Calidore String Quartet

Calidore String Quartet

Mon Oct 21 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris GiltburgPiano

Pavel Haas Quartet & Boris Giltburg

Tue Mar 10 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Sat Mar 28 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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The Art of Song Series

Christian GerhaherBaritone
Gerold HuberPiano

Christian Gerhaher

Tue Oct 22 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Jamie BartonMezzo-Soprano
Kathleen KellyPiano

Jamie Barton

Wed Dec 11 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

Mark PadmoreTenor
Marc-André HamelinPiano

Mark Padmore & Marc-André Hamelin

Mon Apr 27 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Benjamin ApplBaritone
James BaillieuPiano

Benjamin Appl

Wed May 6 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Dance Series

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Wed–Sat Feb 19–22 | 7:30pm
Sun Feb 23 |  2pm

The Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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Wendy Whelan
Maya BeiserCello
Lucinda ChildsChoreographer
David LangWords and Music

Wendy Whelan & Maya Beiser

The Day

Thu Feb 27 | 7:30pm
Fri Feb 28 |  7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Special 40th Anniversary Celebrations

Richard GoodePiano

Richard Goode

40th Season Gala Performance

Tue Oct 29 | 7:00pm

Herbst Theatre

40th Anniversary Family Day of Performance

40th Anniversary Family Day of Performance

Sun Apr 26 | 1–5pm

War Memorial Building
San Francisco

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40th Anniversary Concert

40th Anniversary Concert

Sun Apr 26 | 7pm

Herbst Theatre

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Guitar Series

Guitar Series is presented in association with the OMNI Foundation for the Performing Arts.

Manuel BarruecoGuitar

Manuel Barrueco

Sun Oct 13 | 7pm

Herbst Theatre

Jason VieauxGuitar

Jason Vieaux

Sat Oct 26 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

Sat Nov 23 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

Xuefei YangGuitar

Xuefei Yang

Sat Dec 7 | 7:30pm

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

Alexander String Quartet
Bill KanengiserGuitar

Alexander String Quartet & Bill Kanengiser

Sat Mar 7 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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David RussellGuitar

David Russell

Sat Mar 21 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

PIVOT Series

Mahan EsfahaniHarpsichord
Stefan JackiwViolin

Mahan Esfahani & Stefan Jackiw

Thu Jan 23 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Jennifer KohViolin
Vijay IyerPiano
Tyshawn SoreyPercussion

Jennifer Koh, Vijay Iyer & Tyshawn Sorey

Limitless

Fri Jan 24 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Theo BleckmannVocalist
Uri CainePiano
Telegraph Quartet

Theo Bleckmann & Telegraph Quartet

Sat Jan 25 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Patricia KopatchinskajaViolin
Jay CampbellCello

Patrica Kopatchinskaja & Jay Campbell

Sun Jan 26 | 5pm

Herbst Theatre

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Saturday Morning Series

Young Beethoven spent a difficult decade trying to achieve what had come so naturally to Mozart. And the string quartet, with its complex interplay of four voices, gave him particular trouble. But his first set of quartets is not simply an imitation of earlier masters. Instead, Beethoven began experimenting with the form and edging toward his own distinct voice. Beethoven’s “middle” quartets, especially those written for Count Andreas Kyrillovich Razumovsky, came as a surprise to their commissioner. Razumovsky was an amateur violinist and string quartet enthusiast who had studied with Haydn. The three quartets Beethoven published as his Op. 59, known today as the “Razumovsky Quartets,” were so completely original that in one stroke they redefined the genre.

Late Beethoven is all about contrasts—prayer and play, structural logic and emotional candor, convention and daring. These last works encompass a wide range of emotions, from the playful to some of the most deeply-felt Beethoven ever wrote. From the Grosse Fuge, which Stravinsky called an “absolutely contemporary piece of music that will be contemporary forever,” to the heart-rending third movement of Op. 132, which has seemed to some the greatest music Beethoven ever wrote, to his final quartet, surprisingly full of radiance and light, this is music that cannot be described in words and should simply be experienced.

Alexander String Quartet
Robert GreenbergHost · Lecturer

Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg

Beethoven Quartets

7 Saturdays | 10am
Oct 19, Nov 9, Jan 25, Feb 22 & 29, Mar 21 and May 16

Herbst Theatre

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Dashon BurtonBass-Baritone
Robert GreenbergHost · Lecturer
Daniel CromeenesPiano

Dashon Burton

Words & Music

Sat Feb 8 | 10am

Herbst Theatre

The KDFC Salon Series

Edward Simon

This season, we’re honored to have Edward Simon serve as curator of our Salons, as we re-introduce this series in a new venue. A native of Venezuela, Simon has made a name for himself over decades in America as a jazz improviser, composer-arranger and band leader. Based in San Francisco as a member of the all-star SFJAZZ Collective, he has put together four programs that explore the music of Latin America, featuring performances with other Bay Area artists.

Join us as this popular series returns in its new location at the Education Studio in the War Memorial Veterans Building.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 6:30pm
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 6:30pm
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 6:30pm
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 6:30pm
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Classics Curated Series

Christian GerhaherBaritone
Gerold HuberPiano

Christian Gerhaher

Tue Oct 22 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Paul Taylor Dance Company

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Wed–Sat Feb 19–22 | 7:30pm
Sun Feb 23 |  2pm

The Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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Sir András SchiffPiano

Sir András Schiff

Thu Mar 26 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Sat Mar 28 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Artist Perspectives Curated Series

Marc-André HamelinPiano

Marc-André Hamelin

Thu Apr 23 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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40th Anniversary Concert

40th Anniversary Concert

Sun Apr 26 | 7pm

Herbst Theatre

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Mark PadmoreTenor
Marc-André HamelinPiano

Mark Padmore & Marc-André Hamelin

Mon Apr 27 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Mark PadmoreTenor

Mark Padmore & Marc-André Hamelin

Wed Apr 29 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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New Works Curated Series

Jason VieauxGuitar

Jason Vieaux

Sat Oct 26 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Wendy Whelan
Maya BeiserCello
Lucinda ChildsChoreographer
David LangWords and Music

Wendy Whelan & Maya Beiser

The Day

Thu Feb 27 | 7:30pm
Fri Feb 28 |  7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Alexander String Quartet
Bill KanengiserGuitar

Alexander String Quartet & Bill Kanengiser

Sat Mar 7 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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40th Anniversary Concert

40th Anniversary Concert

Sun Apr 26 | 7pm

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Discovery Curated Series

Z.E.N. Trio

Z.E.N. Trio

Fri Oct 18 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Pavel Haas Quartet
Boris GiltburgPiano

Pavel Haas Quartet & Boris Giltburg

Tue Mar 10 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Benjamin ApplBaritone
James BaillieuPiano

Benjamin Appl

Wed May 6 | 7:30pm

Herbst Theatre

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Make-Your-Own Series

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