Performer

THOMAS WOLF, writer & narrator YOOJIN JANG, violin HENRY KRAMER, piano

Part storytelling, part live music, The Nightingale’s Encores is a narrated concert experience built on Bay Chamber co-founder Thomas Wolf’s previous sold-out performances. Accompanied by two acclaimed musicians and dozens of historical photographs, the author and musician premieres a new set of fascinating, amusing stories involving his own multi-generational musical family. Spanning from the Jewish ghetto to the palaces of European royalty to Carnegie Hall to the White House and beyond, each story is accompanied by a musical encore (some rarely heard) that family members helped make famous. This program is based on Wolf’s award-winning book, The Nightingale’s Sonata, and reveals family history concurrent with the sweep of classical music in the 20th century. Music will be performed by virtuoso violinist YooJin Jang and award-winning pianist Henry Kramer (a Bay Chamber favorite) known for his thrilling and triumphant performances.

Program

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI Scherzo Tarantelle for violin and piano, Op. 16 CHOPIN Étude Op. 10 No. 5 (Black Keys) REINHOLD GLIÈRE Romance, Op. 3 for violin and piano LISZT La campanella in G-sharp Major from Grandes Études de Paganin
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1 No. 1 JULES MASSENET Méditation from Thaïs
BACH Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 MENDELSSOHN Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14 FRITZ KREISLER Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani

Tickets: Age 35+: $45 | 22-34: $20 | 21 & Under: Pay What You Wish.