Magen Solomon’s San Francisco Choral Artists, having justreceived a favorable review in Fanfare for their recent With Strings Attached CD, should makeanyone’s shortlist of choral concerts to attend.
The Alexander String Quartet visits the Mondavi Center with Schubert quartets on the bill. The Alexanders are a superb, long-standing group which doesn’t get enough credit for their fine music-making.
The New Esterhazy Quartet's concert is a fascinating way to mull over the Haydn-Beethoven teacher-student relationship, and it will be great to see these fantastic period instrumentalists dig into Beethoven’s masterpiece.
The Brasil Duo is equally at home on a classical or a world music series, and its innovative programming features a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works.
This Sunday, the prodigiously accomplished David Requiro joins forces with the excellent pianistRoy Bogas for a recital that leads off a fantastic season of concerts at the Crowden School intheir Sundays@Four series.