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Esmé Quartet
Music News

SF Performances Welcomes the Esmé Quartet to its Saturday Morning Concert Series

Ruby Dowling - September 29, 2025

The four-part series also celebrates the 25th anniversary of music historian-in-residence Dr. Robert Greenberg.

CONCERTO, CONCERTO: Debussy, Saint-Saens and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra

Venue:
Jackson Theater at Sonoma Country Day School
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Price Range:
$20 (Students 21 and under free)
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Donald Runnicles conducts SF Symphony
Review

Donald Runnicles Makes Long-Awaited Return to San Francisco Symphony

Lisa Hirsch - September 29, 2025

The former S.F. Opera music director triumphed in music by Berg and Mahler.

Aaron Copland 1962

Sonic Harvest 25

Venue:
Berkeley Piano Club
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City:
Berkeley
Price Range:
$25 general, $15 students, payable at the door by cash or check.
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Nancy Zhou
Preview

Santa Cruz Symphony’s Season Opener is a Spellbinding Scheherazade

Jessica Zimmer - September 26, 2025

Concertmaster Nancy Zhou prepares to open the 2025-2026 season on Oct. 4.

SF Performances: Esme Quartet & Robert Greenberg

Venue:
Herbst Theatre
Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$80/70/60.
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Camerata Pacifica Embarks on "Beethoven 32," Three-Year Cycle Featuring Gilles Vonsattel Playing all 32 Beethoven Sonatas

Venue:
The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall
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City:
San Marino
Price Range:
$75-$94.40
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A dancer in a red tutu leaps in the air, while a group of young dancers in shiny green costumes pose like cacti. The words "The Nutcracker Bird" are written across the top of the image in a graceful script.

The Nutcracker Bird

Venue:
Oakland Scottish Rite Center
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City:
Oakland
Price Range:
$37 to $50
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saxophonist Michael Hernandez

Cherished Memories in Memoriam, Joel Cohen

Venue:
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
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City:
San Anselmo
Price Range:
$15-$25
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Delirium Musicum Fall Concert: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES #1

Venue:
Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center
Date:
Price Range:
Tickets from $15 to $99
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