Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House Part 2 Staged Reading Saturday March 8th 7pm Piano Palace
A Doll's House Part 2
by Lucas Hnath
Directed by Elise Hunt
In this fast paced and biting sequel to Ibsen's A Doll's House, a woman who broke free of all society's constraints must return to the family she left behind to secure her hard-won freedom, and reckon with the price everyone has paid for it.
This performance will run roughly one hour and twenty minutes, followed by a reception.
Tango Reimagined: Sounds of Passion Sumi Lee, Fabrizio Colombo March 16th 2025, 4pm
Step into a world where tango’s rich traditions meet bold new interpretations. Paris-based bandoneonist Fabrizio Colombo, acclaimed local pianist Sumi Lee and genre- bending violinist Basma Edrees present an evening of captivating solo and duo performances, blending contemporary arrangements with original compositions. From intimate, soulful melodies to exhilarating rhythms, this concert explores tango’s evolving landscape with artistry and innovation. Colombo’s expressive bandoneon and Lee’s dynamic piano weave a musical dialogue that is both timeless and daring. Whether you’re a longtime tango lover or discovering its magic for the first time, this unforgettable night will ignite your senses and stir your soul.
Banda Sin Nombre, Piano Palace, March 23rd, 2025 4pm
Banda Sin Nombre, Piano Palace, March 23rd, 2025 4pm
Banda Sin Nombre combines folk music from around the world with performance art, drag, and dance. With creative roots in San Francisco’s Mission District, the band features rich vocal harmonies with acoustic instruments including guitar, fiddle, accordion, charango, jarana, cajon, and upright bass. The band’s musical influences range from Peruvian chicha to Catalan rumba and Appalachian old time to Cumbia.
Cecilia Zabala Winter Songs, Piano Palace, Sunday February 9th '25 4pm
Cecilia Zabala Winter Songs, Piano Palace, Sunday February 9th '25 4pm
Argentine singer-songwriter and master guitarist Cecilia Zabala brings her "mesmerizing" and genre-spanning South American voice. Hailing from Argentina, a land with a rich musical heritage, Zabala has not only embraced her roots in Argentine folklore but has also ventured into uncharted territories, fusing her unique style with elements of jazz, tango, and Brazilian music.
LA GENTE SF January 19th '25 4pm Piano Palace
Cecilia Zabala Winter Songs, Piano Palace, Sunday February 9th '25 4pm
LA GENTE SF is an international recording and touring artist born in the eclectic city of San Francisco and is currently based in Madrid, Spain. The group is led by Rafael Sarria Bustamante: singer-songwriter and voting member of the Recording Academy/Grammy's. LA GENTE SF has created their own unique blend of World Music, Cumbia, Reggae, Salsa, and Reggaeton. Their music and live shows fuse together rhythms, dances and cultural influences from all over Latino America and the Caribbean with a distinct San Francisco flavor, to create an infectious, high energy dance party. The band is currently on their 2024 World Tour.
Madeleine Mitchell Violin conversations February 24th, 4pm Piano Palace
Violinist Madeleine Mitchell, “one of the UK’s liveliest musical forces” (The Times, London) is familiar to San Francisco audiences from her Noontime Concerts, receiving standing ovations last year. She introduces a one hour program including solo Bach, Brahms and Bartok with pianist Elektra Schmidt and a selection of appealing short solo pieces by living British composers from her recent acclaimed Naxos album, Violin Conversations. www.MadeleineMitchell.com
Mary Voutsas, solo piano January 27, 3pm Piano Palace
Mary Voutsas presents God & Dances: A Program of Nature, Mythology, and Spirituality
With works by Cage, Crumb, Hadjidakis, Liszt and more.
All proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
Jaron Lanier ~ Free Waves Trio November 19, 3pm Piano Palace
The Free Waves Trio is Jaron with Tim Jackson and Zack Olsen. Tim is best known as the long-time leader of the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Kuumbwa club, but he’s also a deeply experienced and adventurous jazz flutist. Zach is an in-demand Bay Area drummer and pure joy. Jaron will play piano and some other instruments.
