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New Century Chamber Orchestra presents Simone Dinnerstein, Lynn Harrell, & Daniel Hope
Presidio Theatre
99 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129 USA
7:30 PM, Friday, January 24, 2020
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All works tonight by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
[7:44 PM lights down, announcements from Philip Wilder]
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 (1808)
[8:13 PM; DH talks about the history of the Kreutzer]
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 (1802–04) “Kreutzer”
[9:07 PM lights down, introduction by DH]
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (1795)
The Presidio Theatre was a slight disappointment: while it's been renovated and done up in the best anonymous modern style: great lighting, easy parking, comfy seats, etc; the overall impression I got was that it was devoid of personality and boringly similar to many other new performing arts venues. Will I go back? Sure! But I was hoping for something more distinctive. Baggage!
Anyways, the show was a delight. It certainly helped that I had my choice for best seats in the house in the second row! I'd love to hear more from this set of performers, but I fear this gig was a one-off to celebrate Beethoven's 250th Birthday. Not a bad way to celebrate!
Daniel Hope introduced the encore with a single word: “Beethoven!” Sounded to me like the middle, slow movement of one of the trios. Probably not a repeat of Op. 1, No. 1, Mvt 2 since that one came in at a trifle longer duration (assuming my timestamps are trustworthy data!).
A sad update: RIP Lynn Harrell, May 27, 2020. Here's his NYT obit
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