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Real events sourced from Bay Area orchestras & presenters across Northern California · May 3 – June 1, 2026
Second-Year Master Recital · Sol Joseph Recital Hall
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms the Sol Joseph Recital Hall venue, public-admission status, and published Beethoven/Kreisler program.
More InfoJohn Chisholm · Kelly Leon-Pearce · Florin Parvulescu and SF Symphony colleagues
ⓘ Search-grounded May 2 recheck using SF Symphony’s official CHAMBER-DSH-MAY event page plus the official May 2026 programs PDF confirms the Davies 2:00 PM chamber concert, listed violinists, and published Burleigh/Nielsen/Mozart/Prokofiev program.
Guest artist class · William van der Sloot, violin
ⓘ Direct May 2 recheck of SFCM’s official page confirms the Cha Chi Ming Recital Hall venue and the published full student program for this masterclass.
More InfoSecond-Year Master Recital · Bowes Center
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms the Cha Chi Ming Recital Hall venue, public-admission status, and still-unpublished program; the page title continues to identify it as Harin Kang’s second-year violin master recital despite mismatched department metadata.
More InfoSecond-Year Master Recital · Bowes Center
ⓘ Direct May 2 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms the Bowes Center hall, public-admission status, and newly published Mozart/Clara Schumann/Richard Strauss program.
More InfoGuest artist class · Almita Vamos
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official performances page confirms the Cha Chi Ming Recital Hall venue, public admission, and still-unpublished final program.
More InfoSenior Recital · Bowes Center
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms this in-window senior recital, the Bowes Center hall, and an unpublished final program.
More InfoSecond-Year Master Recital · historical performance
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms the date, Sol Joseph Recital Hall venue, public-admission status, and still-unpublished program.
More InfoFirst-Year Master Recital · Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall
ⓘ Direct May 2 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms this in-window first-year master recital, the Hume Concert Hall venue, public-admission status, and newly published Beach/Mozart/Brahms/Kreisler program.
More InfoOlga Kern, piano · Herbst Theatre and Palo Alto · active two-date run
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of Chamber Music SF’s San Francisco season page plus the Palo Alto season page confirms that the same Olga Kern / Dalí Quartet program still has two in-window dates, May 10 in San Francisco and May 11 in Palo Alto.
Buy TicketsSecond-Year Master Recital · Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of SFCM’s official recital page confirms this in-window second-year master recital, the Hume Concert Hall venue, and an unpublished final program.
More InfoSecond-Year Master Recital · Bowes Center
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck confirms that SFCM’s official Qiaoqiao Du recital page still resolves cleanly and still lists Barbro Osher Recital Hall, public admission, and an unpublished final program.
More Infowith Brandon Patrick George, flute · Presidio Theatre
ⓘ Direct May 3 recheck of Chamber Music SF’s homepage still supports the in-window #artist10 listing with venue and full published program.
Jeein Kim, violin · Davis You, cello · SF Public Library
ⓘ Search-grounded May 2 recheck using SF Symphony’s official May 2026 press materials confirms the May 30 Anza Branch community concert at 2:30 PM with first violin Jeein Kim and cellist Davis You.
More InfoAlexander Barantschik, violin · Peter Wyrick, cello · Anton Nel, piano
ⓘ Search-grounded May 2 recheck using SF Symphony’s official LEGION-OF-HONOR-MAY page plus the official May 2026 programs PDF confirms the May 31 Gunn Theater program for Barantschik, Wyrick, and Nel.
Data note: Events cover the active 30-day window of May 3 – June 1, 2026 (inclusive). Core sources rechecked May 3, 2026 include Chamber Music San Francisco, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Stanford Live / Stanford Events, and San Francisco Symphony official websites / known access paths. Program details marked TBA reflect information not yet published at time of update. Verify directly with venues before attending.
Window note: This refresh rolled the visible date-range metadata forward to May 3 – June 1, 2026 and a focused June 1 boundary sweep did not surface a new high-confidence violin listing.
SFCM note: Direct May 3 page rechecks reconfirmed the published-program Magdalena Zaczek, Violin card and kept the current TBA status unchanged for Harin Kang, Violin Masterclass with Almita Vamos, Paisley Kim, Alexandra Santon, Qicong Ma, and Qiaoqiao Du.
Chamber Music SF note: May 3 rechecks of the official season pages still support the two-date Olga Kern with special guest Dalí Quartet run on May 10 in San Francisco and May 11 in Palo Alto, plus Escher String Quartet with Brandon Patrick George on May 17.
SF Symphony note: The current May 3 / May 30 / May 31 SF Symphony listings remain supported by the same official event pages and May 2026 program materials already cited here; a focused June 1 search-grounded sweep did not add a violin-centered SF Symphony event inside this window.
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