April 7
Anton Webern: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 3
Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, piano
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Axel Strauss, violin; Paul Hersh, piano
April 14
Jazz Faculty Recital
Mario Guarneri, trumpet
Mary Fettig, saxophone
Mark Levine, piano
with special guests John Wiitala, bass and Akira Tana, drums
April 21
San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble
Nicole Paiement, conductor
Benjamin Britten: Les illuminations
Ambur Braid, soprano
Astor Piazolla: Cuatro estaciones portenas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
featuring Cynthia Mei, violin and Charles Akert, cello
April 28
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1in D Major
The Conservatory Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor
May 5
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69
Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata on F minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80
Ian Swensen, violin, Christopher Basso, piano
May 12
An all-John Adams program chosen from concerts held last fall when the Conservatory celebrated the composer’s sixtieth birthday.
Phrygian Gates
Mack McCray, piano
Shaker Loops