4K Digital Restoration
Winner of three Academy Awards
Billy Wilder (US, 1950). 4K Digital Restoration. Fledgling screenwriter William Holden stumbles into the mansion of faded silent-film superstar Gloria Swanson in Billy Wilder’s poison pen to Hollywood, its dreamers, its failures, and its allure. Winner of three Academy Awards. (115 mins)
7:30pm to 9:30pm, 2575 Bancroft Way
Joana Carneiro conducts.
The second concert of the season opens with Thomas Adès' masterwork Asyla. Commissioned and premiered by the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1997, Asyla was written when the composer was still in his mid-20s. After intermission, the Orchestra performs one of the best-loved works in the classical music repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony, which premiered in October of 1893 and was conducted by the composer only nine days prior to his death. Come early and learn more about these extraordinary pieces during the 7pm pre-concert discussion, hosted by Paul Dresher.
8pm, Zellerbach Hall
Singer's Request, CD release, with Patrice Haan, Charlie Hancock, and Michael Black. $22 adv / $24. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street
$10. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
8:30pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue