Violinist

The Sor Quartet will perform a program that travels the world, from Brazil to Azerbaijan, from Austria to the United States. Composers include V. Lobos and P. Glass among others. These are works will dig deep into memory and emotion, that will transport the listener to places far and near. The members of the Sor Quartet; Rick Shinozaki, Karen Shinozaki Sor, Elizabeth Prior, and Eugene Sor are based in the Bay Area and frequent chamber music performers on the Mendocino Coast.

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The Sor Quartet

Preston Hall

American violinist Simone Porter leads this collaboration between New Century and students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in this musical tour of illumination. Featuring works from the 12th to the 21st century, each piece on the program depicts different kinds of light: light from nature, light that inspires or clarifies, light that bestows joy.  Beginning with Andrew Norman's Sabina, written in response to an ecstatic experience watching the sun rise in an ancient Roman cathedral, and moving through the upward gaze of Hildegard von Bingen's antiphon to divine wisdom, the program concludes with Mozart's Divertimento in F Major, the very spirit of levity and brilliance.

Violinist

Karen Shinozaki Sor

Events

Upcoming events

23 - 24 Jan, 2026

Enlighten Me · New Century Chamber Orchestra

Past events

Sep 24, 2023

The Sor Quartet · Symphony of the Redwoods

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