Chamber Music: Dvořák Piano Trio and More

February 25, 2018

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Overview

Wondrous music fills the hall as the talented members of the San Francisco Symphony perform virtuosic works for small ensembles. Chamber concerts showcase the artistry of individual musicians as they collaborate to produce a symphony of sound that’s both awe-inspiring and deeply personal.

Concert Extras

“Leonard Bernstein and the San Francisco Symphony”
A Special Exhibit
The San Francisco Symphony continues their celebration of the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with this special exhibit, on display January 18 through February 28. Located on the First Tier Lobby, the exhibit examines the unique relationship between the Symphony and Bernstein as a conductor, composer, educator, activist, and friend.

Artists

Flute

First Violin

Piano

First Violin

Cello

Piano

First Violin

Cello

Piano

Program

Rota

Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano

Anton Arensky

Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor

Antonín Dvořák

Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Opus 65

Chamber Music: Dvořák Piano Trio and More

February 25, 2018

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February 25, 2018

5:00PM

Davies Symphony Hall

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Robin McKee

Flute

Robin McKee is Associate Principal Flute of the San Francisco Symphony, occupying the Catherine & Russell Clark Chair. A native of Tulsa, OK, she began her music studies on piano before switching to flute. She later studied with Robert Willoughby at the Oberlin Conservatory. Before joining the SFS in 1984, she played piccolo in the Richmond (Virginia) Symphony and served as assistant principal flute of the Baltimore Symphony. For more on Robin McKee, turn to page 14 of this Playbill or visit sfsymphony.org/robinmckee.

Mariko Smiley*

First Violin

MARIKO SMILEY began violin studies at age six with her father, David Smiley, who was a violist with the SF Symphony. She joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1982 and was for many years a member of the Aurora String Quartet.

Britton Day

Piano

Britton J. Day is a member of the accompanying staff of the San Francisco Conservatory and the San Francisco Conservatory Pre-College Division. He received degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory and the San Francisco Conservatory. He also maintains a private teaching studio, and in his spare time plays music with his parents, Robin McKee and Tim Day, both members of the San Francisco Symphony.

Diane Nicholeris

First Violin

Diane Nicholeris has been a member of the SFS since 1984. She studied violin with Joseph Silverstein and Sylvia Rosenberg and graduated from the Eastman School of Music. Ms. Nicholeris has appeared as soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Boston Symphony Esplanade Orchestra, and the Monterey Symphony Orchestra, where she was also concertmaster. She has served as an SFS Youth Orchestra coach for many years, and she has also coached at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, UC Berkeley, the New World Symphony, and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony. She was previously on the faculty of San Jose State University. Learn more about Diane Nicholeris at sfsymphony.org/dianenicholeris .

(February 2019)

David Goldblatt

Cello

David Goldblatt, occupant of the Christine & Pierre Lamond Second Century Chair, joined the SFS cello section in 1978, having previously played in the Pittsburgh Symphony. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mr. Goldblatt has also been a cellist with the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia (now the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia) and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He is currently a coach for the SFS Youth Orchestra.

Gwendolyn Mok

Piano

Gwendolyn Mok studied at the Juilliard School of Music, Yale University, and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and she has appeared as a soloist with orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the New York Philharmonic, among others. A regular guest of Symphony Silicon Valley, Ms. Mok is also Associate Professor and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at San Jose State. She records for Nonesuch/Elektra, Musical Heritage Society, Cala Records, and EMI, and her recordings are broadcast regularly all over the world as well as locally on KDFC and on Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio.

(February 2019)

Melissa Kleinbart

First Violin

Melissa Kleinbart, occupant of the Katharine Hanrahan Chair, joined the SFS in 1998 after serving as associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Opera orchestra and assistant concertmaster with the Vancouver Symphony. In addition to solo appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, and New York Symphonic Ensemble, Ms. Kleinbart has been a participant at the Marlboro and Tanglewood music festivals and has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A graduate of the Juilliard School, she performs and teaches with the San Francisco Academy Orchestra.

(September 2018)

Amos Yang

Cello

Amos Yang joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2007 as Assistant Principal Cello and holds the Karel & Lida Urbanek chair. He was previously a member of the Seattle Symphony and a member of the Maia String Quartet.

Born and raised in San Francisco, he was a member of the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra and San Francisco Boys Choir. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School and now serves on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the San Francisco Academy Orchestra.

Eric Zivian

Piano

Eric Zivian was born in Michigan and grew up in Toronto, where he attended the Royal Conservatory of Music. He later received degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Yale School of Music. Mr. Zivian studied piano with Gary Graffman and Peter Serkin, and composition with Ned Rorem, Jacob Druckman, and Martin Bresnick. He has performed concertos with the Toronto and Santa Rosa symphonies and the Philharmonia and Portland baroque orchestras. He plays fortepiano in the Zivian-Tomkins Duo and the Benvenue Fortepiano Trio, and he is also a member of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Mr. Zivian's compositions have been performed widely in the US and Japan.

(February 2018)