2008/09 Season
	2008/09 Calendar of Events From the Director Education & Community Programs

2008/09 Season Calendar

July  |  September  |  October  |  November  |  December  |  January  |  February  |  March  |  April  |  May  |  June
July
26	Sat	Youssou N'Dour   Cancelled
September
6	Sat	Angela Gheorghiu, soprano San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Marco Armiliato, conductor
21	Sun	Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
21	Sun	Rudolf Buchbinder, piano: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by musicologist Paul M. Ellison, San Francisco State University
25-28	Thu-Sun	Mark Morris Dance Group Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare
25	Fri	Mark Morris Dance Group Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare: Key Notes: Robert Cole and Professor Richard Taruskin discuss Morris's new work based on Prokofiev's original music and the original story concept by Soviet dramatist Sergei Radlov.
October
1	Wed	Alexander McCall Smith
5	Sun	Richard Goode, piano
5	Sun	Richard Goode, piano: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by musicologist John Prescott
7	Tue	Seymour Hersh   Date Change
8-12	Wed-Sun	Druid theater company of Galway The Playboy of the Western World & The Shadow of the Glen
10	Fri	Druid Theatre Company of Galway: Maureen Hughes, Company Casting Director
9-10	Thu-Fri	Cesaria Evora
11	Sat	Haruki Murakami   Added, Sold Out
14-19	Tue-Sun	Kirov Ballet & Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
19	Sun	Piotr Anderszewski, piano
24-25	Fri-Sat	Laurie Anderson, Homeland
25	Sat	Laurie Anderson Homeland: Free Speech: New Media, Performance, and Democracy: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson
26	Sun	Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
26	Sun	Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by Professor Beth Levy, UC Davis Department of Music
November
1	Sat	Milton Nascimento & The Jobim Trio
2	Sun	Conrad Tao, piano
7-9	Fri-Sat	Merce Cunningham Dance Company   Craneway Events Sold Out
9	Sun	Vadim Repin, violin & Nikolai Lugansky, piano   Sold Out
14-15	Fri-Sat	Merce Cunningham Dance Company
3-14	Mon-Sat	Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Residency/Activites
23-24	Sun-Mon	Peter Sellars's production of Kafka Fragments with Dawn Upshaw
23	Sun	Peter Sellars's production of Kafka Fragments with Dawn Upshaw: Key Notes: Director Peter Sellars shares his approach to the music of György Kurtág, performed by soprano Dawn Upshaw and violinist Geoff Nuttall.
28-30	Fri-Sun	Golden Dragon Acrobats
December
5-6	Fri-Sat	Ballet Flamenco José Porcel
5	Fri	Ballet Flamenco José Porcel: Latin Music Series
11-14	Thu-Sun	Jake Heggie's Three Decembers (Last Acts) starring Frederica von Stade
12	Fri	Jake Heggie's Three Decembers (Last Acts) starring Frederica von Stade: Key Notes: Composer Jake Heggie talks with Cal Performances' Director Robert Cole about Three Decembers, Heggies' new opera presented in association with San Francisco Opera and Houston Grand Opera.
20	Sat	Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music featuring Nikitov & Teslim
21	Sun	Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano Fiesta Navidad
January
10	Sat	Salvatore Licitra, tenor Members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra featuring San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows           Cancelled
15	Thu	Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary — On Tour
17-18	Sat-Sun	National Acrobats of China
18	Sun	Sergey Khachatryan, violin with Lusine Khachatryan, piano
23-24	Fri-Sat	Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca
23	Fri	Noche Flamenca: Latin Music Series
23	Fri	Sarah Cahill, piano: Round Table Discussion with Sarah Cahill
25	Sun	Sarah Cahill, piano
30-31	Fri-Sat	Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre
February
1	Sun	Kronos Quartet
1	Sun	Kronos Quartet: Sightlines: Post-performance discussion with the artists
5-8	Thu-Sun	Circus Oz 30th Birthday Bash!
8	Sun	Danielle de Niese, soprano
14	Sat	Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Julia Fischer, violin & leader
14	Sat	Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Julia Fischer, violin & leader: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by musicologist John Prescott
15	Sun	Takács Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet   Sold Out
15	Sun	Takács Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk to be announced
19-20	Thu-Fri	Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
22	Sun	Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano   Sold Out
25	Wed	Afro-Cuban All Stars
25	Wed	Afro-Cuban All Stars: Latin Music Series
27-28	Fri-Sat	Le Concert des Nations Jordi Savall, viola da gamba & director
28	Sat	Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall, viola da gamba & director: Sightlines: Pre-performance discussion with Jordi Savall and Professor Kate van Orden, UC Berkeley Department of Music
March
1	Sun	Nicole Cabell, soprano
3-8	Tue-Sun	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater with Sweet Honey in the Rock (Mar 3 & 4)
8	Sun	Takács Quartet with Peter Wyrick, cello   Sold Out
8	Sun	Takács Quartet with Peter Wyrick, cello: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by musicologist John Prescott
12	Thu	Ladysmith Black Mambazo
13	Fri	Brentano String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano & Richard Lalli, baritone
13	Fri	Brentano String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano & Richard Lalli, baritone: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by musicologist Camille Peters, UC Berkeley Department of Music
14	Sat	Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette   Added
16	Mon	Ang Lee & James Schamus   Date Change
17	Tue	Simon Shaheen Aswat (Voices), Celebrating the Golden Age of Arab Music
19	Thu	Murray Perahia, piano
21	Sat	Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band with Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett & Vinnie Colaiuta
21	Sat	Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, & Christian McBride: Latin Music Series
28	Sat	Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu
28	Sat	The Tallis Scholars
28	Sat	The Tallis Scholars: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by Artistic Director Peter Phillips and musicologist Paul M. Ellison, San Francisco State University
29	Sun	Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with Joyce Yang, piano
April
3	Fri	Habib Koité & Bamada
4	Sat	David Rakoff
5	Sun	American String Quartet with Menahem Pressler, piano
5	Sun	American String Quartet: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by Professor Beth Levy, UC Davis Department of Music
19	Sun	Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano   Cancelled
22	Wed	Quatuor Mosaïques
22	Wed	Quatuor Mosaïques: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by Professor Nicholas Mathew, UC Berkeley Department of Music
24	Fri	Krystian Zimerman, piano
25	Sat	Dianne Reeves
26	Sun	Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti, artistic director & leader, with Andreas Scholl, countertenor
26	Sun	David Sedaris   Added, Sold Out
May
1-3	Fri-Sun	Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Onegin
3	Sun	Cypress String Quartet
3	Sun	Cypress String Quartet: Sightlines: Pre-performance talk by the artists
15	Fri	Yo-Yo Ma, cello
29-31	Fri-Sun	Mark Morris Dance Group L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
June
4-7	Thu-Sun	Bolshoi Ballet La Bayadère
9-13	Tue-Sun	Ex Machina The Blue Dragon