Old First Concerts

One of the Bay Area's most active independent concert series, Old First Concerts has been presenting chamber concerts and recitals since 1970.

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A gleefully eclectic chamber music ensemble that plays classical & contemporary chamber music from around the world. They have intense local flavors & aim to foster intercultural connections between composers, performers, & audiences.

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The events of 9/11 and its aftermath profoundly affected us as individuals and as a whole. This program reflects on the violence that occurred on 9/11, & the 20 years of war that followed.

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Ann DuHamel’s performances have been praised as poetic and “… a delight for the ears and the soul” (Encuentro Universitario Internacional de Saxofón, Mexico City).

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✨ 70th anniversary! ✨

Gen Z at Old First Concerts
The 70th Junior Bach Festival
An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing fabulous young soloists and ensembles

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Expanding expand the trombone-piano repertoire by working with diverse and distinct voices of contemporary music, the Lang/Rainwater Project perform works by Amy Beach, Eli Greenhoe, Arvo Pärt, Alex Temple, and more.

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Presenting powerful live music experiences through fresh and informed interpretations of established masterworks and under-appreciated gems, the Ives Collective performs works by Helen Grime, Amy Beach, and Antonín Dvořák.

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Gabriele Baldocci’s unique style, visionary programming and versatile artistic personality have garnered him worldwide critical acclaim and a wide following on the world stage.

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Transfigured Voices presents piano works by three original and influential Eastern European women composers—Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Galina Ustvolskaya, and Sofia Gubaidulina.

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The Bardin-Niskala Duo performs an evening of west coast premiers of works by ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and Native American) composers, each inspired by a childhood song or folk song from the composer’s heritage.

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Dr. Gabriela Calderón Cornejo plays an enlightening piano performance with commentary on the anthology Musas, which strives to uncover and celebrate a collection of powerful compositions written by Latina women born before 1950.

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Asia Minor was a thriving center for Hellenic life. Port cities like Constantinople had rich musical traditions that reflected their diverse populations.

This performance is made possible in part by the support of Dr. Exuzides.

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Features three world premieres: Hendel Almetus’ Tounen for solo flute by Earplay, Linda Bouchard’s Katakana for solo viola, and Richard Aldag’s Songs of Majnun Leyla for the full ensemble with guest percussion and voice.

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Chelsea Randall presents a concert celebrating seldom performed beautiful, contemporary piano works by 20th and 21st-century Black American composers.

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Sarah Cahill premieres Humanitas by the late Frederic Rzewski, written in honor of his friend Terry Riley and Arlene Sierra’s Birds and Insects Book 3, selections from Robert Pollock’s Enneagram, and a Nocturne by Carolyn Yarnell.

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✨HOLIDAY CONCERT ✨

Kitka’s concert will feature sacred & secular songs for the season to raise awareness for various organizations addressing the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

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✨Musae✨

Enjoy scintillating music this upcoming saturday from living composers: choral music to soothe and challenge; envelop and dance; remind of the past and guide to the future.

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Start your holiday season with this exquisite candle-lit concert, presenting traditional carols heard alongside original seasonal works by Eric Tuan and movements from Shawn Kirchner’s American Folk Oratorio The Light of Hope Returning.

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Ragazzi Boys Chorus will lift their voices with songs of the holidays in Magnificent Wonders. Accompanied by a guest string quartet, this evening of music is filled with treasured favorites. The program is listed on our website!

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Bay Area favorites cellist Jennifer Kloetzel and pianist Aileen Chanco present a distinctive concert of masterworks by Bloch, Beethoven, and Piazzolla, alongside Four Cities by Fazil Say.

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Known as one of the most significant Liszt interpreters of his generation, Péter Tóth returns to O1C with a concert featuring works by Clara Schumann and Amy Beach alongside a selection of beloved works by Franz Liszt.

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