Sunday, May 16, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
This string quartet of current and past San Francisco Symphony members returns to Kohl Mansion after a four year absence. These long-time musical collaborators bring us the best of their illustrious career achievements. Jorja Fleezanis, concertmaster of the Minnesota orchestra for 14 years, is a former associate concertmaster of the S. F. Symphony where she still makes guest appearances. Mr. Grebanier has been a soloist and principal cellist for the S. F. Symphony for 23 years. His wife, Sharon, has been with the S. F. Symphony since 1973 and holds a first violin chair. Geraldine Walther has been principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony 1976, having previously served as assistant principal of the Miami Philharmonic, Pittsburgh, and the Baltimore Symphonies. Program: Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; Shostakovich’s String Quartet in C Minor, No. 8, Op. 110; Dvorak’s String Quartet in F Major, No. 12, "The American."