About Jaron: https://www.jaronlanier.com/
Diana Gameros December 9th, 3pm Piano Palace
Diana performs an acoustic set of her entire album "Eterno Retorno" as she celebrate the 10th anniversary of its release.
Second installment of a four part concert series on the coast.
East -West Music Festival Yoga Society 2872 Folsom September 23rd, 5pm
5pm Mauro ff and Classical Revolution trio: Beethoven ,Piazzolla and more
Charith Premawardhana, violin
Elektra Schmidt, piano
Lewis Patzner, cello
Mauro ff, piano
6:30pm Arjun Verma, sitar and Nilan Chadhuri, tabla
North Indian Classical music
Pablo Estigarribia, September 22nd, 7pm
Latin Grammy winner tango pianist, arranger and composer, Pablo Estigarribia will perform new compositions as well as older favorites.
pabloestigarribia.com
Sky Creature September 2nd, 7pm
Sky Creature is a euphoric collision of post-punk, trance, and deconstructed opera.
Buena Onda Collective & Sumi Lee at Enso : August 27th, 4pm
Welcome to the first installment of Argentine Tango Concert Series on the coast!
Sumi Lee, piano
Clara Stern, bandoneón
Sinai Rim, bandoneón
Basma Edrees, violin
Hannah Macgillivray, contrabass
At Enso 131 Kelly Ave, Half Moon Bay
Proteus Trio August 20th, 5pm
Jonathan Alford, piano
Evan Price, violin
Lewis Patzner, cello
Jazz and original compositions
Mónica María August 13, 4pm
Featuring Jackie Rago on percussion and cuatro and Bill Hagar on bass.
Mónica María's music reflects her Californian roots mixed with traditional, earthly and contemporary sounds of Latin America.
Drawing room annex
October 7th Piano Extravaganza
Local piano luminaries Tin Yi Chelsea Wong and Jon Lee present works by classical and contemporary composers.
October 14th Jari Piper & Ian Scarfe
Jari Piper, cello and Ian Scarfe, piano join forces for a night of weird and wonderful duos.
October 15th Buena Onda Tango Ensemble
October 21st Mark Deutsch and the Bazantar
Sumi Lee & her group will take you to Buenos Aires with the beautiful contemporary tango music that is rarely performed outside of Argentina!
October 21st Mark Deutsch and the Bazantar
October 21st Mark Deutsch and the Bazantar
Mark plays original compositions on his unique creation, the Bazantar.
October 22nd Golden Gate Symphony and Chorus
GGSC is back at 780 for Gershwin and Beethoven!
Soloists Cinzia Resenburger and Elektra Schmidt
October 28th Classical Revolution
Chamber music for the people. Strings, winds and keys presenting a varied program.
October 29th Kitten on the Keys and Anthony Ty
November 11th Musical Art Quintet & Classical Revolution anniversary
October 29th Kitten on the Keys and Anthony Ty
Kitschy cabaret originals, bawdy blues, unexpected covers and forgotten gems of yesteryear.
November 4th Ed Corzo Cuban Ensemble
November 11th Musical Art Quintet & Classical Revolution anniversary
October 29th Kitten on the Keys and Anthony Ty
Come dance to your favorite Cuban rhythms!
November 11th Musical Art Quintet & Classical Revolution anniversary
November 11th Musical Art Quintet & Classical Revolution anniversary
November 11th Musical Art Quintet & Classical Revolution anniversary
Come celebrate Sasha Jacobsen’s return and Classical Revolution sweet 16 anniversary with the MAQ!
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
An evening of trio music,
experimenting with sounds beyond the twelve tone scale.
Robert Soper : guitar
George Long : saxophone
Mauro ff piano and piano liberated
tangos, avant-garde jazz, classical detours.
