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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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Beethoven’s 4th Program Notes

By Troy Marsh | Published: October 5, 2012
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, then an independent electorate. His baptismal certificate is dated December 17, 1770, and...
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Philharmonia Baroque announces its 2012-13 Season

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: March 14, 2012
MUSIC DIRECTOR NICHOLAS McGEGAN AND PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE ANNOUNCE 2012-2013 SEASON   Highlights of the 32nd Season Include...
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at Festival del Sole

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: March 14, 2012
              Nicholas McGegan, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Works by HANDEL – CORELLI – VIVALDI...
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Beethoven Songs & Haydn Trios

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: March 14, 2012
              Philharmonia Baroque presents Nicholas McGegan (fortepiano) in recital with soprano Dominique Labelle, violinist...
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Purcell’s Dioclesian

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: March 14, 2012
            Nicholas McGegan, conductor Helene Zindarsian, soprano Clifton Massey, countertenor Jean-Paul Jones, countertenor Jonathan Smucker, tenor...
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Raves for March concerts: “Schumann’s Cello Concerto”

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: March 12, 2012
San Jose Mercury News Cellist Steven Isserlis and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra scale heights of Schumann concerto By Georgia Rowe “With...
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March Program Notes – Schumann’s Cello Concerto

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: February 22, 2012
Felix Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusine, Op. 32 Felix Mendelssohn, scion of an eminent German banking family, was born in Hamburg on...
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Critics Praise Richard Egarr Concerts

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: January 30, 2012
San Francisco Classical Voice English Delights From the PBO by Jonathan Rhodes Lee “That greatest of all `English’ composers, Handel,...
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“A virtuoso display of precision vocal fireworks” – San Francisco Chronicle

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: October 31, 2011
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic October 31, 2011 “Coloratura singing, as a wise observer remarked, is a bit like dancing...
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Philharmonia Baroque’s lively Mozart pastiche (San Francisco Chronicle)

By Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra | Published: September 29, 2011
Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic Tuesday, September 27, 2011 “Kelley’s distinguished performance made for a lively concert …  [It] was...
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January Chamber Concert Program Notes: Viva Vivaldi!

By Scott Foglesong | Published: January 11, 2011
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678 in Venice, where he was ordained as a priest in 1703....
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January Program Notes: David Daniels

By Scott Foglesong | Published: January 11, 2011
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1787) Concerto for Three Horns and Violin in D major, TWV 54:D2 Suite in F major, TWV...
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Messiah was a “triumph”!

By Michael Costa | Published: December 14, 2010
Critics praised artful balance achieve in the four nuanced performances of Handel's Messiah delivered by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorale under Nic McGegan's direction.
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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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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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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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