San Francisco
Music for Food and Trio Suspiro
Join Music for Food and Trio Suspiro in an evening of music to support Second Harvest of Silicon Valley!
On Friday, November 7th at 7:30PM, Trio Suspiro (violinist Lily Tsai, cellist Stephanie Tsai, and pianist Ben-han Sung) will perform a benefit concert at St. Mark's in Palo Alto in collaboration with Music for Food and Second Harvest to help fight hunger in our local communities.
Lily and Stephanie grew up in Palo Alto and have played music together since childhood—performing at school (JLS and Gunn High School), competing together as a string duo, and participating in local orchestras like SFSYO. Stephanie and Ben-han met at Stanford, leading to a strong friendship and musical bond that brought all three together to form Trio Suspiro in 2024 when the two sisters returned home. They formed this partnership with Music for Food to give back to their home communities, and to bring an evening of harmony—both in music and on purpose—to you!
Entry to the concert is free, and while donations are optional, a suggested contribution of $10 would be greatly appreciated. Every bit of support helps these organizations continue their invaluable work in our local community.
Classical Chamber Concert
Come enjoy an afternoon of classical music while supporting a good cause help relieve food insecurity in the Bay Area.
Free admission. Donations will be collected at the event or you can donate directly at the button above.
Doors will open at 3:30PM. Seating is available on a first come first served basis.
Program:
Welcome
Pastor Kim Dorr-Tilley,
First Presbyterian Church of
Mountain View
Pièce Romantique - P. Gaubert
Sonja Vasic, flute
Oshagan Merjanian, cello
Theresa Ronan, piano
Sonata Op. 5 Nr. 2, Rondo - L. Beethoven
Oshagan Merjanian, cello
Dr. Axel Schmitt, piano
Benefit Presentation
Dena Hase,
Donor Engagement Coordinator for
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Prelude in G Major - J. S. Bach, arr. Mike Block
Oshagan Merjanian, cello
Dylan Nguyen, cello
Two Songs (Gesänge), Op. 91 - J. Brahms
- No. 1: Gestillte Sehnsucht
(Longing at Rest)
- No. 2: Geistliches Wiegenlied
(Sacred Lullaby)
Isabella Göze, soprano
Oshagan Merjanian, cello
Theresa Ronan, piano
Closing Remarks
Pastor Kim Dorr-Tilley,
First Presbyterian Church of
Mountain View
SFCM for Starcross
Phenomenal chamber musicians from San Francisco Conservatory of Music perform the music of Debussy, Yost, Clarke, and Mozart to benefit the Starcross Foundation.
Music incudes:
Debussy trio for flute, viola and harp
Zoe Yost String Quartet
Rebecca Clarke Two pieces for viola and cello
Mozart G major duo for violin and viola K. 423
Performers:
Po-Yu Lee, Shintaro Taneda, Wonhee Bae, violin
Isabel Tannenbaum, Zoe Yost, Dimitri Murrath, viola
Calvin Kung, cello
Lyric Rivera, flute
Julia Gruenbaum, harp
SFCM plays Beethoven, Brahms, and Faure
Students and faculty from the prestigious chamber music program at San Francisco Conservatory will perform beloved chamber works by Brahms, Beethoven, and Faure to benefit the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, which serves 53,000 households every week (fresh fruit and vegetables make up 60% of the food distributed).
Program:
Beethoven Violin Sonata No.4 in A minor
Brahms Clarinet (Viola) Trio in A minor, Op.114
Faure Piano Quintet No.2 in C minor, Op.115
Artists:
Daniel Dastoor, violin
Shintaro Taneda, violin
Dimitri Murrath, viola
Kyle Stachnik, cello
Jon Lee, piano
Helen Wu, piano
SFCM and Friends play for Music for Food
Join us for a concert featuring Jonathan Vinocour, Jennifer Culp, Sam Weiser, Eunice Kim, and chamber music students at San Francisco Conservatory! The program will include Webern’s gorgeous Langsamer Satz, Jörg Widman’s fantastic 24 Duos for Violin and Cello, and Schoenberg’s stupendous Verklarte Nacht.
All proceeds from this concert will benefit St. Anthony’s. To donate to this concert, please visit our donation page, click "donate to a concert," and when prompted in the payment portal, select this concert as the donation purpose.
*Proof of vaccination and booster along with valid ID are required for all attendees.