Four Seasons Arts was founded by the late Dr. W. Hazaiah Williams. In 1958, Dr. Williams’ first concert presentation in San Francisco was the co-sponsorship of a farewell recital by Marian Anderson in the San Francisco Opera House. Since then, hundreds of world-acclaimed artists have been presented-from solo piano to modern dance, solo violin to symphony orchestra. A full list of those presented is shown below.

In 1977, the first of many concerts were presented in New York City at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. These concerts gave an opportunity for New York debut performances by artists such as tenor Charles Holland, bass-baritone Benjamin Matthews, pianist Jeanne Stark, violist Amadi Azikiwe, tenor William Brown, a 50th-year celebration concert for pianist Grant Johannesen, and presentations by legendary artists such as the Don Shirley Trio, pianist Natalie Hinderas, the American Symphony Orchestra under conductor Tamás Vásáry, pianist Yin Cheng-Zong and pianist Leon Bates and many others.

The annual Yachats Music Festival began in 1981 in the village of Yachats on the Oregon Coast. Artists and patrons gather for the 5-day celebration each July with seminars, concert presentations and sharing surrounded by the beauty of the Oregon Coast.

Four Seasons Arts proudly continues the programming that has brought these world-class artists to Bay Area stages

PIANISTS:

Frank Arnold, Walid Akl, William Duncan Allen, Helge Antoni, Muriel Bennett Balzer, James Barbagallo, David Bar-Illan, Erik Barnes, Leon Bates, Constance Beaty, Joan Benson, Lazar Berman, Michel Beroff, Fabio Bidini, Jeffrey Biegel, Idil Biret, Carl Blake, Michel Block, Daniel Blumenthal, Reginald Boardman, Roy Bogas, Horace Boyer, Marta Bracchi-LeRoux, Cesar Cancino, Delores Casanares, Aldo Ciccolini, Jean-Philippe Collard, Merrill Collins, Richard and John Contiguglia, Claude Cymerman, Georges Cziffra, Bella Davidovich, Dennis Russell Davies, Delphin & Romain, Pascal Devoyon, Peter Donohoe, Francois-Rene Duchable, Sergei Edelman, Thomas Enman, Richard Fields, Annie Fischer, Andor Foldes, Eugene Gash, Kemal Gekic, Jacqueline Hairston, Claude Helffer, Dennis Helmrich, Natalie Hinderas, Leslie Howard, Grant Johannesen, Diana Kacso, Gita Karasik, Martin Kasik, Cyprien Katsaris, Anatole Kitain, Joseph Kubera, Anton Kuerti, Sylvia Lee, Louis Lortie, Clive Lythgoe, Nikita Magaloff, Oleg Maisenberg, Jerzy Marchwinski, Mortimer Markoff, Yvegeny Mogilevsky, Ivan Moravec, Istvan Nadas, Tatayana Nikolaeva, Barbara Nissman, Chitose Okashiro, Christoper O’Riley, David Phillips, Sergei Podobedov, Dezso Ranki, Scott Rednour, Petro Rojas, Vladimir Romanenkov, Jerome Rose, Wayne Sanders, Gyorgy Sandor, Schnabel Piano Duo, Irene Schreier, Russell Sherman, Don Shirley, Leonard Shure, David Sigal, Grigory Sokolov, J.Y. Song, Jeanne Stark, Jean-Louis Steuerman, Jeffrey Swann, Etsko Tazaki, Tengstrand-Sun Piano Duo, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sergio Tiempo, Jonathan Tsao, Vinia Tsopelas, Rosalyn Tureck, Tamas Vasary, Joseph Villa, Julian White, Terrence Wilson, John Wustman, Kelley Wyatt, Oxana Yabloskaya, Ilya Yakushev, Joyce Yang, Terry Yee, Yin Cheng-Zong, Jeongeum Yom, Pablo Zinger.

VOCALISTS:

Betty Allen, Miriam Abramowitsch, Valentin Aguirre, Marian Anderson, Vanessa Ayers, Carmen Balthrop, Sebronette Barnes, Teresa Berganza, Annabelle Bernard, Susheel Bibbs, Carole Bogard, Gwendolyn Brown, William Brown, Alison Buchanan, Thomas Buckner, Grace Bumbry, Claudine Carlson, Patrick Daugherty, Georgia Davis, John de Francesco, Grace de la Cruz, Cyndy Dillard, Helen Dilworth, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Ginette Duplessis, Kaaren Erickson, Luis-Ottavio Faria, Alpha Floyd, Mareda Gaither-Graves, Lena Gastoni, Elvira Green, Hakan Hagegard, Antoinette Hardin, Hilda Harris, Inetta Harris, Roland Hayes, Kenn Hicks, Ruby Hinds, Walter Hinton, Charles Holland, Rafael LeBron, Ricardo Ledesma, Abraham Lind-Oquendo, Ilya Martinez, Benjamin Matthews, Glenda Maurice, Dorothy Maynor, Samuel McKelton, William Hannibal Means, Sherrill Milnes, Autris Paige, Joan Patenaude-Yarnel, John Patton, Ewa Podles, Udo Reinemann, Aura Norma Robledo, Donna Roll, Stephen Salters, Robert Sims, Gerard Souzay, Lorice Stevens, Delcina Stevenson, Ivan Thomas, Anthony Turner, Veronica Tyler, William Warfield, Leon Albert Williams, Linda Thompson Williams.

