# Matt Haimovitz & Vijay Iyer at Herbst Theatre, March 9, 2019

[San Francisco Performances](https://sfperformances.org/performances/1819/HaimovitzIyer.html) presents [Matt Haimovitz](http://www.matthaimovitz.com/) & [Vijay Iyer](http://www.vijay-iyer.com/)  
[Herbst Theatre](http://www.sfwmpac.org/herbst-theatre)  
[Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Veterans'+Building,+San+Francisco+War+Memorial+Performing+Arts+Center,+401+Van+Ness+Avenue,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-4522+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2019

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## Set One

[7:34 PM; lights down, announcements by Melanie Smith; Matt comes out alone to start the show]

01. [7:36 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): _Prélude_ from the Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV 1009 (ca. 1717)
02. [7:40 PM] Vijay Iyer (b.1971): _Run_ for solo cello (2015)  
[back announcements from MH, who departs after introducing VI]
03. [7:50 PM] _Segment For Sentiment \#2_ »
04. [7:55 PM] _Night and Day_
05. [8:01 PM] _Combat Breathing_ (dedicated to Eric Garner)  
[8:09 PM lengthy comments from Vijay; add MH for two duets]
06. [8:15 PM] Isang Yun (1917–1995): _Glissées_ for solo cello (1970), performed with improvised piano accompaniment from Vijay Iyer
07. [8:19 PM] Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967): _Blood Count_ (1967), arranged four four cellos by David Sanford (2010), performed here by MH with improvised piano accompaniment from Vijay Iyer  
[set ends 8:26 PM; bows, then off for intermission]

## Set Two

[8:49 PM lights down, MH out alone]

01. [8:50 PM] Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): (unidentified work, possibly _Prélude_ and _Fugue_ from Suite No. 5, BWV 1011)  
[8:56 PM; add Vijay Iyer; tuning; announcements]
02. [8:59 PM] Philip Glass (b.1937): _the Orchard_ for piano and violin, an excerpt from the Jean Genet play, _Music from the Screens_ (1992)
03. [9:05 PM] Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899–1974): _Petite Fleur Africaine (Little African Flower)_ (1962)
04. [9:12 PM] Vijay Iyer (b.1971): _Accumulated Gestures_ (2015)  
[Vijay introduces the last work: Vijay Iyer (b.1971): _City of Sand (Speculative Dunhuang)_ (2017), vignettes collapsed for piano & cello (2019)]
05. [9:23 PM] _Frontier_
06. [9:n PM] _the Road_
07. [9:n PM] _Cave 17_
08. [9:n PM] _Gathering_
09. [9:38 PM] _Entrustment_  
[show ends 9:45 PM; bows, applause; no encore tonight]


## Performers

* [Matt Haimovitz](http://www.matthaimovitz.com/): cello;
* [Vijay Iyer](http://www.vijay-iyer.com/): piano.

## Notes

I'm reasonably certain the first set listed above is correct: I was taking careful notes! With less explanation, I'm not so certain about the second set. Matt neglected to identify the Bach opener, and I'm not sure that the duo performed all five movements of the closing work, _City of Sand_ -- I added subtitles from the orchestral concert premiere program in 2017.

Overally, this was a thoughtfully constructed, brainy concert -- just the sort of thing I expected from these guys. Good stuff when you're in the right mood!

[Program Notes](https://sfperformances.org/img/perfnotes/1819/HaimovitzNotes.pdf) or {{:2019:2019-03:program_notes.pdf|program notes}}

{{tag>music Matt_Haimovitz Vijay_Iyer Herbst_Theatre}}

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