Cal Performances at Home is much more than a series of great streamed performances. Fascinating behind-the-scenes artist interviews. Informative and entertaining public forums. The Cal Performances Reading Room, featuring books with interesting connections to our Fall 2020 programs. For all this and much more, keep checking this page for frequent updates and to journey far, far Beyond the Stage!
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Beyond the Stage
Artist Conversation with Jordi Savall
Artist Conversation with Jordi Savall
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
In a rare Cal Performances at Home interview filmed pre-pandemic (after his performance in Berkeley on Feb 1, 2020, at the First Congregational Church), early music superstar Jordi Savall sits down with Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen to discuss his many visits to Cal Performances over the years, the importance of bringing not-as-well-known early and ancient composers and works to modern audiences, Monteverdi and his Madrigals of Love and War, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video is presented in conjunction with the Jordi Savall and his musicians’ performance, part of the 2020/21 Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Artist Conversation with Beatrice Rana: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Beatrice Rana: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Pianist Beatrice Rana and Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen discuss the selection of the amazing and historical venue for her At Home recital, the versatility of her program, the explosion of her career and how she balances that with what her goals are, the silver lining to the pandemic, how being Italian plays into her artistic life, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Beatrice Rana, piano performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Artist Conversation with Julia Wolfe: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Julia Wolfe: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen sits down with Steel Hammer composer Julia Wolfe to discuss the genesis of the piece, how it was the inspiration for the Illuminations thread “Fact or Fiction,” the challenges of changing a large-scale live performance to a recording in the midst of a pandemic, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Bang on a Can; Julia Wolfe’s Steel Hammer performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Artist Conversation with Renée Fleming
Artist Conversation with Renée Fleming
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Soprano Renée Fleming sits down with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen to discuss her involvement with the mind/body/music scientific connection movement, what she learned about herself during—and the silver linings of—the pandemic, her role in mentorship of new talent, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Renée Fleming performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Issue 60 (April 21)
Three instances in classical music and opera that touch on the subject of maternal affection, plus an Alvin Ailey classic.