Hi, Dianne here. Welcome to our new KDFC website! Here are my top five events for this week - also - click the button to the right to search our new classical events calendar
Alvin Ailey Dance Returns to Zellerbach
The distinguished Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater makes its annual visit to Cal Performances this week with 3 different programs and 3 Bay Area premieres. Click here for tickets and more.
The MTT/Mahler Magic at Davies
Fresh from a big Grammy win for their recording of Mahler's 8th, the SF Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas will perform Mahler's brilliant and inspirational Symphony #2, The Resurrection this Thursday through Sunday. Learn more here.
Strange Devices at Berkeley Rep
Berkeley Rep presents an intriguing new play by Naomi Iizuka called Strange Devices from the Distant West which explores the intersection of art and authenticity. The title is from an 18-century treatise on photography. Click for more.
Mistaken Identity: A Musical Whodunit
Soli Deo Gloria with Orchestra Gloria performs a concert of Baroque choral music that will leave the audience guessing. Find out who really wrote these pieces and why it's been kept a secret for years as Artistic Director Allen H Simon conducts this first-ever "Who done it" concert. Performances are Saturday in Palo alto and Sunday in alameda. Find out more.
Jordi Savall Joins PBO for French Suites
The internationally renowned viola da gambist and conductor of early music, Jordi Savall is in town to lead Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in French-style music by Handel, Telemann and Lully. Various venues through this Saturday.
Other Events
KDFC presents Ludovico Einaudi
Monday, March 15, 7:30PM
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Ludovico Einaudi is coming to San Francisco to play the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on Monday, March 15. He’ll perform pieces from his new release, “Nightbook”, plus familiar pieces to KDFC listeners. Einaudi is the most requested new composer on KDFC for the last three years. And, he’s a superstar worldwide. See pianist Einaudi with Orchestra on March 15! More.
Marin Center presents Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Saturday, March 20, 8pm
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most famous sopranos in the world, comes to the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael on Saturday, March 20. She brings to Marin Center an unforgettable evening of music—singing the most glorious arias in the classical soprano repertoire. In recent concerts, Dame Te Kanawa was praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her luxuriant vocal tone, sumptuous phrasing and unmannered expressiveness. More.
KDFC Kids' Day at the Tech Museum of Innovation
Saturday, March 20 10a-4p
Tech Museum, San Jose
Join KDFC for our Kids Day at The Tech Museum in San Jose beginning at 10am. Stop by the KDFC booth for our live broadcast from 10am to 1pm and meet our hosts Hoyt Smith and Dianne Nicolini. Check out The Tech Museum’s Star Trek: The Exhibition and enjoy family-friendly arts entertainment in New Venture Hall from 1pm-4pm. Bring your family and take in whatever their passion – music, dance, or both!
2010 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show Festival
March 24-28
San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo
An entertaining floral funfest for you and your friends. This event houses thousands upon thousands of flowers and plants with all their rich colors, fragrances and textures. Four acres of inspiring flower gardens, free seminars for all gardening levels, and shopping at 300 exhibits all strictly related to San Francisco & California gardening, outdoor living, plants and gardeners. While the gardens, commercial exhibits and seminars are the core of the Show, there is still much more to see and so many things to do. More.
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
June 27, 2009 - March 28, 2010
de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, SF
For the first time in 30 years, the artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun return to the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs presents more than 130 objects, including 50 from the tomb of King Tut. The exhibition places the Egyptian ruler in a larger context through an additional 80 objects from the tombs of his ancestors. More.
Known for her work on Broadway, which has earned her four Tony Awards, and for her role on the hit ABC television series Private Practice, Audra McDonald is a unique force, blending a luscious, classically-trained soprano with an incomparable gift for dramatic truth-telling. The two-time Grammy® Award-winning singer returns to the San Francisco Symphony for an intimate evening of standards, favorite showtunes, classic songs from the movies, and original pieces written expressly for this extraordinary young artist who is at the height of her expressive powers.
See Sting live in concert with Full Orchestra
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Sleep Train Pavilion, Concord
Sting returns to the Bay Area on Saturday, June 12th at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord. He will be performing his timeless hits from The Police & his solo career live with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio. Tickets go on sale Monday March 15th at 10am. More.
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The distinguished Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater makes its annual visit to Cal Performances this week with 3 different programs and 3 Bay Area premieres. .jpg)
Fresh from a big Grammy win for their recording of Mahler's 8th, the SF Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas will perform Mahler's brilliant and inspirational Symphony #2, The Resurrection this Thursday through Sunday. 
Berkeley Rep presents an intriguing new play by Naomi Iizuka called Strange Devices from the Distant West which explores the intersection of art and authenticity. The title is from an 18-century treatise on photography. 
Soli Deo Gloria with Orchestra Gloria performs a concert of Baroque choral music that will leave the audience guessing. Find out who really wrote these pieces and why it's been kept a secret for years as Artistic Director Allen H Simon conducts this first-ever "Who done it" concert. Performances are Saturday in Palo alto and Sunday in alameda. 
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