Irina Kulikova, guitar, presented by San Francisco Performances

With the rare beauty of her tone and her enchanting presence on stage, prize-winning Russian guitarist, Irina Kulikova catches the hearts of audiences across the globe. She belongs to that class of musicians that tell something pure and special with their instrument in a seemingly effortless flow. Soundboard Magazine (USA) wrote: 'Some of the most sheerly beautiful playing I have ever heard.' And violinist Luz Leskowitz, director of the Salzburger Schlosskonzerte in Austria: 'Wherever she performs, she plays herself into the hearts of the audience.'

Today, Kulikova tours far afield, with appearances at leading festivals in Europe, North America and Asia and in concert halls such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Academic Capella in St. Petersburg, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, the Musashino Hall in Tokyo and the Oriental Arts Center in Shanghai. She received over 30 awards for her artistry, including first prizes at the highly prestigious competitions of Michele Pittaluga in Italy, Guitarra Alhambra in Spain, Forum Gitarre Wien in Austria and Iserlohn in Germany.

Join San Francisco Performances in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, in welcoming Kulikova to her SF Performances debut in a program with works by Bach, Chopin, Torroba, Barrios, and Konstantin Vassiliev.