history, spirit, & music meet

Judy and Jefferson Crabb
Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral

November 6, "Indian Expressions" In collaboration with the Indian Festival of Lights, Musical Bridges presents Iqbal Hussain - a world renowned violinist who performed at the King of Nepal's wedding and has toured with the Sabri Brothers and participated in countless collaborations. He is passionate, vivacious, a polyglot and loves nothing more than to share the gift of music with the world.

December 4, “Violin Virtuosos by 2” presents a young virtuoso violin duo from Boston, Eugene Kaler and Violetta Todorova, in a beautiful program of romantic violin repertoire by Kreitzer, Paganini, Bizet and others. Alena Gorina will accompany the concert.

As part of the City-wide Beethoven Festival we present the complete Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano:

January 15, Sonatas 7 and 8 performed by the assistant concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony, Gary Levinson, and Baya Kakouberi.

January 29, Sonatas 1, 2, and 3 performed by the former concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony, Emanuel Borok, and pianist Elena Portnaya.

February 5, Sonatas 4, 5, and 6 performed by violinist Mark Cheikhet, and pianist Elena Basilova.

April 1, “Fantasia for Organ” Svetlana Berejnaya will present a beautiful program of romantic music on the Cathedral’s resonant pipe organ.

This series was designed after the European model of free concerts in historic destinations like Venice, Florence, and Amsterdam. Our Sunday evening concerts entice listeners to explore the location of several buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places. San Fernando, the oldest cathedral in the U.S., abuts the Bexar County Courthouse and between them, a revitalized Main Plaza leads to the Riverwalk, a top Texas tourist destination. Concerts are produced at San Fernando Cathedral on select Sundays, featuring world-class classical musicians. All listeners are invited to meet the artists at the catered dessert reception following every concert.

MBAW San Fernando Cathedral-2009 / 2010 from Musical Bridges Around The World on Vimeo.

This series is generously supported by Jefferson Crabb Law Offices