PROGRAM
Q U A R T E T S A N F R A N C I S C O
Jeremy Cohen, violin
Joseph Christianson, violin
Chad Kaltinger, viola
Andrés Vera, cello
Fiesta Helmut Lipsky
Francini Jeremy Cohen
Federico II from Viaggio in Italia Giovanni Sollima
Tango Carnevale Jeremy Cohen
Boy Scout in Switzerland Raymond Scott arr. Robert Gilmore
Celebration on the Planet Mars Raymond Scott arr. Cohen
La Heroína Jeremy Cohen
Rhapsody in Bluegrass Gershwin-Rouse, arr. Cohen
Toroi Bandi Mongolian Folk Song arr. Cohen
MUSICIAN BIOS
Grammy nominees for their last four CD releases (2013, 2009, 2007, and 2006) and International Tango competition winners (New York, 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. Quartet San Francisco was founded in 2001 by celebrated Bay Area violinist and composer-arranger Jeremy Cohen. Along with violinist Joseph Christianson, violist Chad Kaltinger, and cellist Andrés Vera, these crossover specialists excel in multiple styles — from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond. Since its concert debut in 2001, Quartet San Francisco has offered its groundbreaking literature to local, national and international audiences in performing arts centers, tango and concert halls, jazz festivals, museums, and classrooms. In 2002 the quartet began its on-stage collaborations with tango dancers Sandor and Parissa.
QSF’s September 2018 CD release, A QSF Journey, features new chamber music from Jeremy Cohen, Helmut Lipsky, and Giovanni Sollima, and showcases world music and the lyrical leanings of the group. Their 2013 disc, Pacific Premieres: New Works by California Composers, received two composer Grammy nominations (Gordon Goodwin and Vince Mendoza). In 2010 the quartet and its engineers were awarded two Grammy nominations for their release QSF Plays Brubeck, and the quartet appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday in a studio interview with Leane Hansen. Their Latin and tango CD, Látigo (2006), was honored with Grammy nominations for Best Classical Crossover and Best Engineered, Classical. The quartet members were again Classical Crossover Grammy nominees for Whirled Chamber Music (2007), “…what could easily be the most cheerful and brilliantly-executed release of 2007” (Judith Schlesinger, All About Jazz).
NOON CONCERT SERIES
Every Wednesday, for the past 5 years we offer complimentary classical concerts featuring renowned musicians from around the world. Thank you so much to all who joined us and performed for us over these past seasons. You have helped make this concert series a special place where community and friends can gather for the love of live music and discover something new and beautiful each and every week.
We are determined to offer the inspiration of live music to every community member, regardless of financial ability – so we offer these concerts free of charge to the public. However we pay our performers and incur costs to produce these events so donations are very welcome. We also welcome sponsorships of any level.
