San Francisco Symphony presents a Friends Gift Concert featuring Amos Yang performing duets with Noah Yang, Charles Chandler and Britton Day
2016-07-18
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Monday, July 18, 2016

• Igor Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for cello and piano feat. Brit Day;
• J.S. Bach: C minor Suite for solo cello;
• Mark Summers: solo pieces;
• Shinji Eshima: Bariolage feat. Charles Chandler;
• TBD: Cello duo feat. Noah Yang

[7:33 PM lights down, announcements by ?? (head Friend!); pause, then opening remarks by Amos Yang]

J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Suite No. 5 in C minor for solo cello, BWV 1011 (ca. 1720)

1. [7:39 PM] Prelude (featuring Noah Yang (?age 8?), accompanied by Amos Yang)
   [pause for applause & Noah's exit]
2. [7:45 PM] Allemande
3. [7:50 PM] Courante
4. [7:54 PM] Sarabande
5. [7:55 PM] Gavotte I & II
6. [7:58 PM] Gigue
   [work ends 8:02 PM]

[8:05 PM opening remarks from Shinji Eshima & Amos Yang]

1. [8:10 PM] Edgar Meyer (b.1960): Duet for cello & bass (2000)
2. [8:16 PM] Shinji Eshima: Bariolage (2015)
   [set ends 8:34 PM; Amos takes a minute or two for closing remarks]

[8:52 PM lights down, announcements]

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Suite Italienne for cello and piano feat. Britton Day

1. [8:52 PM] Introduzione
2. [8:55 PM] Serenata
3. [8:58 PM] Aria
4. [9:03 PM] Tarantella
5. [9:06 PM] Minuetto e Finale
   [show ends 9:11 PM; off after a minute for bows & applause; no encore tonight]

• Charles Chandler: contrabass;
• Britton Day: piano;
• Amos Yang: cello;
• Noah Yang: cello.

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I was surprised to see that the house was pretty full tonight – I guess SFS has a lot of friends! Thanks to all who contributed their time and effort in putting it on – it was a nice treat!