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Freshness window: November 11 – December 10, 2026 · confirmed violin, chamber, and orchestral picks

NOV11
RecitalViolin

SFCM — Violin Department Recital

Eight student violinists perform solo and concerto movements, from Bach and Ysaÿe to Bartók, Barber, and Beethoven

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NOV 11
Orchestra Baroque

Philharmonia Baroque — Handel's The Power of Music

Peter Whelan leads Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale in Handel's dramatic Alexander's Feast

  • 🕘Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM · Stanford
    Friday, November 13 · 7:30 PM · San Francisco
    Saturday, November 14 · 2:30 PM · Berkeley
  • 📍Bing Concert Hall / Herbst Theatre / First Congregational Church of Berkeley
  • 🎶Handel — Alexander's Feast (representative recording)
    Concert edition: 1742 Dublin version · U.S. premiere
  • 🎫Tickets by venue · Berkeley low availability
Philharmonia Tickets
NOV 13
Orchestra Violin

SF Symphony — Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet with Sayaka Shoji

Shoji plays Respighi's Concerto gregoriano in Marie Jacquot's classical subscription program

SF Symphony Tickets
NOV 15
Chamber Strings

Berkeley Symphony — Night of the Imagination

A four-string chamber program with Nigel Armstrong and Sarah Elert, violins

Berkeley Symphony Tickets
NOV30
RecitalViolin

SF Symphony — Hilary Hahn Trio

Hilary Hahn, Matthias Goerne, and Gloria Chien in Beethoven, Bach, and a new Reena Esmail commission

Hilary Hahn Trio Tickets
DEC4
RecitalViolin

Stanford Live — ArcoStrum

Violinist Strauss Shi and guitarist TY Zhang blend classical, Chinese folk, tango, and jazz arrangements

ArcoStrum Tickets
DEC8
ChamberStrings

SFCM — Chamber Music Tuesday with Jordan Bak

The violist joins student ensembles for string trio, Smetana quartet, and Mozart quintet

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DEC10
ChamberViolin

New Century — REFLECT with Benjamin Beilman

The guest violinist leads a string-orchestra program from Ysaÿe and Sibelius to Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht

New Century Tickets

Data note: Active 30-day freshness window: November 11 – December 10, 2026. This guides listing checks, not a hard display cutoff; follow each event link for current tickets and details.

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