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Old First Presbyterian Church classical concerts

Polk Gulch · San Francisco

Associated programming: Old First Concerts

Old First Presbyterian Church is the historic Sacramento Street sanctuary used by Old First Concerts for chamber music, recitals, new music, and guest ensembles.

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Sunday, November 15 at 4:00 PM · Ticket information

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Planning a visit to Old First Presbyterian Church

Choose Old First for an independent recital or chamber program in a working church sanctuary. Confirm the presenter, seating and admission format, concert entrance, accessibility arrangements, neighborhood parking or transit, run time, and current ticket terms; worship schedules and concert operations are separate.

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Before or after the performance

Check current hours, performance-day service, travel time, and reservations before relying on any stop.

  • Restaurant

    Octavia ↗

    A reservation-oriented neighborhood restaurant for a full dinner before the concert; coordinate the booking with curtain and walking time.

  • Restaurant

    Harris' Restaurant ↗

    A traditional steakhouse option on Van Ness for a planned pre-performance meal; reserve and allow enough time for full service.

  • Quick bite

    Saint Frank Coffee ↗

    A Polk Street coffee stop suited to an earlier recital or a lighter plan; verify the selected location's current hours before visiting.

  • Attraction

    Haas-Lilienthal House ↗

    Visit the preserved Victorian house on a scheduled tour before the concert, checking tour dates, admission, and closing time in advance.

  • Attraction

    San Francisco Cable Car Museum ↗

    A free daytime museum stop for the city's operating cable-car machinery and history; confirm hours and the route to the venue.

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Date: Sun, Nov 15, 4:00 PM PST

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Venue: Old First Concerts • Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area • • Details

What does it mean to be home and yet not home? Award-winning new music group E4TT explores this duality with Shostakovich’s From Jewish Folk Poetry, the World Premiere of Alex Malinas’ Skazka (Fairytale), and new music by Mary Bianco, Andrea Casarrubios, David Garner, and Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby.

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Date: Fri, Dec 4, 8:00 PM PST

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Venue: Old First Concerts • Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area • • Details

Praised by legendary pianist Lazar Berman for his “natural musical talent, great virtuosity, distinctive artistic personality, and genuine sense of artistry,” Italian pianist Claudio Sanna has developed an international career distinguished by his commitment to contemporary music, chamber music, and innovative artistic projects. For this concert he performs works from his recent Col Legno recording of solo piano music by Luciano Chessa, well-known to Bay Area audiences.

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Date: Sat, Dec 12, 7:30 PM PST

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Venue: Old First Concerts • Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area • • Details

The Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco, joined by Molly Langr on harp, performs the California premieres of Lux Aeterna by Oliva Sparkhall (UK) and Ushās – Goddess of Dawn and Priestess by Shruthi Rajasekar (USA). The program also features beloved holiday favorites and festive works for choir and harp celebrating the themes of light, dawn, and hope, including the timeless Silent Night.

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Date: Fri, Dec 18, 8:00 PM PST

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Venue: Old First Concerts • Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area • • Details

Described by San Francisco Classical Voice as “The Bay Area’s latest and greatest master chorus”, Aeternum is a professional vocal ensemble of the top choral singers from across the US and the UK. Experience Christmas favorites from the English choral tradition alongside wintery works and dazzling arrangements of beloved carols from the renaissance to today!

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Date: Sat, Jan 23, 7:30 PM PST

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Venue: Old First Concerts • • Details

Soprano Andréa Walker with Renaissance/Elizabethan viol programme; music from Bohemia, England, France and Spain, individual works/remaining players unannounced. Numerical general-public admission unconfirmed. Subscription, concession, donation and free-parking benefits are not single-ticket prices. Fees and availability unconfirmed. One individually reviewed public physical classical performance in the 2026–2027 edition. Exact current primary identity/full date/main clock/physical venue required; no guessed end, unnamed cast, biography repertoire, private activity or virtual duplicate. New seasons, changed native IDs and moved performances require continuity review; a missing listing is not cancellation. Current explicit season/full date/main clock/physical place and production-specific cast region. Prior October Forsythe recital is not future cast. Berkeley/Old First IDs reused; December SF only confirms 50 Oak building, not invented Hume/Recital interior or Bowes Center. Published general adult price unconfirmed, no subscription division. No recordings/classes/unnamed musicians/extra end or ticket-provider request.

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