Classical at the Freight

2-for-1 Member Discount!

Delve deeper into the works of classical’s masters, while keeping tabs on the latest developments in the genre, all in a casual setting. Complete with trivia and lurid backstories. Doors open one hour before concert time. Concerts are approximately one hour.

Venue admission is $8.50 (advance), $10.50 (door). SFCO supporting members get two-for-one discounts (please bring membership card to box office or event door). Tickets are sold by the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse. Reserve online using the "Click for Tickets" buttons below, or by calling or visiting the Freight & Salvage box office.


Photo © Michael Oh

Photo © Michael Oh

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 9:
Young Artists Showcase

Catch a rising star (or two) in this very special concert featuring some of the Bay Area’s best young classical musicians. Our May 20 Young Artist’s Showcase will feature chamber music performed by student ensembles from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Prep Division, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, the Oakland School of the Arts, and Berkeley’s Crowden School. Selected by SFCO Music Director Ben Simon, these talented students represent the future of the fine art of ensemble playing. With musical works from Mendelssohn, Beethoven, a little jazz, and more!

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May. 20 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Show Programs Presented Earlier This Season


New Esterházy String Quartet (Photo © Randi Lynn Beach)

New Esterházy String Quartet
Photo © Randi Lynn Beach

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 8:
New Esterházy String Quartet

A return by Freight favorite NESQ, in an exciting new program we’re calling “Dancing with the Stars.” Featuring famous and infamous minuets and assorted dance movements by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and others, performed by these four fabulous musicians.

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Apr. 29 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Kay Stern

Kay Stern

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 7:
Kay Stern & Joan Nagano

A rare treat: Kay Stern, the brilliant concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, with pianist Joan Nagano in recital together. Music of Beethoven, Beach, Bartók, and more.

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Mar. 25 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Brian Thorsett (Photo © Claire McAdams)

Brian Thorsett
Photo © Claire McAdams

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 6:
Mendelssohn Medley

An evening of lieder and chamber music by Mendelssohn with noted tenor Brian Thorsett—plus an all-star lineup of SFCO favorites: violinists Robin Sharp and Ming-Shiu Yo, violist Ben Simon, and cellist Hannah Addario-Berry.

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Feb. 25 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Wolfie

Wolfie

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 5:
Mozart Birthday Celebration

Our annual homage to the Salzburg superstar, our sixth annual MBC will feature several works for woodwinds and strings, including the Quartet for Oboe and Strings, and his delightful Horn Quintet. Prizes, surprises, and free birthday cake (!) are just a few more reasons to attend our most popular Freight event of the season.

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Jan. 28 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Rootstock

Rootstock

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 4:
Rootstock: Percussion Fest IV

Three of the hottest stick-and-mallet men in the world! Chris Froh, Loren Mach, and Daniel Kennedy make the fur fly with their amazing performances of contemporary music for everything you can strike, stroke, or sizzle. A Freight favorite—and we want to warn you, this concert will be very exciting, and at times, loud!

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Dec. 17 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Squid, Inc.

Squid, Inc.

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 3:
Squid, Inc.

What has eight arms and is totally awesome? Squid, Inc.—the Bay Area’s hottest string quartet. Violinists Hrabba Atladottir and Jory Fankuchen, violist Darcy Rindt, and cellist Beth Vandervennet give us their own versions of Björk to bossa nova with some classical too! Join us for this offbeat and upbeat concert.

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Nov. 26 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

ViolaMANIA 1.0 (Photo by Anna Kauffman)

ViolaMANIA 1.0
Photo by Anna Kauffman

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 2:
ViolaMANIA 2.0

Join the party, as the Bay Area's top professional violists come together for an evening of alto clef, viola jokes, and our second attempt to break the Guinness world record for the biggest viola ensemble ever! Violists, please bring your axe and join us.

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Oct. 29 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.

Robin Sharp (violin) & Laura Dahl (piano)

Robin Sharp (violin) & Laura Dahl (piano)

2012–2013 Classical at the Freight 1:
Robin Sharp & Laura Dahl

Here’s a rare opportunity to hear the SFCO’s elegant and impassioned concertmaster, Robin Sharp, in recital with her Stanford colleague, pianist Laura Dahl. Music of Brahms, Beach, and Boulanger.

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Sep. 24 • Mon. 8:00pm • Berkeley
Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison St.