in their apartment on the San Francisco waterfront
String Quartets by Mendelssohn and Haydn
performed by
Karsten Windt & Yuna Lee, Violin
David Kim, Viola - Angela Lee, Cello
Musical Introductions by Karsten Windt
Those
attending the opening concert of the 2012/13 season of SALON CLASSIQUE
will see stunning views of San Francisco Bay. Jerry and Thao Dodson
generously open the doors of their penthouse for this very special event
in the sky, just a few blocks from the Ferry Building. You are invited
to hear two great string quartets by Mendelssohn and Haydn, while the
Bay shines in the warm light of a late summer sunset. The concert will
be followed by dinner kindly provided by the hosts.
About the program:
Our
first piece will be the rarely performed String Quartet in E flat
written in 1823 by the young Felix Mendelssohn. This charming and fully
mature string quartet had remained unpublished for a long time. Much
like Mendelssohn's twelve early string symphonies, it does not appear in
his official works catalogue. A late masterpiece by Joseph Haydn, one
of the so called "Tost Quartets" Op. 64, will be our second piece,
giving the "Father of the String Quartet" the position in the program
that he deserves, for being the inventor of the genre and the model for
every string quartet composer ever since.
About the artists:
Angela
Lee, cellist of The Lee Trio, David Kim from the San Francisco
Symphony, and founding director Karsten Windt, violin, have been
performing together in many concerts of SALON CLASSIQUE. For this
quartet evening they are joined by violinist Yuna Lee, a former member
of the Phaedros Quartet.
About the series:
SALON
CLASSIQUE, an affiliate of San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, is a
concert series that brings masterworks of chamber music from the
concert hall back to its original setting: the intimate environment of a
private venue. We provide informative introductions to the music as
part of the program.
Tax deductible donations to Karsten Windt Music Presentation - Salon Classique can be made by following this link to the SFFCM website.
About the hosts:
Jerome
Dodson is president of Parnassus Investments and a true music-lover. He
and his wife, Thao, can often be seen in the audience at the San
Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco Opera. Jerry was also president
of the board of Musical Days in Forest Hill. In their former home in
Forest Hill, the Dodsons were the first to host a concert of SALON
CLASSIQUE (Music at Home) in 2010. Thank you, Jerry and Thao, for
hosting another event in your beautiful new home.
Reservation:
Admission $100. Music starts at 6:15pm. The concert will be followed by dinner. Book
early to secure your seat. Please RSVP by August 26th.
