Event Title:

Organization:

  Concert

  San Francisco

Start Date:

  12/12/2026

End Date:

  12/12/2026

Start Time:

  7:30 PM

End Time:

  9:30 PM

Event Info: 

  Celebrate the holidays with Voices of Music as we present a festive program of virtuoso Baroque concertos. Our world-renowned soloists take center stage in a musical journey spanning Vivaldi's Venice to the rich traditions of Germany.

Traverso virtuoso Emi Ferguson takes center stage in two of Vivaldi's well known flute concertos. In Il Gardellino, Vivaldi transforms the traverso into a musical goldfinch, with virtuoso passagework and playful exchanges between soloist and ensemble. In La Notte Vivaldi explores a darker, atmospheric world, shifting unexpectedly between eerie stillness, dreamlike states, and sudden dramatic outbursts.

The program highlights the deep artistic bond between Vivaldi and his German contemporary, Johann Georg Pisendel. Violinist Alana Youssefian Ruocco performs Pisendel's Concerto in G minor showcasing fiery technical demands and emotional depth.
Cynthia Miller Freivogel further explores Vivaldi's mastery with the energetic, lyrical Violin Concerto in D Major.

Elizabeth Blumenstock and William Skeen team up for the lively Vivaldi Concerto in B-flat Major, showcasing a thrilling dialogue between upper and lower strings.

The program concludes with Georg Philipp Telemann's Concerto for Recorder and Flute in E minor, featuring Hanneke van Proosdij on recorder and Emi Ferguson on traverso. Telemann's inventive writing highlights the unique, contrasting tonal colors of both woodwinds as they weave through intricate, fast-paced conversation.

Join Voices of Music for this festive musical celebration in Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Berkeley, December 11-13, 2026.

https://www.voicesofmusic.org/concerts.html

Location:

  SFCM Sol Joseph Recital Hall

Room:

Address:

  50 Oak St.

Phone:

  415-377-4444

City:

  San Francisco

State/Province:

  CA