INSTRUMENTALISTS / ENSEMBLES:

Elwyn Adams, Ahn Trio, Alfred Deller Consort, Laurindo Almeida, Amadeus Piano Trio, Adair & Sergio Assad, Audubon String Quartet, Alexander Barantschik, Beaux Arts Trio, Berkeley Mandolin Ensemble, Black Swan Quartet, Suzanne Bloch, Rodolfo Bonucci, Borealis Wind Quintet, Borodin Piano Trio, Richard Brown, Budapest String Quartet, Burdette Piano Trio, David Burnett, California String Ensemble, Catalina Piano Quartet, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chestnut Brass Company, Claremont String Quartet, Colorado String Quartet, Concertante, Isabelle Courret, Victor Danchenko, Daniel String Quartet, Pierre D’Archambeau, Rey de la Torre, Valter Despalj, Don Shirley Trio (Don Shirley, Marisol Espada/Juri Taht, Kenneth Fricker), Mimi Dye, Eduardo Fernandez, Eliot Fisk, Fresk String Quartet, Oscar Ghiglia, Marco Granados, Bonnie Hampton, Dennis Harper, Josep Henriquez, René Heredia, Amadi Azikiwe, Patrice Jackson, Harold Jones, Dong-Suk Kang, Kenneth A. Keeling, Janet Ketchum, Igor Kipnis, Krainis Baroque Trio, Elaine Kreston, Lark String Quartet, Laurentian String Quartet, Wendy Law, Richard Leibert, Marian Anderson String Quartet, Miami String Quartet, Middle Passage Trio, Carlos Montoya, Kermit Moore, Eugene Moye, Muir String Quartet, Paul Neubauer, New Century Saxophone Quartet, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Czaba Onczay, Matthew Owens, Poulenc Trio, Pro Arte String Quartet, Mark Regnier, Rastrelli Cello Quartet, Ricci/Rosen/Rodriguez Trio, Ritz Chamber Players, Charles Rock, Aaron Rosand, Sabicas, Santa Fe Guitar Quartet, Gary Schocker, Harold Schonberg, Schween/Hammond Duo, Peter Segal, Shanghai String Quartet, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, St. Francis Brass Ensemble, David Starobin, John Stover, Stuttgart Wind Ensemble, Takacs String Quartet, David Tanenbaum, Marcus Thompson, Tilden Trio, Willard Tressel, Uto Ughi, Laszlo Varga, Vienna Schubert Trio, Frank Wang, Julian Lloyd Webber, West Village Quartet, W. Hazaiah Williams, Ransom Wilson, Jue Yao, Peter Zazofsky.

JAZZ / POPULAR / WORLD:

Afro-American Folkloric Troupe, Arch Ensemble, Francis Bebey, Theodore Bikel, Kamala Buckner, Donald Byrd , Caledonia Singers & Dancers of Scotland, Godfrey Cambridge, Chad Mitchell Trio, Ciro’s Ballet Folklorico, Cruz Luna’s Spanish Dance Company, Giora Feidman, Francisco Prado y su Conjunto Flamenco, Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto, Harlem Heyday (Voices, Inc.), Joe Kennedy, Jr., Kibbutz Dance Company of Israel, Leon Destine Haitian Dance Company, Miriam Makeba, Marc et Andre, William Marshall, Mitchell-Ruff Jazz Duo, Thelonious Monk, Rosa Montoya, Odetta, Olatunji and His Drums of Passion, Pearl Primus Dance Company, Nina Simone, Susana y Jose, Triangulo (Paquito D’Rivera, Gustavo Tavares, Pablo Zinger), Rasmey Tsopelas, Turtle Island Quartet, Jane White, Marion Williams.

CHORUSES / ORCHESTRAS:

American Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley Promenade/Symphony Orchestra, Boricua College Chorus, Budapest Strings, Camerata Musica-Berlin, DePaur Chorus, Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Kremlin Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Maracaibo Symphony, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Chamber Orchestra, Oakland Symphony Chorus, Oakland Symphony Orchestra, Performing Arts Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Salt Lake Symphonic Choir, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, San Francisco Chamber/Concert Orchestra, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Victoria (B.C.) Symphony Orchestra.

CONDUCTORS:

Giovanni Camajani, James Conlon, Dennis Russell Davies, Denis DeCoteau, Leonard DePaur, James DePreist, Paul Freeman, Jean-Louis LeRoux, Joseph Liebling, Kermit Moore, Kent Nagano, Constantine Orbelian, Misha Rachlevsky, Eduardo Rahn, Gerhard Samuel, Urs Schneider, Gerard Schwarz, Tamás Vásáry.