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Sunday, October 24, 2010 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Lark Quarte+ Stephen Salters, baritone
Dvořák, Cypresses (selections)
Mendelssohn, Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Higdon, An Exaltation of Larks
Wiprud, American Journal
Ruehr, Song of the Silkie
The Lark Quarte+ delights audiences with its energy, passionate commitment and imaginative artistry. Performing with a unique blend of excitement, individuality, and an unusually sonorous quartet sound, the Lark has won the acclaim of critics and audiences alike. With the quartet at its core, Lark has embraced its collaborative energy for new programming to include a permanent roster of friends including the critically-acclaimed, international award-winning baritone Stephen Salters.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Artists of the San Francisco Opera
Non-subscription Gala Celebration Concert
Highlights of the 2010-2011 San Francisco Opera Season
Leah Crocetto, soprano; Maya Lahyani, mezzo-soprano
Brian Jagde, tenor; Austin Kness, baritone
John Churchwell, piano
Music at Kohl Mansion is proud to present a concert of highlights from the San Francisco Opera’s 2010 Fall Season, featuring soprano Leah Crocetto, mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani, tenor Brian Jagde and baritone Austin Kness, accompanied by San Francisco Opera and Metropolitan Opera pianist John Churchwell. All four singers are currently performing with the Company under the renowned Adler Fellowship residency program. All are alumni of the San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Opera Program, whose graduates have been enjoying international careers on all the world’s major opera stages for more than half a century. This special non-subscription gala concert will be followed by an elegant champagne reception with the performers. This event supports Music at Kohl Mansion’s Kohl for Kids program.
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Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Aulos Ensemble
JOYEUX NOEL: An Evening of French Baroque Music to Honor the Season
Formed in 1973 by five Juilliard graduates, the Aulos Ensemble has set the standard for vibrant, spirited original instrument performance. The ensemble’s artistic intelligence based on informed scholarly insight, along with an uncompromising standard of excellence, has resulted in invitations from virtually all of America’s major chamber music presenters. An all-French program of baroque music will honor the season.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Miró Quartet
Schubert, String Quartet in G Major, D.887
Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130
Beethoven, "The Great Fugue", Op. 133
The Miró Quartet has become one of the most respected ensembles in all chamber music, captivating audiences around the world and dazzling listeners with youthful intensity and mature interpretations. Formed in 1995 at the Oberlin Conservatory, the quartet began gaining international attention after taking first prize at the 1998 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 2000.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Daedalus Quartet
Mozart, String Quartet No. 22in B-flat Major, K.589
Berg, String Quartet, Op. 3
Schumann, String Quartet No. 1 in a minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Praised by The New Yorker as “a fresh and vital young participant in what is a golden age of American string quartets,” the Daedalus Quartet has established itself as a leader among the new generation of string ensembles. In the nine years of its existence the Daedalus Quartet has received plaudits from critics and listeners alike for the security, technical finish, interpretive unity, and sheer gusto of its performances.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Lydian String Quartet
with Rhonda Rider, cello
Boccherini, String Quartet in C Major, Op. 45, No. 4
Schubert, String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163
Since its formation in 1980, the Lydian String Quartet has inspired critical acclaim worldwide. The quartet's special flair and interpretive mastery of standard and contemporary repertoire has won the ensemble prizes at international competitions, including the prestigious Naumburg Award for Chamber Music. Cellist Rhonda Rider, founding member of the Lydian String Quartet for over two decades, and current cellist of the Triple Helix Piano Trio, will join the Quartet for an evening of string quintets, entitled “Quintetssentials.”
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Harlem Quartet
Haydn, String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1
Marsalis, String Quartet No. 1: At the Octoroon Balls
Schumann, String Quartet No. 3 in A Major
Strayhorn/Ellington, Take the 'A' Train
The Harlem Quartet, comprised of First Place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition, has a unique and challenging mission: to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers. Dedicated to education, community engagement, as well as to superb classical performance, this innovative string quartet was just named resident ensemble at the prestigious New England Conservatory.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Alexander String Quartet
Repertoire to be announced
At home in San Francisco, the members of the Alexander String Quartet are a major artistic presence, serving as Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances and as directors of the Morrison Chamber Music Center at the School of Music and Dance in San Francisco State University’s College of Creative Arts. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music with more than 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances.
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