Our celebration of the music of Franz Schubert centers around his famous Trout Quintet, with Karen Shinozaki (violin), Ben Simon (viola), the Eugene Sor (cello), Michel Taddei (double bass), and Miles Graber (piano).  Also on the program is Bay Area favorite Ann Moss (soprano) singing Die Forelle (The Trout) upon which the Trout Quintet is based.  Ann and Miles will also present a selection of beautiful Schubert songs.  Let the genius of Schubert carry you away through beautiful performances of some of his best-loved pieces.

Out of the opera pit and onstage at the Freight, we welcome back the SF Opera’s stellar concertmaster Kay Stern.  Her annual Classical at the Freight appearance is always an audience favorite, and will feature Kay, violist and SFCO Music Director Emeritus Ben Simon and cellist Michael Graham.  A delightful string trio by Haydn, the charmingly romantic Aubade by Enescu, the heartbreaking Lento from Gideon Klein’s string trio and a virtuosic masterpiece by Beethoven, his brilliant Trio in C Minor  Op. 9 #1. 

Five friends and San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars meet for fun and chamber music one Monday each month. Violinists Liana Berubé & Evan Price, violists Stephanie Ng & Ben Simon and cellist Michael Graham are the Monday Night Chamber Music Society, teaming up for their sixth annual Classical at the Freight program.  A program of terrific viola quintets -no, that’s not 5 violas (unfortunately)  but rather 2 violins, 2 violas and cello -  for your listening pleasure, including Beethoven’s delightful and surprising early String Quintet in C Major, op. 29 and an practically unknown quintet by the great early 20th century Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů.  Unknown, but remarkable!!  Hauntingly beautiful, witty, colorful, and idiosyncratic…  a rare musical treat to end our Classical at the Freight season.  We’ll be back in the Fall!