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Performance: Terry Riley at 90: A Piano Celebration (SF Main Library)

Sunday, May 24, 2026 - 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Cost: FREE
San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level) | 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Event Details

To celebrate the 90th birthday year of composer Terry Riley, pianist Sarah Cahill performs several of his remarkable compositions along with music composed in his honor by Sam Adams and Danny Clay.

Sarah Cahill is a pianist and radio host (on KALW) who has premiered new works by Terry Riley, Pauline Oliveros, Roscoe Mitchell, Frederic Rzewski and many other composers. She teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is a regular pre-concert speaker at the San Francisco Symphony and at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Downtown San Francisco, In Person, Live Music
Venue: San Francisco Public Library, Main Library, Latino Room (lower level)
Address: 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

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