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The Midsummer Mozart Festival finishes up with a performance of the composer’s unfinished “Great” Mass in C Minor. The Pacific Mozart Ensemble joins George Cleve’s orchestra and four strong soloists for this passionate, gorgeous music.
It’s the 100th anniversary of John Cage’s birth, and a very few organizations are celebrating with retrospectives of the work of this challenging, odd composer. The festival with the most to offer is the one by sfSound at Old First Concerts.
Opera fans have a good few weeks ahead if they haven’t decamped for summer vacations. First up, this weekend, is the Merola Opera Program with Dominick Argento’s quirky, imaginative Postcards From Morocco.
The little Midsummer Mozart Festival will be in full swing this weekend, with pianist Audrey Vardanega, now an experienced soloist at the advanced age of 16, playing the delightful Piano Concerto in G Major, No. 17.
You’ll be able to hear world-class piano duos take on La
Mer, Nuages, La Valse, The Rite of Spring, and more at the San Francisco
Conservatory of Music.
For opera lovers and novices alike, this concert is the perfect
way to explore the riches of opera and experience the
versatility and talent of the Merola artists.
