Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Visitors have until March 7 to see German artist Michael Pendry’s eye-catching installation “Les Colombes” (“The Doves”) in Grace Cathedral. (Courtesy photo)

March 3-5: Les Colombes, SF History Days, HP Mendoza, Abhinaya Dance Company, Talking Book Open House, SF Girls Chorus, Guy Kawasaki, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Cinequest, Irshad Manji, Mardi Gras San Francisco Style Blues Concert

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 Les Colombes: “The Doves,” a 45-foot long aerial sculpture…

 

Kronos Quartet, known for commitment to innovation, plays three site-specific sets in the Exploratorium, part of a project called Noisy Machine. (Courtesy photo)

Jan. 13-15: Kronos Quartet at the Exploratorium, Cheesemonger Invitational, Music of Julius Eastman, Mark Padmore, Lucy Kaplansky, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Franck Marchis of SETI, Toro y Moi, Steven Pinker

SUNDAY, JAN. 13 Kronos Quartet at the Exploratorium: The San Francisco new…

 

New music ensemble Earplay begins its 33rd home season with its first concert at Taube Atrium Theater on Feb. 5. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 4-6: Agave Baroque, Insignificance, Robert Chiarito, Alan Blackman, Earplay, Kelly Corrigan, Kunal Patel Open, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Maxine Chernoff, Will Durst, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen

SUNDAY, FEB. 4 Agave Baroque: The early music ensemble and guest countertenor…

 

Polkacide -- a San Francisco punk band playing polkas -- is calling it quits after more than 30 years. (Courtesy photo)

Oct. 8-9: Polkacide Farewell Concert, Yekwon Sunwoo, Wizard of Oz, Winchester Orchestra, Soulfly, Dave Eggers, Quilt Show, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Pumpkin Weighoff, Indigenous People’s Sunrise Ceremony

SUNDAY, OCT. 8 Polkacide Farewell Concert: The DIY punk and avant-garde group…

Polkacide -- a San Francisco punk band playing polkas -- is calling it quits after more than 30 years. (Courtesy photo)
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble -- Anna Presler (violin), Tanya Tomkins (cello) and Eric Zivian (piano) -- plays a concert called “Brahms Through the Looking Glass.” (Courtesy Vivian Sachs)

March 21-22: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, SF Ballet Sensorium, Rosie the Riveter Day, Unko Atama, Polyphia, Travis Wall

TUESDAY, MARCH 21 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble: “Brahms Through the Looking Glass”…

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble -- Anna Presler (violin), Tanya Tomkins (cello) and Eric Zivian (piano) -- plays a concert called “Brahms Through the Looking Glass.” (Courtesy Vivian Sachs)
Sting is on tour promoting “57th and 9th,” his new rockin’ album. (Courtesy Eric Ryan Anderson)

Feb. 6-7: Sting, Waiting for Godot, Doc’s Free Comedy, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Kunal Patel SF Open, Chris Formant, Noche Flamenca

MONDAY, FEB. 6 Sting: The rock star is promoting his 12th solo…

Sting is on tour promoting “57th and 9th,” his new rockin’ album. (Courtesy Eric Ryan Anderson)
The award-winning Telegraph Quartet appears in a San Francisco Performances concert at Herbst Theatre. (Courtesy photo)

2017 Winter Arts Preview: Classical Music

Berkeley Symphony: Christian Reif guest conducts cellist Joshua Roman in the local…

The award-winning Telegraph Quartet appears in a San Francisco Performances concert at Herbst Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
Ragazzi Boys Chorus appears in a holiday concert in Burlingame Dec. 4; the group also performs at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at Old First Church in San Francisco. (Courtesy Curtis Finger)

Dec. 4-5: Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Japanese Tea Garden concert, A Darlene Love Christmas, Latin Symbolics, China Philharmonic, Ballet America Nutcracker, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

SUNDAY, DEC. 4 Ragazzi Boys Chorus: The acclaimed group presents “In the…

Ragazzi Boys Chorus appears in a holiday concert in Burlingame Dec. 4; the group also performs at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at Old First Church in San Francisco. (Courtesy Curtis Finger)
San Francisco filmmaker JP Allen's "reVISIONS."

Oct. 24-25: reVISIONS, Re:Imagine, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Ingrid Michaelson, We Are X, Eldren

MONDAY, OCT. 24 reVISIONS: Writer-director JP Allens’s truly independent San Francisco film,…

San Francisco filmmaker JP Allen's "reVISIONS."
The eclectic, accomplished Salomé Chamber Orchestra performs a free concert at Grace Cathedral. (Courtesy photo)

Feb. 1-2: Salomé Chamber Orchestra, Aloe Blacc, Skints, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Jersey Boys cabaret, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Daniel Pollack

MONDAY, FEB. 1 Salomé Chamber Orchestra: Founded by siblings Sean, Lauren and…

The eclectic, accomplished Salomé Chamber Orchestra performs a free concert at Grace Cathedral. (Courtesy photo)
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Left Coast performs ‘Quartet for the End of Time’

Since the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble was founded by San Francisco violist-composer…

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Fall Preview: Music and dance, off the beaten path

Along with the offerings from The City's major arts organizations, this lineup…

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