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MainStage I - Beethoven's Third and Russell Double
Oct 22 - 24, 2021
Oct 22, 7:30pm, San Francisco. Oct 23, 2021, 7:30pm Palo Alto. Oct 24, 3:00pm Berkeley
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We launch our season with two orchestral masterpieces from Beethoven’s middle period, the darkly dramatic Coriolan Overture and the symphony which broke all the classical molds: his amazing Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” and originally dedicated to Napoleon. Composer and bass clarinetist Jonathan Russell brings a chamber orchestra version of his haunting and beautiful Double Concerto (2014), featuring SFCO All-Stars Jeff Anderle (clarinet) and Hannah Addario-Berry (cello).
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Maestro Benjamin Simon, celebrating his 20th year with the chamber orchestra, conducts the excellent ensemble in two Beethoven middle-period works, the Coriolan Overture and the Third Symphony. In between comes Jonathan Russell’s 2014 Double Concerto, featuring cellist Hannah Addario-Berry and clarinetist Jeff Anderle.
Jesse Hamlin
SF/Arts Curator
New Century Chamber Orchestra