Classical Concert: Christina Mok and Miles Graber

Inspired by the sublime painting “White Dress” in the Crocker’s permanent collection – a touching homage by the
modernist painter Otis Oldfield to his wife Helen Clark Oldfield – violinist Christina Mok and pianist Miles Graber present a musical interpretation of the painting’s relationship to 20th-century French composer Olivier Messiaen’s “Theme and Variations,” created in honor of his wife, the violinist Claire Delbos. A sought-after chamber and solo musician, Mok is concertmaster of the Stockton and Monterey symphonies and has been called “a spellbinder” (San Jose Mercury News). Mok will be joined by Juilliard-trained Graber for an afternoon of works by French composers that will also include sonatas by Debussy and Fauré.

Before the performance, enjoy an in-depth, docent-led tour of select works in the Crocker’s permanent collection of modernist American painters, including Otis Oldfield’s White Dress, to help put the music in context with the art.