A collection of Emily Dickinson's poems set to music composed by acclaimed Israeli singer and actress, Efrat Ben Zur, results in songs blessed with a magical touch. Her new album "Robin” has received enthusiastic reviews. Enjoy a free performance by a protagonist of the new Israeli music scene. "Ben Zur's new album "Robin" is a magical, moving, […]
Join CalPerformances at The Magnes for a symposium, food tasting, and community music event centering around the performance of The Nile Project (Thursday, February 19, Zellerbach Hall). In a historic first, more than a dozen instrumentalists and vocalists from Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Uganda have collaborated to use the power of music to raise awareness of […]
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839) I. Molto Allegro agitato II. Andante con molto tranquillo III. Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace IV. Finale. Allegro assai appassionato Left Coast Chamber EnsembleAnna Presler, violin Tanya Tomkins, cello Eric Zivian, piano Erard Grand Piano, London, 1854 Founded in 1992, Left […]
Don't miss Professor Ron Hassner's special exhibit opening and book launch, Anatomy of Torture: Testimonies from the Berkeley Archive, to celebrate the publication of his newest book, “Anatomy of Torture," (Cornell, 2022) making a trove of original manuscripts from the UC Berkeley archives that detail the persecution of Spanish Jews in the 16th and 17th […]
Over the course of a turbulent and tortuous century, the Yiddish song has survived and is even thriving in today’s flowering of performance and songwriting. Professor Mark Slobin's lecture will cover both the continuity and the new creativity of this history.
Join us for a special screening of the historic silent film "The City Without Jews" accompanied live with original music composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin. The screening will be followed by a conversation with UC San Diego Professor Emerita Cynthia Walk and UC Berkeley Professor Philipp Lenhard.