Sky Creature July 12, 7pm, St. Joseph’s Art Society, SF
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
Sky Creature is a euphoric collision of post-punk, trance, and deconstructed opera. The resulting sound is a magical alchemy of opposites: weightless vocals set against a raging sea of manic guitars and driving beats. The band is the spiritual child, of singer Majel Connery and guitarist Matt Walsh (of The Forms), who first met in a recording studio in Brooklyn in 2001, bonding over My Bloody Valentine records. Sky tours nationally june 1-Aug 9 in support of their forthcoming Bear Mountain/childworld double EP. They're recording their first LP march 2022 with Steve Albini. Sky Creature is based at the edge of the ocean in Rockaway Beach, NY.
East West Music Festival July 31st, YSSF 2872 Folsom SF, 4pm
Mauro ff, George Long and Robert Soper Piano Palace, 514 Kelly Ave. Half Moon Bay. April 30, 7pm
East West Music Festival July 31st, YSSF 2872 Folsom SF, 4pm
Celebrating Classical Music from North India, Europe and the Middle East.
With Kankana Banerjee, Classical Indian Singer Elektra Schmidt, piano Lewis Patzner, cello Mauro ff, piano & spoken word , Nakarat ensemble Mediterranean folk music and more!
two piano extravaganza
Salon Series XXII Sarah Cahill and Regina Myers, 3/26 Piano Palace , 6pm
Please join us at the iconic Piano Palace with the incredible duo Sarah Cahill and Regina Myers.
Cahill and Myers will perform Paul Dresher's This Same Temple from 1977, with the composer in attendance, as well as Meredith Monk's Ellis Island, Lou Harrison's Festival Dance, Eleanor Alberga's Three-Day Mix, and Frederic Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues.
Regina performs as a solo artist and with ensembles around the Bay Area. She received a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master's in Piano Performance and Literature from Mills College, where she focused on new and experimental music under the guidance of pianist Marc Shapiro, ensemble leader and composer Steed Cowart and percussion master William Winant.
Sarah Cahill, hailed as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times and “a brilliant and charismatic advocate for modern and contemporary composers” by Time Out New York, has commissioned and premiered over seventy compositions for solo piano. Keyboard Magazine writes, “Through her inspired interpretation of works across the 20th and 21st centuries, Cahill has been instrumental in bringing to life the music of many of our greatest living composers.” She was named a 2018 Champion of New Music, awarded by the American Composers Forum (ACF).
The future is female
Sarah Cahill solo piano 3/24 at 780 Valencia, 6pm
Concert series featuring acclaimed women performers of the Bay Area at 780 Valencia during the Women Rising Exhibition begins with Sarah Cahill and her Project “The Future is Female” on March 24th.
Sarah Cahill has been hailed as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times. Cahill’s latest project is The Future is Female, an investigation and reframing of the piano literature featuring more than seventy compositions by women around the globe, from the Baroque to the present day, including new commissioned works.
On March 4, 2022, Sarah Cahill released her latest recording, The Future is Female, Vol. 1, In Nature, on First Hand Records. The Future is Female is a three-volume series, which celebrates and highlights women composers from the 17th century to the present day. These albums encompass 30 compositions by women from around the globe and include many new commissioned works and world premiere recordings.
Cahill explains, “Like most pianists, I grew up with the classical canon, which has always excluded women composers as well as composers of colour. It is still standard practice to perform recitals consisting entirely of music written by men. The Future is Female, then, aims to be a corrective towards rebalancing the repertoire. It does not attempt to be exhaustive, in any way, and the three albums in this series represent only a small fraction of the music by women which is waiting to be performed and heard."
beethoven Symphony & Concerto
Golden Gate Symphony presents Beethoven, 3/31 at 780 Valencia 6:30pm
The Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus is entering its third decade of presenting high quality musical performances and dynamic music education programs to communities in the San Francisco Bay area. These highly successful programs have earned the organization a national and international reputation. A key vision of Maestro Steiner is to increase audience development and provide access to classical music at the community level.
