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
Issue 40 (September 30)
In this issue: Telemann’s Fantasia No. 7 performed by violinist Tessa Lark; Lin Hwai-min’s Moon Water performed by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan; Brahms’ Final Movement from Symphony No. 4 in E minor performed by Bavarian State Orchestra; John Adams’ “Batter My Heart” from Doctor Atomic performed by baritone Gerald Finley and Netherlands Opera; and Handel’s “Da tempeste il legnoinfranto” from Giulio Cesare by soprano Danielle de Niese and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightment
Artist Conversation with Tessa Lark
Artist Conversation with Tessa Lark
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Tessa Lark talks with and Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen about her bluegrass roots, what it’s like to perform for streaming audiences, the story behind her #FritzOnFriday Instagram posts, and more in this Beyond the Stage pre-concert talk.
This pre-concert conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Tessa Lark, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano performance, part of the 2020/21 Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation with Nathalie Joachim
Artist Conversation with Nathalie Joachim
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Nathalie Joachim talks with and Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen about the origins of Fanm d’Ayiti, what Haitian music is at its core, what it is like returning to performing with other artists after six months of shelter in place, the silver lining to the pandemic, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Nathalie Joachim and Spektral Quartet; Fanm d’Ayiti performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Issue 39 (September 23)
In this issue: We remember US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by taking a look at Operas featuring female characters who refuse to become victims and take charge of their own destinies.
Issue 38 (September 16)
In this issue: Shostakovich’s The Nose performed by The Royal Opera; an excerpt from Rebel’s Les Éléments performed by Musica Antiqua Köln; violinist Vijay Gupta performing an excerpt from Reena Esmail’s Darshan; Dvořák’s Poco Adagio from Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65 performed by Vienna Piano Trio; R. Strauss’s “Allerseelen” performed by Dame Margaret Price; a number from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel performed by Golda Schultz at BBC Proms 2020
Issue 37 (September 9)
In this issue: Pianist Ivo Pogorelich performs J.S. Bach’s English Suite No. 2 in A minor; violinist Roberts Balanas covers Sir Elton John; New York City Ballet dancers perform Christopher Wheeldon’s This Bitter Earth; Ruthie Foster covers Johnny Cash; the London Symphony Orchestra performs an excerpt from John Adams’ Harmonielehre