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Category Archives: 30th Season

Flicka on Zheng Cao

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: February 24, 2011
Frederica von Stade contributes these words about our guest artist for March 4 – 13: I am so delighted that...
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February Program Notes: Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1 and Hummel’s Concerto for Keyed Trumpet

By Scott Foglesong | Published: February 1, 2011
Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E Major, S. 49 Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born in Pressburg, Hungary (now Bratislava,...
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A new record label & Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

By Michael Costa | Published: January 13, 2011
As part of its 30th Anniversary Season, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra announced yesterday the start of its own recording label –...
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Missed the Philharmonia Baroque on the BBC – listen online!

By Michael Costa | Published: January 4, 2011
“[T]he program was as fresh and exciting as it had been when I first heard it,” writes the Examiner.com’s Stephen...
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Contemplating Messiah

By Scott Foglesong | Published: November 11, 2010
It's an honor to write on Messiah. Being one of a multitude of writers to take on Handel's perennial hit doesn't dilute the privilege one bit; if anything, it enhances the experience.
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November Program Notes: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

By Scott Foglesong | Published: October 30, 2010
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 11 in B-flat Major In an era of harried composers whose livelihoods...
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Baroque Masters: Rameau and Bach

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 11, 2010
Did you miss this past weekend’s Radio Broadcast Series on 102.1 FM KDFC with host Nicholas McGegan? Don’t worry, you can...
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About October’s harpsichord: An interview with its builder, John Phillips

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 7, 2010
In our October concerts, Danish conductor and harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen will be playing a newly-completed harpsichord by renowned Berkeley...
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Pictures from Intrada

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 6, 2010
See pictures from our 30th Anniversary Opening Night Celebration, Intrada! On September 24 before the first concert of our 2010/11...
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Philharmonia Baroque featured in SFCV today

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 5, 2010
Learn about where we’ve been and where we’re going in Jesse Hamlin’s article “The Joyful Long Life of Philharmonia Baroque”...
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Nic Notes: Bach’s Wedding Cantata

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 1, 2010
Our Music Director Nic discusses our upcoming concert in his own words. Enjoy! “Lars Ulrik Mortensen is a master of...
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October Program Notes: Bach’s Wedding Cantata

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 30, 2010
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 It’s worth remembering that the Baroque era (1600–1750)...
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Debut at “The Center”

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 29, 2010
Last night was our debut performance at the Center for Performing Arts in Atherton. Here’s a picture in case you...
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Reviews: “Robert Levin plays Mozart”

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 27, 2010
With only two nights left to attend the first concert set of our 30th Anniversary Season, you may not want...
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Behind the Scenes: Robert Levin plays Mozart

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 24, 2010
Hope you’re looking forward to our concerts TONIGHT (!), this weekend and next week as much as we are! Our...
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“Transcending limitations:” On playing the fortepiano

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 24, 2010
David Wilson joins us again for the last of three posts about fortepianos, which is the featured instrument of our September concerts. In...
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Robert Levin interviewed by Wall Street Journal

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 23, 2010
In case you missed it, Robert Levin was interviewed in today’s Wall Street Journal. Like the recent San Francisco Classical...
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Up close and personal: The fortepiano action

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 22, 2010
David Wilson joins us again for the second of three posts about fortepianos, which is the featured instrument of our September concerts....
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See Jupiter tonight, hear it Friday!

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 20, 2010
We wish we could claim we planned it this way, but sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence – even...
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September Concert Prelude: “The Demonic in Mozart”

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 17, 2010
Anthony Martin, violin and viola,  joins us to pose the question “what’s so special about D minor?” The Piano Concerto...
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