Midweek Musical Matinee: "Exile to Hollywood"

In-Person at the Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road (San Rafael, CA)

At the beginning of the 20th century, the rise of anti-Semitism in totalitarian regimes in Europe forced an entire Jewish population into exile. Several waves of immigration emerged between the First and Second World Wars.

During this period, many composers of European Jewish origin escaped the pogroms, the rise of Nazism, and persecution by settling in the United States, the new promised land.

Austrians Max Steiner & Erich Wolfgang Korngold, German Franz Waxman, Hungarian Miklós Rózsa, Polish Bronisłav Kaper, Russian Irving Berlin or Ukrainian Dimitri Tiomkin worked for the Hollywood industry and shaped the sound of cinema. They blended their expertise in so-called “scholarly music” (which will give rise to the Hollywood Symphonism) with American culture – tinged with jazz – to create a symbiosis between post-romantic European music and music looking to the future.

The film music that followed is the fruit of this heritage!

In today’s special program, join French violinist Isabelle Durin and French pianist Michaël Ertzscheid who are on tour in the U.S. and present a stunning concert of repertoire from these masters who, in three decades (the 30s-50s), engraved their names in golden letters glorifying a prolific and fertile period, “The Golden Age.”

Please see "Seating, Tickets & Notes" (below) for details on how to get your free ticket(s).

Max Steiner (1888 - 1971)

· A Summer Place - 1959

· Gone with the Wind - 1939

· Jezebel Waltz - 1938

Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989)

· Blue Skies / The Jazz Singer - 1927

· There’s No Business Like Show Business - 1954

Dimitri Tiomkin (1894 - 1979)

· Dial M for M**der 1954

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957)

· The Prince and the Pauper Suite - 1937

Bronisław Kaper (1902 - 1983)

· The Brothers Karamazov - 1958

Franz Waxman (1906 - 1967)

· The Bride of Frankenstein Suite - 1935

· A Place in the Sun Suite - 1951

· Rear Window theme (Lisa) / Rear Window - 1954

· The Ride to Dubno / Taras Bulba - 1962

Miklós Rózsa (1907 - 1995)

· Ben-Hur Suite - 1959

Isabelle Durin (violin)

After studying at the Versailles Regional Conservatory, Isabelle Durin earned her diploma from the Lyon National Conservatory (CNSMD). She went on to pursue chamber music studies at the Paris National Conservatory (CNSMDP). Her musical training was complemented by parallel university studies – a Master’s degree (D.E.A.) in philosophy from the Sorbonne – which proved to be a source of personal and intellectual enrichment.

Her passion for the symphonic repertoire led her to join the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France. For several years, she served as artistic director of the "Les Harmonies Estivales" festival and the Château de la Motte-Tilly festival.

Isabelle Durin has released three albums with pianist Michaël Ertzscheid: Romantisme hébraïque (2008, Jade/Universal), Mémoire et Cinéma (2018, Paraty/Pias), and Un Violon dans l'Histoire (2022, NoMadMusic). These projects have enabled her to connect with audiences through numerous concerts in France and abroad, including in Belgium, England, the Netherlands, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Israel, the United States, and China.

Michaël Ertzscheid (piano)

French pianist Michaël Ertzscheid began lessons at the age of eight and pursued studies at the Toulouse Conservatory, under renowned chamber musicians and artists such as Maria Kliegel and Arie Vardi, at the Paris CNR (Regional Conservatory), and at the Boulogne-Billancourt CNR. Along the way, he received several accolades and top honors and won numerous important prizes.

He represented the Boulogne-Billancourt CNR in the national regional conservatory competition organized by Yamaha Pianos (2001) and won First Prize: a trip to Japan, which gave him the opportunity to discover Japanese culture and visit the company's piano manufacturing facilities.

He obtained his “Certificat d'Aptitude” (teaching qualification) for piano and has taught at various regional conservatories (CNR), including those in Caen, Bordeaux, and Boulogne-Billancourt.

He performs regularly in France and abroad, both as a soloist and in chamber music festivals, and has performed with orchestras under the direction of Alain Louvier.

General seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 12:45pm.

Thanks to generous donors to the Osher Marin JCC's Adult Programs, tickets for this concert are FREE.

• Limit two (2) tickets per person.

• Advance registration required.

• Tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Since space is limited, please register for tickets only if you're 100% sure the tickets will be used.
• Tickets are not issued. Instead, your name will be on the concert guest list at the door.

• Program is subject to change without notice.

Due to the several guests who reserved free concert tickets and then neither cancelled their ticket(s) nor attended the concerts, we have had to shift to the following process. To ensure that tickets are actually used, guests are required to...

• purchase a paid ticket in advance to reserve their space(s), and
• check in in-person at the event with Gabby, Anissa, or designated JCC staff member.

After the concert, tickets will be refunded to those who checked in in-person. Called or emailed check-ins are not accepted.

Those who do not check in in-person, at the event (as indicated above) will forfeit their ticket(s) for that concert. Unused tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable to other concerts.

To support these free concerts, please make a tax-deductible donation designated to "Adult Programs" at .

Midweek Musical Matinees are created and offered by the Osher Marin JCC's (San Rafael, CA) Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living.

ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. "The more the merrier!"

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Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, United States

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