Mendelssohn and New Voices
Eric Zivian, Left Coast musician at the piano
Sean Varah • Piano Trio WORLD PREMIERE
Craig Walsh • Neshanic Wanes
Jeremy Podgursky • Nonsense and Sorcery ?%#*!
Felix Mendelssohn • Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49
Reviewing Mendelssohn’s D Minor Piano Trio, the composer Robert Schumann praised his colleague to the skies: “He is the Mozart of the 19th century, the most brilliant of musicians, the one who most clearly perceives the contradictions of the age, and the first to reconcile them.” Hearing this piece, a work both energetic and lyrical, it is easy to understand why it delighted Schumann and has continued to enchant audiences in ensuing decades. Contemporary works by Craig Walsh, Jeremy Podgursky and Sean Varah provide brilliant 21st century perspectives on the piano trio.
Doors open an hour before concerts. Open seating.
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MILL VALLEY
142 Throckmorton Theatre
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Sunday, March 20, 2016 7PM
SAN FRANCISCO
SF Conservatory of Music
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8PM
BERKELEY
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, 17 Gauss Way
Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:15pm
Sean Varah, composer
Anna Presler (violin), Eric Zivian (piano), Tanya Tomkins (cello) by Lydia Chen
composer Jeremy Podgursky
photo credit (banner): Marion Rabl