NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Fort Bragg Center for the Arts Music Series presents violinist Kay Stern, the concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera, and pianist Joan Nagano.

They will perform works by Beethoven, Ravel, Amy Beach, Camille Saint-Saens and others on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 3 p.m. in Preston Hall, Mendocino.

Advance tickets ($20) are available at Fiddles & Cameras and Harvest Market in Fort Bragg, at Out of This World in Mendocino and at the door for $25.

Violinist Kay Stern was a founding member of the famed Lark Quartet and has toured throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Of her critic Michelle Dulak said “Indeed, her's was about the most attractive violin playing I’ve heard in years.”

Pianist Joan Nagano is a founding member of the Beaumont Ensemble and has performed with Composers, Inc., the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, New Music Works, and the Empyrean Ensemble.

The duo has delighted audiences for over 12 years with their passionate performances of classical repertoire for violin and piano.

Critical acclaim has described their playing as “sassy” and electric,” combining “delicate nuance” and “magnificent bravado.”

The San Francisco Classical Voice has described them as having “impossibly impressive technique,” and “dash and elegance."