2022-2023 season
November 20, 2022
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
ETHEL SMYTH: Overture to “The Wreckers”
JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 3 in C Major, Op. 52
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Concerto for Violin and Cello, Op. 102
Cordula Merks, violin
Amos Yang, cello
April 2, 2023
Taube Atrium Theater
ÉDOUARD LALO
Cello Concerto in D Minor
Cara Wang, soloist
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
January 29, 2023
Taube Atrium Theater
CÉCILE CHAMINADE
Flute Concertino, Op. 107
Sydney Feldman, soloist
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK:
”In Nature’s Realm,” Op. 91
”Carnival” Overture, Op. 92
”Othello” Overture, Op. 93
June 11, 2023
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
”Scheherazade,” Op. 35
PABLO ESTIGARRIBIA
”Tres Tangos Concertantes” for Piano & Orchestra
Pablo Estigarribia, soloist
2021-2022 Season
November 7, 2021
Taube Atrium Theater
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: Overture in C Major
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: “Ah! perfido” (Ah! Deceiver)
Hope Briggs, soloist
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A Major
April 3, 2022
Taube Atrium Theater
W.A. MOZART: “Don Giovanni” Overture
FRANZ STRAUSS: Horn Concerto
Mark Almond, soloist
JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major
June 5, 2022
Taube Atrium Theater
W.A. MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 27
Hélène Wickett, soloist
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor
2019-2020 Season
November 17, 2019
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
BEETHOVEN: Overture to “The Ruins of Athens,” Op. 113
BLOCH: “Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra”
Alexander Hersh, soloist
NIELSEN: Symphony No. 4, Op. 29
January 26, 2020
Taube Atrium Theater
PREBEN ANTONSEN: “Psalm Without Words”
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
Pierce Wang, soloist
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
2018-2019 Season
November 18, 2018
Taube Atrium Theater
Emil deCou, guest conductor
KHACHATURIAN: Waltz from "Masquerade"
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Dustin Breshears, soloist
BEETHOVEN: “Yorkscher Marsch”
HINDEMITH: "Symphonia Serena"
January 27, 2019
Taube Atrium Theater
MUSSORGSKY: Prelude to "Khovanshchina"
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major
Sean Mori, soloist
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances
April 7, 2019
Taube Atrium Theater
CHABRIER: "Joyeuse Marche"
KORNGOLD: Violin Concerto in D Major
Alex Zhou, soloist
ELGAR: "Variations on an Original Theme” Op. 36
June 9, 2019
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
PREBEN ANTONSEN: “Arthur Machen’s Childhood”
(World Premiere)
GRACE WILLIAMS: Trumpet Concerto
Mark Inouye, soloist
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor
2017-2018 Season
November 19, 2017
Taube Atrium Theater
PREBEN ANTONSEN: "What Wondrous Love" (World Premiere)
CONUS: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Pierce Wang, Soloist
Winner, Parnassus–SFCM Competition
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor
January 28, 2018
Taube Atrium Theater
MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Valery Breshears, soloist
Winner, Parnassus–SFCM Competition
HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Starla Breshears, soloist
Winner, Parnassus–SFCM Competition
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F Major
March 18, 2018
Taube Atrium Theater
TIMOTHY HIGGINS: "Sinfonietta" for Brass Ensemble and Percussion
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 6 in D Minor
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major
Alina Kobialka, Soloist
June 10, 2018
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
STEFAN CWIK: "Relics: Dances for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra" (World Premiere)
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes"
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
Hélène Wickett, Soloist
2016-2017 Season
November 6, 2016
Herbst Theatre
BERNSTEIN: Overture to "Candide"
MAHLER: "Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen" ('Songs of a Wayfarer')
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Soloist: Silvie Jensen, mezzo soprano
January 29, 2017
Taube Atrium Theater
RAVEL: "Le tombeau de Couperin"
STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella suite
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat major
Parker Van Ostrand, soloist
March 19, 2017
Herbst Theatre
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major
Vivian Ling, soloist
Winner, Parnassus-SFCM Competition
Sir ARNOLD BAX: "In Memoriam"
DEBUSSY: "La Mer"
June 11, 2017
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
STEFAN CWIK: "Luz Dorada: Music after three paintings by Eduardo Rodriguez Calzado" (World Premiere)
RACHMANINOFF: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
Elliot Wuu, soloist
Winner, Parnassus-SFCM Competition
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: "Pictures at an Exhibition"
2015-2016 Season
November 22, 2015
Herbst Theatre
ROSSINI: "William Tell Overture"
BARBER: "Knoxville: Summer of 1915"
Soloist: Hope Briggs, soprano
BARTOK: Concerto for Orchestra
January 17, 2016
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor
Alex Zhou, soloist
Winner, Parnassus – SFCM Competition
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2 in D major
March 20, 2016
Herbst Theatre
WAGNER: Overture to "Die Meistersinger"
SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 7 in C major
DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor
Elena Ariza, soloist
Winner, Parnassus – SFCM Competition
June 5, 2016
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
SCHUMANN: Julius Caesar Overture
CWIK: "The Sword in the Stone" English Horn Concerto (World Premiere)
Russ deLuna, soloist
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor
2014-2015 Season
25th Anniversary Season!
November 2, 2014
Nourse Theater
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No. 1
Kenneth Renshaw, soloist
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1
January 11, 2015
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
HOLST: St. Paul's Suite
ARMER: "The Great Instrument of the Geggerets"
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Victor Lin, soloist
March 15, 2015
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise from "Eugene Onegin"
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No. 1
Jeremy Tai, soloist
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4
June 7, 2015
25th Anniversary Concert
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
MENDELSSOHN: Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2
Alina Kobialka, soloist
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 1