The Golden Gate Symphony achieves this through implementing live music programs through an innovative ensemble orchestra and choral group, providing works ranging from classical to contemporary compositions.
These programs have earned the organization a national and international reputation with programs in California, Central America, and Europe.
Maestro Steiner created the organization to provide access to classical music at the community level by encouraging amateur and professional singers, musicians and composers to collaborate closely and build community through performing live classical music.
Award winning pianist Elektra Schmidt performs as solo artist and in chamber groups in the United States, France, Greece, and the United Kingdom. As well as a flourishing performance career, Elektra curates for numerous festivals and art houses in Europe and San Francisco. She is the founder of Artist Migration, an organization dedicated to the integration and mobility of international artists.
She has collaborated with international festivals throughout the world including the San Francisco International Arts Festival, the Arundel Festival and Oxford Philomusica in the United Kingdom.
Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 Elektra Schmidt, soloist
Jason Gibbs: Sinfonietta (World Premiere!)
¡canta,mujer,canta!
Diana Gameros with Morgan Nielsen, 4/7 at 780 Valencia 6:30 pm
Diana Gameros
If difficult times call for extraordinary voices, Berkeley singer-songwriter and guitarist Diana Gameros is the woman for the hour. The Mexican-born songstress draws on her experience as an immigrant to explore the plight of border crossers of all stripes, bringing luminous humanity to a topic defined by searing heat rather than light. Her albums, Eterno Retorno, and Arrullo, are an artistic triumph for these times. Gameros has shared the stage with the San Francisco Symphony, Taylor Mac, Bebel Gilberto, Natalia Lafourcade, Joan Baez, and her songs and story have been featured on Billboard, Mother Jones, NPR, and PBS, to name a few.
Morgan Nielsen
International touring artist and clarinet teacher based in San Francisco, California, Nilsen plays music in ensembles of global diverse genres: Klezmer, Balkan, Turkish, Colombian Cumbia, and Iranian classical music. With a degree from the Eastman School of Music for classical clarinet performance and a diploma in Ethnomusicology, Nilsen is a Backun Artist with a diverse and rewarding music career. She has performed in 49 states and plays wireless-clarinet at festivals across the nation.
On April 7th as part of Women Rising series Diana will be accompanied by Morgan Nielsen on several songs to perform a unique set of original music along with tunes by and for women from all over the world who have inspired Diana's musical journey.
"Her voice has a remarkable expressive range. She's at once strong and breathy - in an instant, wounded and boldly searching." - NPR
the best bad things
Allison Lovejoy 4/14 at 780 Valencia, 6:30 pm
THE BEST BAD THINGS:
SONGS AND STORIES OF THE BRAVE, BAWDY and BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF SAN FRANCISCO FROM 1840-1950
Premiering songs about Juana Briones, Alma Spreckels, Lola Montez, Madame Tess Wall, Sally Stanford, and more!!
https://www.bestbadthingssf.com/
With COMPOSITIONS by ALLISON LOVEJOY, CANDACE FOREST and VERONIKA KRAUSAS
Special guest Poet Agneta Falk Hirschman
Vocalist Melinda Martinez Becker https://www.melindabecker.com/
WITH a FABULOUS all-FEMALE CAST of PERFORMERS:
ANGELA LaFLAMME, Vocals https://megaflameband.com/
LUA HADAR, Vocals https://www.luahadar.com/
BETH WILMURT, Vocals http://www.bethwilmurt.com/
SARAH BERGES DANCE with NIKA ANTUANETTE https://www.sarahbergesdance.net/
https://www.nikaantuanette.com/
Doors open 6:30 show at 7pm
Caroline Chung with Citizens Jazz August 5, 7pm
Citizens Jazz is a collective of the Bay Area’s best veteran and up & coming jazz musicians led by bassist, producer & song writer Caroline Chung, who released her full length album of original music Sounds Of Haejin during the pandemic and can be found on all streaming platforms.
