Audrey Vardanega Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Part II


Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States. She has received instruction from notable artists including Leon Fleisher, Thomas Adés, Gidon Kremer, Robert Levin, Miriam Fried, and Jonathan Biss.

She currently studies piano with Richard Goode. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to music mentorship in the Bay Area. 2019 highlights include her participation in Argentina’s New Docta Music Festival in August 2019, her two-part Beethoven Piano Sonata Project at the Berkeley Maybeck Studios, and the launch of Musaics of the Bay, a concert series and mentorship initiative founded by Audrey in the Bay Area.



Audrey Vardanega at the Maybeck
Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 3:00pm
This concert is $30 General Admission

Miro Sprague & Daniel Rotem : Lyrical Jazz Duo

Miro Sprague (piano) and Daniel Rotem (tenor saxophone) are dynamic and expressive jazz performers/composers with a wide range of national and international touring experience, including performances with Herbie Hancock, Karrin Allyson, Greg Osby and many others. Since 2014 they have worked together frequently, developing an intuitive and effortless musical rapport. This duo performance will feature original music by Sprague and Rotem, unique interpretations of jazz standards and free improvisations.

Miro Sprague & Daniel Rotem
 at the Maybeck
Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 3:00pm
This concert is $20 General Admission/$15 Students

Telegraph Quartet Premieres W.A. Mathieu’s Second String Quartet


This one hour concert is the premiere of composer W.A. Mathieu's Second String Quartet. Born in 1937 pianist, composer, author, and teacher, Mathieu is one of the most influential musicians of his generation. He began recording solo piano albums in 1980. He has composed a large variety of chamber pieces, choral works, and song cycles, and has written four books on music. He now devotes himself to practice, performance, recording, composition, teaching, and writing from his home near Sebastopol, California.

The Telegraph Quartet was formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber repertoire and for 20th and 21st century chamber music. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept . . . with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” Telegraph was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award. Past prizes include the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet has gone on to perform in concert halls, music festivals and academic institutions from Los Angeles and New York to Italy and Taiwan, including Carnegie Hall, San Francisco’s Herbst Recital Hall and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Chamber Masters Series, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall, and the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as their Quartet-in-Residence.

Telegraph Quartet at the Maybeck
Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 3:00pm
This concert is $20 General Admission


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Ensemble San Francisco



ESF returns to Maybeck Studio: pianist Elizabeth Schumann, violinist Rebecca Jackson, cellist Jonah Kim, and guest artist, violist Jessica Chang perform Beethoven G Major String Trio, Adam Birnbaum's Moonbeams, and Faure G Minor Piano Quartet.

“A hip, unstuffy, and malleable group of high-quality chamber musicians who are dedicated to fresh programming” raves the SF Classical Voice, “Ensemble San Francisco seems welcoming, warm, and well-positioned to expand not only its repertoire of high-quality performances, but also its circle of friendship.”

Ensemble San Francisco is a society of musicians committed to changing the face of chamber music and introducing new audiences to classical music through innovative and dynamic performances. Additionally, ESF is dedicated to bringing world class music to schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, donating their time to share their love of chamber music with the community.

Ensemble San Francisco at the Maybeck
Sunday, December 08, 2019 at 3:00pm
This concert is $30 General Admission

Seating is limited.  Get your tickets here.

Audrey Vardanega Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Part I

All-Beethoven Program:
"Les Adieux" Sonata No. 26 Opus 81A
Sonata Opus 10 No. 2
"Funeral March" Sonata Opus 26

Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), Audrey Vardanega has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States. She has received instruction from notable artists including Leon Fleisher, Thomas Adés, Gidon Kremer, Robert Levin, Miriam Fried, and Jonathan Biss. She currently studies piano with Richard Goode. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Musaics of the Bay, a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to music mentorship in the Bay Area. 2019 highlights include her participation in Argentina’s New Docta Music Festival in August 2019, her two-part Beethoven Piano Sonata Project at the Berkeley Maybeck Studios, and the launch of Musaics of the Bay, a concert series and mentorship initiative founded by Audrey in the Bay Area.


Audrey Vardanega at the Maybeck
Saturday, December 07, 2019 at 3:00pm
This concert is $30 General Admission

Seating is limited.  Get your tickets here. 
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