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Come hear the music of Jörg Widmann, the Austrian composer whose pieces were in the worldwide top 10 list of most performed contemporary music of 2022! (He was #6.) The noted San Francisco chamber music ensemble, Left Coast makes Widmann's wild new music easy to understand by connecting it to familiar work by Bach and others.

Audience members are invited to a reception with the artists following this performance.

Founded in 1992, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble (LCCE) is a consortium of 16 San Francisco Bay Area musicians who create exciting performances of all types of classical music for all types of audiences. We work as a cohesive collective of artists who share values of integrity, quality, inclusion, service, curiosity, and advocacy. LCCE centers the music of our time in conversation with musical influences of the past, combining a vast repertoire into thematic performances in our established and well-received concert series. We are also committed to continuing and evolving our broad-based education program, sponsoring our annual composition contest, championing new music through the commissioning of new works, and collaborating with current and diverse artists, thinkers, and scholars. LCCE brings all types of music including small ensemble, vocal, orchestral, multi-media, and operatic productions to our listeners, conveying an essential and profound experience. With Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, nothing is out of bounds, and anything is possible.