The fabulous principal string players of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra perform Felix Mendelssohn's youthful masterpiece, his Octet for Strings. Come help us celebrate Felix's 200th birthday with this string-filled tribute to his genius! Featured tonight in the Mendelssohn Octet are Robin Sharp, Eugene Chuklov, Debra Fong, and Ming-Shiu Yo on violin; Benjamin Simon and Madeline Prager on viola, and Eric Gaenslen and Eugene Sor on cello.

Classical at the Freight brings the Bay Area's best classical musicians to the Freight for an hour of top-flight chamber music in an informal, friendly atmosphere. San Francisco Chamber Orchestra music director Benjamin Simon is your host; his goal is to un-stuffify and de-mystify classical music for the general music lover, sharing the joys and rewards of this timeless art with new audiences young and old.