Maria Jose Montijo, August 6, 7pm
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Oakland’s María José Montijo is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who knows that music is a potent force for full-spectrum healing. Steeped in the percussion-driven Afro-Puerto Rican tradition known as bomba, she presents her new musical project that blends Caribbean and Latin American electronic landscapes with bomba and folk harp, creating lush and propulsive settings for songs that are prayers to both our ancestors and our future selves.
Tory Teasley August 12, 7pm
Ms. Tory Teasley The most up-and-coming FUNK & SOUL vocalist in the Bay Area! An Oakland Native – with a power in her voice that vibrates the room, uplifting and resonating with an entire audience. Stop dancing? Yeah, right. Celebrate the night away with this spectacular performer who will leave a profound impression on your soul. Let’s do it with PRIDE!
Eduardo Corzo & Mission locals August 13, 7pm
Latin & Cuban Jamming
Eduardo Corzo is a pianist, guitarist and clarinetist from Havana, Cuba. He has composed and arranged music for Cuban and Mexican television, served as musical director of the Conjunto Nacional de Espectaculos, and toured throughout Latin America. Living in Mexico during the 90’s, he played with an incredible array of musicians including Lila Downs and Oriente Lopez to name a few. Corzo is an artist with a broad vision, interested in genres and styles different from his own, and whose background includes a mix of everything from Bach partitas to Brazilian and Afro Cuban sounds.
Local to the mission ditrict for years, this night is dedicated to bringing together the local musicians for a fun night of jamming. Be prepared to dance!
Anna Muravitskaya, August 19, 7pm
Anna Muravitskaya, August 19, 7pm
Nostalgia: Song of Home, Land and Longing from the operatic and folk traditions.
With Elektra Schmidt on piano.
Anna’s lifelong relationship and adoration of performance began with dance at the age of five. Anna’s insatiable thirst for performance of life was unquenched, leading her to the piano. Eventually learning to sing in choirs and joining community theaters gave her the final nudge to want to pursue this lifestyle full time.
Fernando Gameros, August 20, 7pm
Anna Muravitskaya, August 19, 7pm
Fernando Gameros sings original compositions as well as traditional songs from his home Mexico.
Lewis Patzner, cello & Elektra Schmidt, piano September 2, 7pm
Lewis Patzner and Elektra Schmidt present favorite duos for cello and piano as well as Patzner original compositions.
Lewis Patzner is an Oakland-born cellist and composer, who plays a variety of styles including classical, jazz, folk, and pop/rock, and makes his living both as a freelance work for hire cellist, and as an independent artist, organizing and performing at his own concerts.
Award winning pianist Elektra Schmidt performs as solo artist and in chamber groups in the United States as well as France, Greece, and the United Kingdom. Elektra is the founder of Artist Migration, an organization dedicated to the integration and mobility of international artists.
https://LewisPatzner-ElektraSchmidt-at780.eventbrite.com
LA GENTE SF September 3, 7pm
LA GENTE SF was born in the eclectic San Francisco Bay Area and is led by Rafael Bustamante Sarria: singer-songwriter and voting member of the Recording Academy/Grammy's.
LA GENTE SF has just released "Lotus Hotel" their first single and music video from their 5th studio album "Entre 2 Mundos." The album and series of music videos were recorded
and filmed in San Francisco, Colombia, Spain, Mexico and Morocco. LA GENTE SF is currently on their 2022 world tour in support of this new international project. The group has
created their own unique blend of World Music, Cumbia, Reggae, Salsa, Hip-Hop and Reggaeton. Their music and live shows fuse together rhythms, dances and cultural
influences from all over Latino America and the Caribbean with a distinct San Francisco flavor, to create an infectious, high energy dance party.
