Category Archives: PBO Community
Jane Stuppin: In Memoriam
Founding Board President Peter Strykers remembers the late Jane Stuppin: Jane Kennedy Stuppin died peacefully and not unexpectedly at her...
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John Prescott is now a Ph.D.
John Prescott, one of our pre-concert lecturers, has some exciting news to share. In December he completed his dissertation in...
Gustav Leonhardt – A Remembrance
Peter Strykers, the first president of the founding board of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (when we were known as Philharmonia, Baroque...
Michael Costa Appointed Executive Director
Michael Costa has been appointed to the Robert A. Birman Executive Director Chair of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra effective immediately, it...
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Orchestra Librarian Practices Musical Archeology
Violist David Bowes assumed the duties of Orchestra Librarian in 1986, taking over from violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock – that represents...
Goldberg Variations: Ralph
Shortly after arriving at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1975 as a piano major, I fell under the...
Baroque Masters: Rameau and Bach
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
In our October concerts, Danish conductor and harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen will be playing a newly-completed harpsichord by renowned Berkeley...
Pictures from Intrada
See pictures from our 30th Anniversary Opening Night Celebration, Intrada! On September 24 before the first concert of our 2010/11...
Philharmonia Baroque featured in SFCV today
Learn about where we’ve been and where we’re going in Jesse Hamlin’s article “The Joyful Long Life of Philharmonia Baroque”...
Debut at “The Center”
Last night was our debut performance at the Center for Performing Arts in Atherton. Here’s a picture in case you...
Reviews: “Robert Levin plays Mozart”
With only two nights left to attend the first concert set of our 30th Anniversary Season, you may not want...
Behind the Scenes: Robert Levin plays Mozart
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
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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Congratulations Angela!
Joining the Philharmonia Chorale this season, soprano Angela Arnold has big news. The Berkeley resident just won the competition to...
See Jupiter tonight, hear it Friday!
We wish we could claim we planned it this way, but sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence – even...
September Concert Prelude: “The Demonic in Mozart”
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
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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New events added to 2010/11 schedule
How do we celebrate an anniversary? Especially a big one like our 30th? No, not with pearls or diamonds. Special events!...
Family Concert