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Bass Masterclass with Robin Kesselman
Tuesday, March 31 2026, 5:00 PM at

Bass Masterclass with Robin Kesselman

Masterclass Strings
Tuesday, March 31 2026, 5:00 PM
Robin Kesselman

This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance.

Guest artists visit SFCM to share their expertise with student musicians.

Program

L.V. Beethoven: Excerpt from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
     VI. Finale
RJ Richard, double bass

Hector Berlioz: Excerpt from Symphonie Fantastique
     IV.  Marche au supplice. Allegro non troppo
Riley Collier, double bass

Selection of excerpts:
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
     I. Allegro non troppo (Rehearsal Letter E-F) 
L.V. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
     IV. Finale (Rehearsal Letter K-M)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, H 48
     V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto - Allegro
Ben Byham, double bass

Featured Artist

Robin Kesselman, bass

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Tuesday, March 31 2026, 5:00 PM to Tuesday, March 31 2026, 7:00 PM

About SFCM’s Double Bass Department

SFCM's double bass department has fewer than 15 students under the instruction of two faculty professors, the principal and assistant principal of the San Francisco Symphony. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.


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