Arts Listings

Classical Music-San Francisco Through March 20

Wednesday March 09, 2011 - 06:52:00 PM

AUDIUM  

"Audium 9," ongoing. 8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. An exploration of the spatial dimension of music in a unique environment of 176 speakers. $15.  

$15. 8:30 p.m. 1616 Bush St., San Francisco. (415) 771-1616, www.audium.com.

 

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL  

San Francisco Symphony, through March 12, 8 p.m. Works by Mendelssohn. Conducted by Kurt Masur. $35-$140.  

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, March 13, 2 p.m. Works by Honegger, Haydn, Webern and Britten. Conducted by Donato Cabrera. $12-$45.  

Yefim Bronfman, March 13, 7 p.m. Works by Haydn, Rachmaninoff and Chopin, performed on piano. $15-$83.  

San Francisco Symphony, March 16 through March 20, 8 p.m. Wed., Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m. Sun. Works by Bach. Conducted by Ragnar Bohlin. $15-$140.  

201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org.

 

HERBST THEATRE  

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, March 13, 8 p.m. Works by Rebel, Handel, Gluck, Stookey and Rameau. Musical direction by Nicholas McGegan. $30-$90. (415) 392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com. 

Duo Melis, Susana Prieto and Alexis Muzurakis, March 19, 8 p.m. Works by de Falla, Granados, Kapustin, Balbastre, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Ginastera. $20-$45.  

401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com.

 

LEGION OF HONOR MUSEUM DOCENT TOUR PROGRAMS -- Tours of the permanent collections and special exhibitions are offered Tuesday through Sunday. Non-English language tours (Italian, French, Spanish and Russian) are available on different Saturdays of the month at 11:30 a.m. Free with regular museum admission. (415) 750-3638.  

ONGOING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM --  

"Doing and Viewing Art," ongoing. For ages 7 to 12. Docent-led tours of current exhibitions are followed by studio workshops taught by professional artists/teachers. Students learn about art by seeing and making it. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon; call to confirm class. Free with museum admission. (415) 750-3658. 

ORGAN CONCERTS -- Ongoing. 4 p.m. A weekly concert of organ music on the Legion's restored 1924 Skinner organ. Saturday and Sunday in the Rodin Gallery. Free with museum admission. (415) 750-3624. 

$6-$10; free for children ages 12 and under; free for all visitors on Tuesdays. Tuesday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and Clement Street, San Francisco. (415) 750-3600, (415) 750-3636, www.legionofhonor.org.

 

OLD FIRST CHURCH  

ZOFO Duet, March 11, 8 p.m. Works by Tanaka Arthur, Honegger, Honma, Amman, Sakamoto. $14-$17.  

Eos Ensemble, March 13, 4 p.m. Works by Wolf, Von Weber and Brahms. $14-$17.  

Di Wu, March 18, 8 p.m. Works by Debussy, Ravel and Gounod-Liszt for the piano. $14-$17.  

The Odessa Trio, March 20, 4 p.m. Works by Hersh, Eshima, Gandolfi, Reynolds, Meckler and Cage. $14-$17.  

$14-$17; children 12 and under free. 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. (415) 474-1608, www.oldfirstconcerts.org.

 

OLD ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL  

Livia Sohn, Robert Howard, Daniel Del Pino, March 15, 12:30 p.m. Works by Mendelssohn and Piazzolla for piano, cello and violin. $5.  

$5 donation requested. 660 California St., San Francisco. www.oldsaintmarys.org/.< 

 

SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC  

Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, March 11, 8 p.m. Works by Mohammed Fairouz for the cello. Free.  

Blueprint, March 12, 8 p.m. Works by Manly Romero, Luciano Berio and Hi Kyung Kim. Conducted by Nicole Paiement. $15-$20.  

Lower Strings Concerto Competition Finals, March 15, 7:30 p.m. A performance by viola, cello and double bass students. Free.  

Guitar Department Recital, March 16, 8 p.m.  

Free.  

Kate Van Orden, March 16, 7:30 p.m. Baroque master works will be performed. Free.  

Voice/Composition Department Recital, March 16, 8 p.m. Vocal students premiere new works by composition students. Free.  

Corey Jamason and Elisabeth Reed, March 17, 8 p.m. Baroque masterpieces will be performed. $15-$20.  

Piano Department Recital, March 17, 8 p.m.  

Free.  

Percussion Department Recital, March 18, 8 p.m.  

Free.  

Violin Studio Recital, March 19, 8 p.m.  

Free.  

$15 to $20 unless otherwise noted. Hellman Hall, 50 Oak St., San Francisco. (415) 864-7326, www.sfcm.edu.

 

ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN CHURCH  

Hallifax & Jeffrey, March 13, 4 p.m. Works by Simpson, Locke and Jenkins. $10-$28.  

1111 O'Farrell St., San Francisco. (415) 928-7770, www.stmarks-sf.org.< 

 

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL  

Christoph Tietze, March 20, 3:30 p.m. Works by Bach for the organ.  

$5 suggested donation. 1111 Gough St., San Francisco. (415) 567-2020, www.stmarycathedralsf.org.<