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2018 Summer Series • 2019 Subscription Series 2018 THE 2018 SUMMER SERIES (only $135) SPECIAL 2019 SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS Our new series will take place at the Oshman Family JCC, and the artists will be at our usual high level. (SEE OTHER SIDE FOR OUR 3 CONCERTS IN JUNE, 2018) 2018 SUMMER SERIES • 2019 SUBSCRIPTION It is a standalone series, but you can simply add it to your 2019 subscription order if you like. Give it a try! To purchase single tickets to the June 2018 concerts, visit our website or call 415-392-4400. RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS’ DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2018 Anderson & Roe Piano Duo Mon, 6/4/18 at 7:30 pm • Pay only $225. That’s a dramatic $50 off single-ticket prices Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are both remarkable, dynamic performers in their own right, and together NEW SUBSCRIBERS: FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED they form an unstoppable force. “Exhilarating”— Gramophone. “An almost telepathic understanding of each other’s musicianship, and transcendental technique.” —The Straits Times • Pay only $250. That’s $25 off single-ticket prices __________________ Sergey Khachatryan, violin Mon, 6/11/18 at 7:30 pm Yes, he has won Gold Medals at two top competitions (the Sibelius and the Queen Elizabeth), and yes, he is 2019 SEASON SCHEDULE sought after by the greatest conductors (Masur, Conlon, Sir Mackerras, Pletnev, Gergiev), but the main at the Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto attraction is his enormous talent and his seductively rich, soul-drenched tone. Calefax Escher Quartet (w/Jean-Michel Fonteneau) Mon, 6/18/18 at 7:30 pm Mon, 2/11/19 at 7:30 pm This excellent group has performed at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the Louvre and the summer festivals A sound like no other! Calefax is a pioneering wind group from Amsterdam, famed of both Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman. Their concert for us will feature Schubert’s immortal Cello throughout Europe. These free-spirited virtuosos have not only invented their own Quintet. “Finely honed technique and a focused ensemble blend.” –Boston Globe ensemble (oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, bass clarinet) but also transcribe ................................................................................................................................................................................................ their own wide-ranging repertoire, commission new works. They will perform their tour de force version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS (Deadline: June 1, 2018) $225 x No. of Subscription Renewals ___ = $________ $100 x No. of Youth (17/under) Renewals ___ = $________ Steven Isserlis, cello Mon, 3/4/19 at 7:30 pm $135 x No. of Summer Series Subscriptions ___ = $________ Service Charge: $___10._____ Isserlis is one of the world’s top cellists, showered with accolades and in Tax-deductible Donation (Thank you!) $________ Gramophone’s Hall of Fame. He performs with such performers as Andras Schiff, Robert Levin, Mikhail Pletnev, Joshua Bell etc. and such orchestras as the Vienna TOTAL $________ ............................................................................................................................................................................. Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Philharmonic. “Fiery dexterity and swashbuckling vivacity.” — New York Times NEW SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Orders Will be Filled as Available, and in the Order Received Pacifi ca Quartet (New subscriptions will be confi rmed the fi rst week of June, 2018) Mon, 3/18/19 at 7:30 pm $250 x No. of New Subscriptions ___ = $________ Recognized for its virtuosity and exuberant performance style, this Grammy-winning $125 x No. of Youth (17/under) Subscriptions ___ = $________ group performs in the world’s major concert halls, is the quartet-in-residence at $135 x No. of Summer Series Subscriptions ___ = $________ Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and was previously the quartet-in- Service Charge: $________10. residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a position otherwise held only by Tax-deductible Donation (Thank you!) $________ the Guarneri String Quartet. TOTAL $________ ............................................................................................................................................................................. Nelson Goerner, piano Donations are vital to our success. Please consider including a tax-deductible gift. Mon, 4/15/19 at 7:30 pm Bay Area debut Our supporters get preferred seating, when available. A deeply musical artist with both tremendous technique and expressive eloquence, ❏ I enclose a check, paid to “Chamber Music San Francisco” this Argentine pianist’s recitals earn raves at Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw, ❏ Charge my ❏ VISA ❏ MasterCard 3 Digit Sec. Code_______ the Musikverein and Teatro Colon, as well as at the Salzburg and Verbier festivals. Chamber music partners include the Takács Quartet, Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis, Acct No.__________________________________________________ Exp. ___________________ Vadim Repin and Martha Argerich. YES _____________Sign Me Up! Alexandra Soumm PATRON INFORMATION Mon, 5/20/19 at 7:30 pm Bay Area debut NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Born in Moscow and raised in France, Soumm is a rising star who has performed in such halls as the Bozar, the Louvre and Wigmore Hall, and with the Tokyo ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Symphony, Munich Symphony, many of the leading French orchestras, London PHONE: ___________________________ EMAIL: ______________________________________________________ Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. “Lush tone, technical aplomb and abundant personality” — Baltimore Sun Suggestions/Seating requests: ______________________________________________________________________ 2018 SUMMER SERIES • 2019 SUBSCRIPTION Mail to: Chamber Music San Francisco, 1314–34th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 Subscribe by phone at 415-759-1756 or online at chambermusicSF.org RENEW EARLY and then relax – you’ve got the best seats reserved!.
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