
Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Jazz-folk violinist Jenny Scheinman kicks off a four night run in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre tonight. Here's a great clip of her soloing in NYC with the Scott Amendola Band.
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UCDSO conductor Christian Baldini has this to say about Emanuel Ax in the Aggie: "He impresses the listener with his refined touch, and his imaginative
and poetic view of art. In this sense, his music making makes him excel
among his colleagues." Tickets here: http://bit.ly/5QN1cs
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Grammy-winning classical pianist Emanuel Ax will be performing in Jackson Hall of the Mondavi Center on Saturday, December 5th at 8 p.m. Student tickets start at just $17.50.

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Fresh visual perspectives on the Mondavi Center from The Davis Voice
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As an amateur photographer I see things in a different way. Not that I'm special, but you need to train your eye to look at a subject with your interpretation

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts 1,800 people singing along to "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" with the great Irish musicians in Danu last night. A beautiful way to usher in the holiday spirit.

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"It’s hard to beat the American Bach Soloists’ annual performances [of Handel's Messiah]. This
year’s concerts ... promise
to shed yet another bright light on a classic holiday tradition." San Francisco Classical Voice
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Get full concert, event and ticket information for American Bach Soloists: An Ever-Fresh Messiah at San Francisco Classical Voice. Find related events, concert reviews, previews, news and more at SFCV.org.

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts UCDSO and Shanghai Symphony highlighted on KQED's "Do List" this week. Don't miss either show this weekend!
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The man who brought you 'Where the Wild Things Are' tells his life story through a retrospective that includes original watercolors, drawings, and sketches.

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts For those of you *thinking* about buying tickets for an upcoming show, it may be better to act sooner rather than later, as the hall is filling up fast these days in spite of the economic climate: "Overall ticket sales at Mondavi this year are stronger than at any point during the past five years," writes Jeff Hudson i...n today's Davis Enterprise front page article on the Mondavi Center. Read Executive Director Don Roth's interview regarding buying trends and his programming philosophy here. Long Live Live Performance!
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Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Insightful, in depth interview with visionary violinist Jenny Scheinman.
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"Next‚ we have a new friend‚" bassist Christian McBride says about 15 minutes into "See Jam‚ Hear Jam‚ Feel Jam" on his 2006 Live at Tonic album. Both Charlie Hunter and Jason Moran had their turn to dazzle‚ and you can feel the electricity in the room. ...

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Last year, the prodigious saxophonist took home the prestigious Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships. He's used the opportunities to investigate his Puerto Rican musical roots; his new album is a methodical but natural-feeling synthesis of folkloric plena and mainland modern jazz. ...

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Conductor extraordinaire, Long Yu, featured in the New York Times today. He's leading one of his three main orchestras, the Shangai Symphony Orchestra, at the Mondavi Center on October 28. His conducting is so energetic his baton has flown right out of his hand! I've heard of guitar picks thrown from stage, but a baton... could be cool too.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/arts/m usic/10long.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&partn er=rss&emc=rss
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Long Yu, the imperious 45-year-old conductor of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, wants perfection.
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Have you seen this great clip of Pilobolus' appearance on Conan? The ensemble will be at the Mondavi on November 12!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPERVDVHA r4
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Pilobolus performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in July of 2008. http://www.Pilobolus.org http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pilobolus-Dance-Theater/21895588638?ref=ts http://www.twitter.com/Pilobolus

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts The New York Times calls Christopher Wheeldon “one of the most important choreographers in the world, and one of the few considered to have the potential to keep classical dance a vibrant, evolving form.” Motivated to show that ballet need not be ‘a big, puffy, pink, glittery nightmare’, he created Morphoses. Mondavi C...enter audiences are offered a rare and thrilling opportunity to see his treasured contemporary ballet company perform on January 26, as part of the Director’s Choice/Dance Series.
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Christopher Wheeldon is one of the few choreographers considered to have the potential to keep classical dance a vibrant, evolving form.
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"Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life"
... an interview with Dominic Dromgoole, artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
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Dominic Dromgoole is obsessed with Shakespeare. He describes his lifelong love affair in his 2006 book, "Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life."

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts SF Classical Voice interviews mezzo-soprano Susan Graham: "As she prepared for her lead role in Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, part of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s celebration of the 350th birthday of the composer, Graham chatted by phone about the opera, her experience working with Michael Tilson Thomas, and the... arc of her career. She will be appearing with the Philharmonia—and performing Dido—in Jackson Hall on November 14!
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