Previews

Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti has made a name for himself with his own music, and is well-known to Bay Area jazz lovers. Peninsula Symphony subscribers heard him with the orchestra two years ago, and now have the chance to meet him again, as he and Mitchell Sardou Klein's orchestra tackle three great Gershwin scores: Rhapsody in Blue, Cuban Overture, and Porgy and Bess Symphonic Suite.

The oboe is not the easiest instrument to play under the best of circumstances. So deciding to play Baroque and classical oboes, the less-techologically advantaged forerunners of the modern instrument might seem like a recipe for frustration akin to attempting to surf the internet with a 1980s-era personal computer.

Of the many big names in postwar modernist composition, György Ligeti stands out because his music retains the power to influence and inspire young musicians. The new music group sfSound acknowledges this status in their upcoming concert. Ligeti's glittering Chamber Concerto is the focal point, with a number of musicians from the Bay Area composing short works in response to it.