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2008-2009 Season
Thank you for your interest in Music at Kohl Mansion.
We will be posting our 2008-09 Season Schedule Shortly.
Please join us for our exciting 26th season!
To view past seasons, vist the history page.
Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Talich String Quartet
Mozart, String Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Janáček, String Quartet No. 1 ("Kreutzer Sonata")
Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3
Since its founding in 1964, the Talich Quartet from Prague (Czech Republic) has been recognized internationally as one of Europe's finest chamber ensembles. The Quartet performs today to great acclaim in Europe, Japan and in North and South America. Renowned for its interpretation of Czech music, the Talich has a very wide-ranging repertoire spanning the spectrum of classical and contemporary chamber works.
"One of the preeminent ensembles in the quartet world."
(Ottawa Citizen)
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Sunday, November 4, 2007 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
San Francisco Symphony Friends
Victor Romasevich, violin; Yun Jie Liu, viola;
Michelle Djokic, cello
Robert Ward, horn;
Peter Grunberg, piano
Pre-Concert Talk at 6 pm
Kodály, Sonatina for cello and piano
Ligeti, Trio for horn, violin and piano ("Hommage à Brahms")
Bartók, Rhapsody for violin and piano, No. 2
Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor
Always a first-rate crowd-pleaser with Kohl audiences, members of our world-renowned San Francisco Symphony return to the Mansion with a varied and brilliant repertoire of chamber works to celebrate our 25th Anniversary Season. They will offer a rare evening of Hungarian and Hungarian-inspired works that span the ages. We introduce distinguished SFS pianist Peter Grunberg and welcome back newly-appointed principal horn Robert Ward.
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Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Ying Quartet
Pre-Concert Talk at 6 pm
Haydn, String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1
Musical Dim Sum, Selections by Chinese-American composers
Chou Wen-chung, Leggeriezza and Larghetto nostalgico
Lei Liang, Gobi Gloria
Vivian Fung, Pizzicato for String Quartet
Beethoven, String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Natives of Chicago, the Ying siblings began their ensemble career in 1992 in the farm town of Jesup, Iowa (pop. 2000). They have since performed in venues as diverse as Carnegie Hall, the White House, hospitals and juvenile prisons. The Ying is Quartet in Residence at the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester and Harvard University.
"Chamber music of astonishing, refreshing exaltation and exhilaration."
(Los Angeles Times)
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Sunday, February 10, 2008 - 7 pm • Kohl Favorite
Rossetti String Quartet
Pre-Concert Talk at 6 pm
Haydn, String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Piazzolla, Tango Ballet
Rachmaninov, Romance
Dvořák, String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat Major, Op. 105
Founded in 1996 and named after 19th century Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Rossetti String Quartet is renowned for its highly sophisticated, sensual sound and extensive range of colors. With a devoted following throughout the US and frequent international tours, the Rossetti is a perennial favorite of Kohl audiences.
"A vital force among chamber music ensembles"
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Sunday, March 2, 2008 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Jupiter String Quartet
with clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester
Beethoven, String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
Béla Kovács, Two Hommages
Mozart, Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Based in Boston, the superb young Jupiter String Quartet has performed at New York's Lincoln Center, Boston's Jordan Hall and London's Wigmore Hall, and won Chamber Music America's Cleveland Quartet Award in January 2007. Brilliant young Spanish clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester, winner of multiple international competitions, joins the Jupiter for this performance.
"One of the strongest young string quartets in the country."
(New York Sun)
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Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Borealis String Quartet
Pre-Concert Talk at 6 pm
Mozart, String Quartet in F Major, K. 590
Imant Raminsh, String Quartet No. 1, "A Falcon, a Storm, or a Great Song"
Puccini, "I Crisantemi" ("Chrysanthemums")
Beethoven, String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, ("Serioso")
Formed in Vancouver, BC in 2000, the Borealis String Quartet is Quartet-in-Residence at the University of British Columbia. Performing in sold-out concert halls in every province and frequently featured on CBC Radio, the ensemble has created a sensation across Canada with its dynamic performances, passionate style and refined musical interpretations.
"Energy, insight and warmth . . . " (Toronto Star)
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Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 7 pm • Kohl Début
Triple Helix Piano Trio
Beethoven, Variations in G Major, Op. 121a ("Kakadu")
Clara Schumann, Trio in G minor
Bohuslav Martinů, "Bergerettes"
Ravel, Trio in A minor
Formed in 1995 and known as one of the best piano trios on today's musical landscape, the Triple Helix Piano Trio closes our 25th Anniversary Season with playing that the Los Angeles Times described as "splendid musical chemistry with virtually perfect dynamic balance" and "a firm collective sense of rhythm & Triple Helix is clearly something special."
"Likely the most important new American chamber group to appear since the
emergence of the Emerson Quartet on the international scene."
(S. F. Classical Voice)
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