Sundays @ Four Concert Series
Crowden presents chamber music to the public with our Sundays @ Four concert season, a series of low-cost concerts featuring distinguished professional musicians.
$12 general admission, FREE to children ages 18 and under. For more information, contact concerts@crowden.org.
All concerts take place at the wheelchair-accessible Crowden Music Center, just two blocks from the North Berkeley BART station!
Crowden Music Center
1475 Rose Street (at Sacramento )
Berkeley , CA 94702
2007 – 2008 Season
Celebrating 25 Years
September 16, 2007
Axel Strauss, violin
Miles Graber, piano
In 1998, violinist Axel Strauss became the first German artist ever to win the Naumburg Violin Award, and in the seasons since, he has been equally acclaimed for his virtuosity and his musical sensitivity. Mr. Strauss, who has been residing in the United States since 1996, maintains a busy performance schedule and serves as Professor of Violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
November 4, 2007
Alexander String Quartet
The Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new music through over 25 commissions and numerous premiere performances.
Rescheduled!
March 9 , 2008
Quartet San Francisco presents "Whirled Chamber Music"
Grammy-nominated Quartet San Francisco delivers an irresistible mixture of genre-bending world chamber music. Virtuosic and authentic tangueros, passionate jazz performers, playful and non-traditional in their delivery, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music and leaves concert-goers with a new appreciation for what can be accomplished by eight hands and sixteen strings.
**"Whirled Chamber Music" nominated for Grammy Best Classical Crossover Album! We've rescheduled this concert (originally February 10) so that QSF may attend the awards ceremony.
April 20, 2008
Crowden Alumni Concert
The Dalby-Rabin Duo
featuring Owen Dalby, violin and Alexander Rabin, piano
Violinist Owen Dalby (TCS '98) has performed widely and to acclaim throughout
North America and Europe as a solo artist, orchestral and chamber
musician. With pianist Alexander Rabin, Owen was a top prizewinner at
the 2007 Lyon International Chamber Music Competition for violin &
piano duo. The Dalby-Rabin Duo has concertized on both coasts and
performed live on WGBH Boston.