by admin | Apr 10, 2024
The first Salon de Musiques of the spring season offers two of my favorites works: Mozart’s String Quartet in C Major (“Dissonance”) and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto (in an arrangement for string quintet and piano. Rounding out the offerings is... 
by admin | May 18, 2023
The final Mason Concert of the 2023 season—and it’s going to be amazing! LA Philharmonic concertmaster Martin Chalifour is joined by three talented friends—cellist Cécilia Tsan, violist Victor de Almeida, and flutist Rachel Mellis—for an evening of chamber... 
by admin | Feb 1, 2023
Calling teachers and opera lovers! The “Opera for Educators” seminars bring together experts in music, history, and opera production and performance for a day of learning and enjoyment. Dr. Brown-Montesano kicks off the seminar on Mozart’s Le nozze... 
by Kristi | Sep 2, 2022
The Hunt. Why is Mozart’s String Quartet No. 17 given this nickname? We will explore the hunting sounds that Mozart may have heard and how they turn up in the music of this work. Concert featuring the Zelter Quartet. 
by Kristi | Oct 1, 2021
Exploring Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutti This episode of San Francisco Opera’s podcast North Stage Door takes listeners backstage to examine the dynamic 18th century duo of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, and what, and how, their creative...