5, “Emperor,” highlights the program when award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Symphony San Jose for two performances this weekend. May 7 Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco $35-$165 .įit for an “Emperor”: Beethoven’s Concerto No. Also on the program, and new to the Symphony: Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s “Primal Message.” Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony completes the lineup.ĭetails: 2 p.m. Symphony: Music organizations are still catching up to the music of the acclaimed African American composer Florence Price (1887-1953) this week, the American composer’s Piano Concerto gets its first San Francisco Symphony performances, conducted by Xian Zhang and featuring pianist Aaron Diehl. The classical music calendar has plenty of events to choose from this week here are some of the highlights. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group archives) Classical picks: Jon Nakamatsu, Florence Price, Steinway Society Bay Area News Foundation Pianist Aaron Diehl is a guest soloist as the San Francisco Symphony performs Florence Price’s Piano Concerto. May 7 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz $34-$68.25 fore you go. May 6 at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts $37-$62 7 p.m. You can see and hear for yourself when Alexander, who released his sixth studio album, “Origin,” earlier earlier this year, brings his trio to two Bay Area venues.ĭetails: 7:30 p.m. He has racked up additional milestones since then but the main thing that has endeared Alexander to jazz fans is that the kid can really play, exhibiting lots of technical flair and stunning interpretive skills. He dropped his first full-length album, “My Favorite Things,” at age 11, becoming the youngest musician to earn a Grammy nomination in jazz and the first Indonesian to land an album in the Billboard Top 200 album. Three years later, he won his first major competition, the Master-Jam Fest, and soon he was playing at frontline music festivals and venues around the world, including Lincoln Center, at the invitation of Wynton Marsalis. Joey Alexander got hooked on his dad’s jazz album collection as a youngster and taught himself to play the piano by age 6.
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Also on the bill is an updated series of works created by company dancers Tessa Barbour and Brennan Wall.ĭetails: May 5-7 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco’ May 19-22 at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, May 27-28 at Sunset Center in Carmel $25-$84 - Bay Area News Foundation The work is set to an a cappella score recorded by acclaimed vocal group Kitka. The other is Amy Seiwert’s powerful “Renaissance,” a piece inspired by a 2019 protest by women in Kerala, India, who formed a 385-mile “wall” to call attention to gender inequality in their country. One is Val Caniparoli’s positively playful “Confessions” (originally titled “If I Were a Sushi Roll”), a series of mirthful vignettes on all manner of topics tied together by some seriously impressive modern choreography. Forever Smuin,” the show marks the revival of two acclaimed but very different works. Smuin Contemporary Ballet is back with another program that showcases the artistry and versatility of the popular company. There’s lots to see and savor for arts fans in the Bay Area this weekend.
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