Cal Performances – Past Concerts
Cal Performances presents: San Francisco Symphony
Friday, October 21, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, USA
Modest Mussorgsky
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Night on Bald Mountain
Franz Liszt — Totentanz, S. 126
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Franz Liszt — Totentanz, S. 126
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$40+
Cal Performances presents: Maxim Vengerov, violin and Polina Osetinskaya, piano
Friday, October 14, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, USA
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
Dmitri Shostakovich — From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Souvenir d'un lieu cher ("Memory of a dear place"), Op. 42
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34
Ludwig van Beethoven — Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" ("Bridgetower")
Dmitri Shostakovich — From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Souvenir d'un lieu cher ("Memory of a dear place"), Op. 42
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34
$36+
Cal Performances presents: Dover Quartet
Sunday, September 25, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 4:30pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 "Kaiser"
Amy Beach — Quartet for Strings (in One Movement), Op. 89
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
Amy Beach — Quartet for Strings (in One Movement), Op. 89
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
$72+
Cal Performances presents: The Tallis Scholars
Friday, May 6, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Antoine Brumel
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Missa Et Ecce terræ motus ("Earthquake Mass")
David Lang — sun-centered (Cal Performances co-commission)
David Lang — sun-centered (Cal Performances co-commission)
$48+
Cal Performances presents: Danish String Quartet
Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, USA
Lotta Wennäkoski
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Pige
(Bay Area premiere, Cal Performances co-commission)
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden"
$58+
Cal Performances presents: Daniil Trifonov, piano
Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA, USA
Sergei Prokofiev
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Sarcasms, Op. 17
Karol Szymanowski — Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36
Claude Debussy — Pour le piano ("For the piano"), L. 95
Johannes Brahms — Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Karol Szymanowski — Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36
Claude Debussy — Pour le piano ("For the piano"), L. 95
Johannes Brahms — Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
$38+
Cal Performances presents: Tetzlaff Quartet
Saturday, April 23, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
UC Berkeley – Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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String Quartet No. 33 in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3, Hob. III:33 "Sun Quartet No. 3"
Alban Berg — String Quartet, Op. 3
Johannes Brahms — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
Alban Berg — String Quartet, Op. 3
Johannes Brahms — String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2
$86+
Cal Performances At Home: Jordi Savall – 'Madrigals of Love & War' (broadcast on-demand until 9/1/2021)
Thursday, June 3, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Multi-instrumentalist/conductor/musical polymath Jordi Savall offers a rare and precious gift – a special presentation of selections from Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals of Love and War.
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: yMusic (broadcast on-demand until 8/18/2021)
Thursday, May 20, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Innovative new music sextet yMusic presents new music by Gabriella Smith & Andrew Norman, as well as works by the ensemble's composer-performers.
$15-$60 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Beatrice Rana, piano (broadcast on-demand until 6/12/2021)
Thursday, May 13, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Johann Sebastian Bach – French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Claude Debussy – Études, Book 1 (selections)
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
Claude Debussy – Études, Book 1 (selections)
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
Frederic Chopin – Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
$15-$56 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Bang on a Can – Julia Wolfe’s 'Steel Hammer' (broadcast on-demand until 8/4/2021)
Thursday, May 6, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Premiere of Steel Hammer, a new film featuring the acclaimed oratorio – a meditation on over 200 versions of the "John Henry" folk ballad – by Bang on a Can co-founder/Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Wolfe.
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Mitsuko Uchida, piano (broadcast on-demand until 6/16/2021)
Thursday, March 18, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EDT)
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Franz Schubert – Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 935, No. 2
Franz Schubert – Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat major D. 935 No. 2
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D. 894
Franz Schubert – Impromptu No. 2 in A-flat major D. 935 No. 2
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D. 894
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord (broadcast on-demand until 6/2/2021)
Thursday, March 4, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
Online event
Acclaimed Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani performs J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Recorded at the Bach Archive in Leipzig, Germany.
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Julia Bullock, soprano & Laura Poe, piano (broadcast on-demand until 4/14/2021)
Thursday, January 14, 2021 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
Online event
Soprano Julia Bullock presents a characteristically diverse & thoughtfully curated program, with music by Hugo Wolf, Margaret Bonds, John Adams, & more. Recorded in Bleibach, Germany.
$15-$68 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Dover Quartet [NEWLY RECORDED] (broadcast on-demand until 3/10/2021)
Thursday, December 10, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
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Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in D minor Op. 76, No. 2 "Quinten"
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192
György Ligeti – String Quartet No. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192
$15 ($68 "What It Would Have Cost", $5 UCB student)
Cal Performances presents: Leif Ove Andsnes, piano (newly-recorded, on-demand until 1/3/21)
Thursday, December 3, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EST)
Online event
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
Leoš Janáček – Selections from On an Overgrown Path, Book 1
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
Leoš Janáček – Selections from On an Overgrown Path, Book 1
Antonín Dvořák – Selections from Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85
$15+
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott: Songs of Comfort & Hope (on-demand until 12/12/20)
Friday, November 27, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EST)
Online event
In a recital perfect for holiday viewing by the whole family, Yo-Yo Ma and acclaimed pianist Kathryn Stott join forces for a diverse concert recorded in mid-November at Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) Concert Hall.
$15+
Cal Performances At Home: David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano – Part II (broadcast on-demand until 2/10/2021)
Thursday, November 19, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
Online event
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
$15 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: David Finckel, cello & Wu Han, piano – Part I (broadcast on-demand until 2/10/2021)
Thursday, November 12, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EST)
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Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
$15 ($5 UCB student)
Cal Performances At Home: Nathalie Joachim & Spektral Quartet – Fanm d’Ayiti (broadcast on-demand until 1/12/2021)
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 @ 10:00pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Composer/flutist/vocalist Nathalie Joachim collaborates with Chicago’s Spektral Quartet in her Fanm d’Ayiti, a kaleidoscopic suite celebrating the songs & stories of Haiti’s most compelling female artists.
$15-$225 ($5 UCB student)
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