Sat October 8, 2016
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord, presented by PIVOT (SF Performances)
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at The Strand Theater
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Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. His one-man campaign to prove the continuing relevance of an instrument often seen as a polite and delicate antique has elicited outsized responses: he nearly caused a riot in Germany with a performance of the electronic work Piano Phase by minimalist master Steve Reich. His program, "Time Present & Time Past" pairs baroque and contemporary music, deftly relating the received tradition of Byrd and Scarlatti to the fresh airs of Lou Harrison and Kaija Saariaho.
The concert will be 75 minutes long, without intermission. Post-performance Demo/Q & A with Mahan Esfahani. Seating is general admission.
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The concert will be 75 minutes long, without intermission. Post-performance Demo/Q & A with Mahan Esfahani. Seating is general admission.
Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. His one-man campaign to prove the continuing relevance of an instrument often seen as a polite and delicate antique has elicited outsized responses: he nearly caused a riot in Germany with a performance of the electronic work Piano Phase by minimalist master Steve Reich. His program, "Time Present & Time Past" pairs baroque and contemporary music, deftly relating the received tradition of Byrd and Scarlatti to the fresh airs of Lou Harrison and Kaija Saariaho.
The concert will be 75 minutes long, without intermission. Post-performance Demo/Q & A with Mahan Esfahani. Seating is general admission.
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The concert will be 75 minutes long, without intermission. Post-performance Demo/Q & A with Mahan Esfahani. Seating is general admission.
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The Strand Theater
1127 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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