"New Works at Other Minds: Celebrated pianist Sarah Cahill has devoted her career to new music, and this weekend finds her premiering a new piece by composer Samuel Adams. Commissioned by Cahill and titled Prelude: Hammer the Sky Bright, it's a tribute to the late composer Ingram Marshall, who was one of Adams' mentors. This much-anticipated new work is just one of the many featured pieces on this year's Other Minds Festival; as in past years, the season's annual new music bash also includes works by Pamela Z, William Winant and Brian Baumbusch, among others. Details: Oct. 16-19; Brava Theater, San Francisco; $23-$66; otherminds.org."
"The Firebird!: Since his appointment as Music Director of the Oakland Symphony, Kedrick Armstrong has delighted audiences by producing one dynamic, wide-ranging program after another. This weekend, he makes Stravinsky's Firebird Suite the center of a lineup that also includes Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour, Adolphus Hailstork's Symphony No. 1, and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, with Sara Davis Buechner as soloist. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 17; Paramount Theatre, Oakland; $25-92; oaklandsymphony.org."
"Kohl's 43rd season: Excellence is the only way to describe Music at Kohl Mansion, the longtime chamber music series in Burlingame. The 1914 mansion offers a beautiful backdrop for music, and this year has a full schedule of Sunday evening events from this weekend, beginning with the Prague-based Bennewitz Quartet in a program of Haydn, Dvorak, and Janacek. Details: 7 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 19-May3; tickets are $62 adults, $60 senior, $30 youth; musicatkohl.org."
Bay Area classical music offerings this weekend feature new premieres, orchestral programs, and chamber music series. Celebrated pianist Sarah Cahill premieres Samuel Adams' commissioned Prelude: Hammer the Sky Bright at Other Minds, honoring composer Ingram Marshall. Other Minds Festival also presents works by Pamela Z, William Winant and Brian Baumbusch at Brava Theater Oct. 16-19. Oakland Symphony, under Music Director Kedrick Armstrong, centers a program on Stravinsky's Firebird Suite alongside Anna Clyne, Adolphus Hailstork, and Ravel with soloist Sara Davis Buechner on Oct. 17 at the Paramount Theatre. Music at Kohl Mansion opens its 43rd season with the Prague-based Bennewitz Quartet performing Haydn, Dvorak, and Janacek in Sunday evening concerts from Oct. 19 through May3 at the historic Burlingame mansion. Ticket prices and event details are provided for each performance.
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