# Jennifer Koh & Shai Wosner at Herbst Theatre, March 30, 2016

[San Francisco Performances](http://www.performances.org/performances/1516/KohWosner.html) presents [Jennifer Koh](http://jenniferkoh.com/) and [Shai Wosner](http://www.shaiwosner.com/)  
2016-03-30  
[Herbst Theatre](http://performances.org/)  
[401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=401+Van+Ness+Avenue,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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## Tentative Program

* Beethoven: Sonatas Op. 30, No. 1 in A Major, No. 2 in C minor, No. 3 in G Major
* Andrew Norman: New work interspersed with Op. 30 Sonatas

## Set One

[7:35 PM lights down, announcements from Ruth Felt]

01. [7:36 PM] Andrew Norman (b. 1979): _Bridging I_ (2016?) »  
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1 (1801-1802)
02. [7:38 PM] Allegro
03. [7:46 PM] Adagio molto espressivo
04. [7:54 PM] Allegretto con variazioni »  
   
05. [8:02 PM] Andrew Norman (b. 1979): _Bridging II_ (2016?) »  
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 (1801-1802)
06. [8:04 PM] Allegro assai
07. [8:11 PM] Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
08. [8:18 PM] Allegro vivace  
[set ends 8:22 PM]

## Set Two

01. [8:43 PM] Andrew Norman (b. 1979): _Bridging III_ (2016?) »  
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2 (1801-1802)
02. [8:45 PM] Allegro con brio
03. [8:54 PM] Adagio cantabile
04. [8:57 PM] Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
05. [8:59 PM] Finale. Allegro  
[show ends 9:12 PM]


## Performers

* [Jennifer Koh](http://jenniferkoh.com/): violin;
* [Shai Wosner](http://www.shaiwosner.com/): piano.

## Notes

I think Andrew Norman's generative concept -- that his new work work provide an auditory bridge between the three Beethoven sonatas -- was reasonable, but at only 2-3 minutes duration, the brevity of the bridging sections suggested that Norman didn't really find much to say about the connections that he drew. You don't necessarily have to set yourself up to compete with Beethoven (a bad plan!), only to find something interesting and worthwhile to explore in the middle ground of those bridging segments. Seems to me to be a missed opportunity there, better luck next time!

Stephen Smoliar posted a brief [promo article](http://www.examiner.com/article/jennifer-koh-and-shai-wosner-will-return-to-conclude-their-beethoven-project) for this series, and followed it up with a post-show [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/andrew-norman-takes-the-most-literal-approach-to-his-beethoven-bridges) at the Examiner.

Rebecca Wishnia posted a [review](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/san-francisco-performances/just-beethoven-please) of the show for SFCV, pointing out the obvious problem: that it's damn tough competing with Beethoven.

You can find more about [Andrew Norman](http://andrewnormanmusic.com/) at his website. This was the Northern California premiere of _Bridging_.

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