Metamorphosen

Strauss’s eulogy to the world he knew and loved is an outpouring of emotion, and one of his most intimate works. Metamorphosen is paired with other works that extract maximum power from small forces: Berio’s virtuosic Sequenza and the world premiere of Bahar Royaee’s viola concerto.

Program includes:

Luciano Berio - Sequenza XIVb for double bass

Richard Strauss - Metamorphosen for septet

Bahar Royaee - Memories of Distortions of the Shell of the Water on the Lake Under the Light* (World Premiere)

Artists

Anna Presler, violin
Phyllis Kamrin, viola
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Leighton Fong, cello
Michel Taddei, double bass
Kurt Rohde, viola (guest artist)
Alisa Rose, violin (guest artist)

*Bahar Royaee’s new work is commissioned by the Fromm Foundation

Meet the composers

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Saturday, January 31, 2026, 7:30 PM

First Church of Christ, Scientist
2619 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94720

Sunday, February 1, 2026, 4:00 PM

Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

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