Cellist Evan Kahn, with pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi perform Samuel Barber's rhapsodic 1933 sonata that earned Barber a Prix de Rome, Elliott Carter's spectacular schizophrenic 1948 sonata plus a new piece by Oakland composer Taylor Joshua Rankin.
Los Angeles born cellist Evan Kahn holds a masters degree from SF Conservatory. He is principal cellist of Opera San Jose and of Symphony Silicon Valley, and is assistant principal of San Jose Chamber Orchestra. He was NPR’s Artist-in-Residence with Performance Today in 2018 and Musical America’s Artist-of-the-Month in 2019. Japan born Keisuke Nakagoshi holds a Masters degree in Chamber Music from the San Francisco Conservatory. In 2009 he co-founded the piano duo ZOFO, this duo the recipient of Grammy’s Best Chamber Music Performance in 2013. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony as well as many local chamber orchestras.
405 Shrader is San Francisco's intimate concert hall, now more intimate than ever with only 22 guests each performance. Proof of vaccination required, masks are obligatory. An aperitif is offered.