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Gold Coast concert: HORN and PLENTY

Kevin Rivard,
Lafayette resident and co-principal of San Francisco Opera Orchestra and
principal horn of SF Ballet Orchestras has taken the Bay Area by storm.  He has garnered worldwide praise for his horn
calls at the opera and is a youthful and energetic perfomer.  Kevin’s Gold Coast debut presents a great
opportunity to hear him up close and to meet him after the concert.  Joining Kevin in a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
will be SF Opera colleague, principal oboist, Mingja Liu.



 



Mingjia Liu joined the San Francisco Opera
in 2010. Recognized for his charismatic performing skill and “singing
ability” on the instrument, is currently the youngest Principal Oboist of all
professional orchestras in the United States.

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Joining these musicians is pianist, Yana
Reznik, violinists Annie Yano and Jennifer Cho, violists Pamela Freund-Striplen
and Don Ehrlich and cellist Robert Howard in performances of music for mixed
ensemble by Mozart, Brahms and Herzogenberg.

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The award winning Gold Coast Chamber
Players perform on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lafayette
Library Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. A pre-concert talk with the
musicians begins at 7 p.m. and is included with the ticket price. This concert
is the second of five programs in the group’s 15th Anniversary
Season.



 



Tickets are available
at www.gcplayers.org
and by phone at (925) 283-3728.  Limited
seating, please reserve early. 
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