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Family Concert

By Marketing | Published: February 22, 2013
The 2013 Family Concert: “All-Stars of the Italian Baroque” Saturday, March 16 4-5pm First Congregational Church of Berkeley 2345 Channing...
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Gustav Leonhardt – A Remembrance

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: January 19, 2012
Peter Strykers, the first president of the founding board of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (when we were known as Philharmonia, Baroque...
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Philharmonia Baroque’s Education Programs are in “Play” mode this season as we reach out to students of all ages

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 7, 2011
Connecting With History: Family Concert (Families with children 17 and younger) In our third annual Family Concert, the Orchestra will...
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Orchestra Librarian Practices Musical Archeology

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: June 8, 2011
Violist David Bowes assumed the duties of Orchestra Librarian in 1986, taking over from violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock – that represents...
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Philharmonia does Mozart on the BBC

By Michael Costa | Published: December 26, 2010
Mark your calendars. On January 3rd, at 22:30 GMT (2:30 Pacific), BBC Radio 3 will be presenting Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s...
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Bruce Lamott on Messiah performance

By Michael Costa | Published: December 3, 2010
If you missed Philharmonia Chorale Director Bruce Lamott’s entertaining romp through the history of performance practice in Messiah yesterday on...
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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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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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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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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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Don’t forget: Premiere of new radio show this weekend

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 10, 2010
Hosted by Nic, the first show of our Radio Broadcast Series on 102.1 FM KDFC and kdfc.com airs at 8:00 p.m....
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September Program Notes: Robert Levin plays Mozart

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: August 24, 2010
Mozart: Incidental Music to Thamos, King of Egypt, K. 345/366a The story of Thamos, Mozart’s sole foray into incidental stage...
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Videos: Levin on Mozart

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: August 19, 2010
37 days from today, Robert Levin performs with the orchestra in the first concert of our September set, a program...
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A needed change of perspective

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: July 22, 2010
Most of our staff will be attending the Association of California Symphony Orchestras 42nd Annual Conference this Thursday, Friday and...
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Gonzalo in the Wall Street Journal

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: July 15, 2010
One of the volunteers who is helping us with our season ticket mailing mentioned this morning that Gonzalo Ruiz is...
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Fun — and fart jokes — in classical music

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: July 13, 2010
That was the sub-headline of the great feature in The Aspen Times this weekend on our Music Director. That’s right,...
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Soccer: Baroque? Classical? Romantic?

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: June 25, 2010
Do you have soccer (ahem… football) fever like many of us in the office? Maybe you can answer this bit...
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