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CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band (Tent Concert Hall)
CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band (Tent Concert Hall)
CJ Chenier, “The Crown Prince of Zydeco,” was born into an indigenous American culture with a distinctive language and music. The Creole son of Clifton Chenier, he started playing in his father’s band shortly before Clifton died. CJ delivers soulful vocals along with masterful accordion-driven Zydeco and blues. A Grammy-nominated musician and recording artist, CJ ...
2 events,
Festival Orchestra 1, with soloists Jessica Fellowes and Katie Kadarauch (Tent Concert Hall)
Festival Orchestra 1, with soloists Jessica Fellowes and Katie Kadarauch (Tent Concert Hall)
To begin the classical festival, Maestro Allan Pollack will lead the orchestra in Shostakovich’s Festive Overture in A Major, Op. 96, an appropriately effervescent opening. Mozart’s joyful Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for violin and viola will feature soloists Fellowes and Kadarauch. The partnership and equality shared by the soloists creates a searingly beautiful sound ...
3 events,
Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Susan Waterfall will play Pavane por un infante défunte, Oiseau tristes, and Un barque sur le ocean. She will be joined by Julian Pollack on “Mother Goose Suite.” Jenny Matteucci, soprano, accompanied by Daniel Lockert on piano, will present Cinq mélodies populaires grecques. The Piano Trio in A minor will close out the concert, with ...
Foxglove, with Gwyneth Moreland (Preston Hall)
Foxglove, with Gwyneth Moreland (Preston Hall)
Moreland is a native northern Californian, but she has the nuances and countrified confidence of singers that come from Appalachia. Her voice is rich with Americana and her lyric pronunciation is exhilarating; she has absorbed all the traditions. Her songs tell a story set in a distinct place; her voice brings the story to life ...
The Steel Wheels (Tent Concert Hall)
The Steel Wheels (Tent Concert Hall)
From their base in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, this acoustic roots music collective has played the most prestigious festivals, listening rooms, and clubs in the world, cementing a reputation as one of the top independent bands. The Steel Wheels give folk, folk rock and Appalachian roots music a modern twist. Their records and performances are ...
2 events,
Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Susan Waterfall will play Pavane por un infante défunte, Oiseau tristes, and Un barque sur le ocean. She will be joined by Julian Pollack on “Mother Goose Suite.” Jenny Matteucci, soprano, accompanied by Daniel Lockert on piano, will present Cinq mélodies populaires grecques. The Piano Trio in A minor will close out the concert, with ...
Foxglove, with Gwyneth Moreland (Preston Hall)
Foxglove, with Gwyneth Moreland (Preston Hall)
Moreland is a native northern Californian, but she has the nuances and countrified confidence of singers that come from Appalachia. Her voice is rich with Americana and her lyric pronunciation is exhilarating; she has absorbed all the traditions. Her songs tell a story set in a distinct place; her voice brings the story to life ...
4 events,
Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, featuring Kindra Scharich (Preston Hall)
Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, featuring Kindra Scharich (Preston Hall)
Jeffrey LaDeur is known for his rare blend of insight, spontaneity, and approachable, communicative stage presence. He is the founder and artistic director of the San Francisco International Piano Festival and president of the American Liszt Society, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her ...
Mads Tolling (Preston Hall)
Mads Tolling (Preston Hall)
An internationally renowned violinist and composer originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Mads Tolling now calls San Francisco home. As a former nine-year member of both bassist Stanley Clarke’s band and the celebrated Turtle Island Quartet, Mads won two Grammy Awards, and he was nominated for a third Grammy in 2015. He was the 2016 winner of ...
Blind Boys of Alabama (Tent Concert Hall)
Blind Boys of Alabama (Tent Concert Hall)
The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognized around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They are not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions; the group helped to define those traditions in 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st. Since the ...
4 events,
Mads Tolling (Preston Hall)
Mads Tolling (Preston Hall)
An internationally renowned violinist and composer originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Mads Tolling now calls San Francisco home. As a former nine-year member of both bassist Stanley Clarke’s band and the celebrated Turtle Island Quartet, Mads won two Grammy Awards, and he was nominated for a third Grammy in 2015. He was the 2016 winner of ...
Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, featuring Kindra Scharich (Preston Hall)
Piano Series: Jeffrey LaDeur, featuring Kindra Scharich (Preston Hall)
Jeffrey LaDeur is known for his rare blend of insight, spontaneity, and approachable, communicative stage presence. He is the founder and artistic director of the San Francisco International Piano Festival and president of the American Liszt Society, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her ...
Otis Taylor (Tent Concert Hall)
Otis Taylor (Tent Concert Hall)
Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, blues singer/composer Otis Taylor is a multi-instrumentalist whose talents include vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and harmonic. Capable of exploring any musical mood at any given time, Taylor lets his audience experience the unexpected. While his music, an amalgamation of root styles in their rawest form, discusses heavyweight issues like murder, homelessness, ...
3 events,
Kalil Wilson, with pianist Javier Santiago (Preston Hall)
Kalil Wilson, with pianist Javier Santiago (Preston Hall)
Kalil Wilson’s bright re-imaginings of jazz standards and originals are informed by the rich history of great jazz singing and meld with his heartfelt, eclectic stylings. An Oakland native, he is the son of Nigerian bassist/bandleader Babá Ken Okulolo and an American mom with a record collection of vintage jazz, African, R&B, and salsa. He ...
Festival Orchestra 2, The Barber of Seville (concert version) (Tent Concert Hall)
Festival Orchestra 2, The Barber of Seville (concert version) (Tent Concert Hall)
Concert Version; Guest Conductor Ryan Murray The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution, is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. Musicologists believe that the music was composed in just under three weeks, although the famous overture was actually recycled from two earlier Rossini operas. Nonetheless, The Barber has proven to be ...
3 events,
Piano Series: Ralph Van Raat and Heather Pinkham, duo pianos (Preston Hall)
Piano Series: Ralph Van Raat and Heather Pinkham, duo pianos (Preston Hall)
The artists will play John Adams’ Hallelujah Junction for two pianos, named after a small truck stop on US 395 near the California–Nevada border. Pinkham’s Mechanical Transcendence for two pianos tells the story of an android that wishes to become human. Joep Franssens’ Old Songs, New Songs for two pianos will be followed by another ...
Festival Big Band, featuring Maiya Sykes (Tent Concert Hall)
Festival Big Band, featuring Maiya Sykes (Tent Concert Hall)
This year the big band musicians are going to find their groove with Maiya Sykes, a former back-up singer whose rendition of “Stay with Me” on The Voice in 2014 catapulted her to lead singer fame. Based in Los Angeles, Sykes is a classically trained musician who graduated from Yale and studied with Betty Carter ...
2 events,
Calder Quartet (Cotton Auditorium)
Calder Quartet (Cotton Auditorium)
Hailed as “imaginative, skillful creators” by the New York Times, the Calder Quartet captivates audiences with its explorations of a broad repertoire, always striving to fulfill the composer’s vision in their performances. The group’s distinctive artistry is exemplified by the musical curiosity they bring to everything they perform. This concert will feature Ravel’s String Quartet ...
Tierney Sutton (Tent Concert Hall)
Tierney Sutton (Tent Concert Hall)
The nine-time Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist is known for her impeccable voice and imaginative arrangements. She will be performing with LA studio musicians who are also the Festival Big Band’s amazing rhythm section: Ralph Humphrey, drums; Jerry Watts, bass; Julian Pollack, piano. Sutton is not one for idle experimentation, but rather she brings her style, her ...
3 events,
Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem (Preston Hall)
Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem (Preston Hall)
Pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, Reider brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world, and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS ...
Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Susan Waterfall will play Sonatine. Sylvie Jensen, soprano, will be joined by Daniel Lockert on piano for Deux melodies hébraïques. A small group of string and woodwind players will perform the chamber piece, Introduction et Allegro. On Chansons Madécasses, Sylvie Jensen, soprano, will be joined by Mindy Rosenfeld, flute; Stephen Harrison, cello; and Daniel Lockert, ...
4 events,
Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem (Preston Hall)
Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem (Preston Hall)
Pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, Reider brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world, and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS ...
Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall (Preston Hall)
Susan Waterfall will play Sonatine. Sylvie Jensen, soprano, will be joined by Daniel Lockert on piano for Deux melodies hébraïques. A small group of string and woodwind players will perform the chamber piece, Introduction et Allegro. On Chansons Madécasses, Sylvie Jensen, soprano, will be joined by Mindy Rosenfeld, flute; Stephen Harrison, cello; and Daniel Lockert, ...
California Bluegrass Reunion (Tent Concert Hall)
California Bluegrass Reunion (Tent Concert Hall)
Every year since 2012, banjo master Bill Evans brought together a stellar collection of banjo players from all over the world and joined them with an all-star California-based band to present his California Banjo Extravaganza. In 2021, Bill changed the format to a gathering of well-loved bluegrass musicians with strong California connections. These musicians have ...
4 events,
Piano Series: Rachel Breen (Preston Hall)
Piano Series: Rachel Breen (Preston Hall)
Currently based in Germany, American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK), having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She has enjoyed an active and successful competition career and has performed and taught masterclasses world-wide. Breen will put her own stamp on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Nicolai Medtner’s Sonata Op. ...
Crary, Evans and Barnick (Preston Hall)
Crary, Evans and Barnick (Preston Hall)
A flatpicking bluegrass guitar legend with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance, Dan Crary is one of the founding fathers of the flatpicking and “newgrass” movements in Americana and Bluegrass music. He is joined by Bill Evans, one of the most celebrated virtuosos in the history of the banjo, and their soulful-singing partner ...
Festival Orchestra 3 (Tent Concert Hall)
Festival Orchestra 3 (Tent Concert Hall)
Allan Pollack will open this concert by conducting his own “Scenes from the Pandemic,” inspired by sounds he heard while sheltering in place on his farm. Stephen Prutsman will play Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, the atmospheric tone poem for piano and orchestra. Before the magic has evaporated from that performance, Dvořàk’s ...
4 events,
Crary, Evans and Barnick (Preston Hall)
Crary, Evans and Barnick (Preston Hall)
A flatpicking bluegrass guitar legend with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance, Dan Crary is one of the founding fathers of the flatpicking and “newgrass” movements in Americana and Bluegrass music. He is joined by Bill Evans, one of the most celebrated virtuosos in the history of the banjo, and their soulful-singing partner ...
Piano Series: Rachel Breen (Preston Hall)
Piano Series: Rachel Breen (Preston Hall)
Currently based in Germany, American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK), having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She has enjoyed an active and successful competition career and has performed and taught masterclasses world-wide. Breen will put her own stamp on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Nicolai Medtner’s Sonata Op. ...
Alicia Olatuja (Tent Concert Hall)
Alicia Olatuja (Tent Concert Hall)
Praised by the New York Times as “a singer with a strong and luscious tone and an amiably regal presence on stage,” Alicia Olatuja has been captivating audiences with her exquisite vocals and artistic versatility. Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Olatuja was exposed to a wide range of musical styles, including gospel, soul, jazz ...
4 events,
Emerging Artists Recital (Preston Hall)
Emerging Artists Recital (Preston Hall)
The annual concert by the wonderfully talented young string players from the Festival’s Emerging Artists Program is anticipated by all who love hearing accomplished musicians interpret chamber music classics. CHOOSE SEATS AND BUY
Ranky Tanky (Tent Concert Hall)
Ranky Tanky (Tent Concert Hall)
A musical ensemble based in Charleston, South Carolina, Ranky Tanky specializes in jazz-influenced arrangements of traditional Gullah music, a culture that originated among descendants of enslaved Africans along the coast of South Carolina and nearby islands. Apart from lead vocalist Quiana Parler, four of the group's members—Quentin Baxter, Kevin Hamilton, Clay Ross, and Charlton Singleton—previously ...
2 events,
Festival Orchestra and Chorus (Tent Concert Hall)
Festival Orchestra and Chorus (Tent Concert Hall)
The final concert will open with Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, with the Festival Chorus, and soloists Sylvie Jensen, soprano; Angela Moser, soprano, and Anders Froehlich, baritone. Fauré wrote of the 1888 work, "Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by ...