Fridays & Saturdays 7-9pm
December 3rd Proteus Trio
Jonathan Alford, piano
Evan Price, violin
Lewis Patzner, cello
Jazz and original compositions for the opening of SEA exhibition.
December 10th Tin - Yi Chelsea Wong and Monica Chew
Classical, Contemporary and original piano works
December 23rd Tom Jonesing and Angela La Flamme
Double bill:
Angela La Flamme with Kymry Esainko
And
Tom Jonesing with Steffanos X and Dean Mermell
Fridays 7-9pm
December 3rd Proteus Trio
Jonathan Alford, piano
Evan Price, violin
Lewis Patzner, cello
Jazz and original compositions for the opening of SEA exhibition.
December 10th Tin - Yi Chelsea Wong and Monica Chew
Classical, Contemporary and original piano works
December 23rd Tom Jonesing and Angela La Flamme
Double bill:
Angela La Flamme with Kymry Esainko
And
Tom Jonesing with Steffanos X and Dean Mermell
Fridays 7-9pm
February 24th Mónica María
With Mónica María on vocals, Anthony Blea on violin and Marlon Aldana on percussion.
March 17th Naima Shalhoub & Excentrik
“...at turns wistful, haunting, and powerfully growling.” — San Francisco Chronicle
Special Event : THURSDAY MARCH 30th Golden Gate Symphony and Chorus
With soloist Kymry Esainko
Urs Leonhard Steiner conducting
Mark Deutsch, Bazantar w/ Mauro ff , & Martha Matsuda April 13th, 4pm Piano Palace
Mark plays on his invented instrument the Bazantar, a six-string acoustic bass, fitted with an additional twenty-nine sympathetic strings and four drone strings. Mauro plays the open piano, an acoustic piano liberated from its keyboard and the constraints of the 12 tone scale. Martha dances Butoh.
Rhapsody Duo Elektra & Ian April 28th 4pm Piano Palace
Ian Scarfe and Elektra Schmidt present a program of Spanish Rhapsodies and Dances for one piano four hands. Selections of lyrical and impressionist music inspired by Spanish traditional and folk styles, including Spanish Dances by Manuel De Falla and Frederic Chopin, Maurice Ravel’ exotic Rapsodie Espagnole, and music from Georges Bizet’s popular Spanish opera “Carmen”.
Opus Gratia ~ Italy with Love Piano Palace May12th, 4pm
Opus Gratia presents Italy filled with Love Songs!
Anna Muravitskaya, voice with Svetlana Shofman, piano.
This will be an evening of beautiful 18th century Italian Art songs of Love.
A Season on the Wind Majel Connery & Bowerbird Collective May 18th, 4pm Piano Palace
A Season on the Wind is a new multimedia collaboration between Australian duo The Bowerbird Collective, singer Majel Connery, and composers Doug and Brad Balliett. A Season on the Wind tells the story of the epic migration of birds across the American continent through live performance, visual projections, and immersive songscapes.
Written for trio (voice, violin, and cello), the new work comes at the invitation of The Biggest Week in American Birding festival in Toledo, Ohio, one of the most important annual birding events in the world, and is adapted from author Kenn Kaufman’s book of the same name.
Citizens Jazz w/ Caroline Chung May 26th, 4pm Piano Palace
Caroline Chung is an upright/electric jazz bassist, bandleader, songwriter & producer based in Oakland.
She has been performing & gigging with her jazz collective Citizens Jazz - a rotation of Bay Area’s veteran & upcoming jazz musicians for many years.
https://linktr.ee/CarolineBass
https://carolinechung.bandcamp.com/music
https://youtube.com/user/haejin007
Jaron Lanier with Haruka Fujii and Willie Wynant Miwok Gallery POSTPONED
Haruka is a leading percussionist, teaching at Julliard and playing with Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. Willie is also a leading percussionist, one of the best known in the world of new music, and a central figure in the Bay Area new/experimental music.
About Jaron: https://www.jaronlanier.com/