Season Announcement Season: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra announced their 2012-13 season this week, and it's a wow. Manny Ax playing Beethoven 4....on a foretepiano! All-Purcell program! Handel's Teseo! And more. Who could resist?

Here are the details (and by the way, their upcoming Alexander's Feast looks great):

Wednesday 3 October          The Center for Performing Arts, Atherton (8 PM) Friday 5 October                  Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (8 PM) Saturday 6 October              First Congregational Church, Berkeley (8 PM) Sunday 7 October                 First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director Clifton Massey, countertenor Soloists from the Philharmonia Chorale PURCELL: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 PURCELL: Dioclesian, Z. 627 Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 7 November       Mondavi Center, Davis (8 PM) Thursday 8 November          The Center for Performing Arts, Atherton (8 PM) Friday 9 November               Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (8 PM) Saturday 10 November         First Congregational Church, Berkeley (8 PM) Sunday 11 November           First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Emanuel Ax, fortepiano BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 BEETHOVEN: Twelve Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday 8 December           First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7 PM) Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Fabiana González, mezzo-soprano Dann Coakwell, tenor Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, Director HANDEL: Messiah Presented by Cal Performances Sunday 9 December             Green Music Center, Rohnert Park (3 PM) Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Fabiana González, mezzo-soprano Dann Coakwell, tenor Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, Director HANDEL: Messiah Presented by Sonoma State University ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thursday 13 December        The Center for Performing Arts, Atherton (8 PM) Friday 14 December             Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (8 PM) Saturday 15 December         First Congregational Church, Berkeley (8 PM) Sunday 16 December           First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Masaaki Suzuki, conductor Soloists from Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Fabiana González, mezzo-soprano Dann Coakwell, tenor Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, Director BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 BACH: Cantata No. 63 Christen, äzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 BACH: Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday 12 January                        MCASD Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla (8 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin CORELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7 in D major PERGOLESI: Sinfonia in F major VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni [The Four Seasons] LOCATELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 7, No. 6 in E-flat major, “Il pianto d’Arianna” DURANTE: Concerto No. 5 in A major Presented by La Jolla Music Society Sunday 13 January                           Sunset Center, Carmel (8 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin CORELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7 in D major PERGOLESI: Sinfonia in F major VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni [The Four Seasons] LOCATELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 7, No. 6 in E-flat major, “Il pianto d’Arianna” DURANTE: Concerto No. 5 in A major Presented by Carmel Music Society Wednesday 16 January                       Bing Concert Hall, Stanford (8 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin CORELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7 in D major PERGOLESI: Sinfonia in F major VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni [The Four Seasons] LOCATELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 7, No. 6 in E-flat major, “Il pianto d’Arianna” DURANTE: Concerto No. 5 in A major Presented by Stanford University ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 13 February      Bing Concert Hall, Stanford (8 PM) Friday 15 February              Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (8 PM) Saturday 16 February          First Congregational Church, Berkeley (8 PM) Sunday 17 February            First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Marc Schachman, oboe Danny Bond, bassoon HAYDN: Symphony No. 44 in E minor “Trauer” J.C. BACH: Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe and Bassoon in F major, T. 287/2 J.C. BACH: Symphony Op. 6, No. 6 in G minor, T. 265/7 MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201 Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Friday 15 March                   Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (8 PM) Saturday 16 March              First Congregational Church, Berkeley (8 PM) Sunday 17 March                 First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Wednesday 20 March          Bing Concert Hall, Stanford (8 PM) Rachel Podger, violin and leader CORELLI: Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in D major VIVALDI: Concerto for Violin Op. 9, No. 6 in A major “La cetra” MOSSI: Concerto for Four Violins Op. 4, No. 12 in G minor VIVALDI: Concerto for Two Violins Op. 3, No. 5 in A major, RV 519 PERGOLESI: Concerto for Violin in B-flat major LOCATELLI: Concerto for Four Violins in F major, Op. 4, No. 12 Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday 10 April             The Center for Performing Arts, Atherton (7:30 PM) Thursday 11 April                Herbst Theatre, San Francisco (7:30 PM) Saturday 13 April                 First Congregational Church, Berkeley (7:30 PM) Sunday 14 April                    First Congregational Church, Berkeley (4 PM) Nicholas McGegan, conductor Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Teseo) Dominique Labelle, soprano (Medea) Amy Freston, soprano (Agilea) Céline Ricci, soprano (Clizia) Robin Blaze, countertenor (Arcane) Drew Minter, countertenor (Egeo) HANDEL: Teseo Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to each concert.