Kenneth Renshaw (Violin) & Keisuke Nakagoshi (Piano) Concert
Award-winning violinist Kenneth Renshaw joins pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi for a program of virtuosic and expressive chamber music.
EVENTS
Date & Time: Saturday, June 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco
Advanced Tickets: $35 General, $30 Seniors, $40 at the door.
Internationally celebrated violinist Kenneth Renshaw joins pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi for a captivating program of virtuosic and expressive works. Experience world-class musicianship from artists who have performed on renowned stages across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Date & Time: Saturday, June 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco
Advanced Tickets: $35 General, $30 Seniors, $40 at the door.
Internationally celebrated violinist Kenneth Renshaw joins pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi for a captivating program of virtuosic and expressive works. Experience world-class musicianship from artists who have performed on renowned stages across Europe, Asia, and North America.
Born and raised in San Francisco, violinist KENNETH RENSHAW came to international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing. He was also a prize winner in the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition of Belgium, and First Prize recipient of the inaugural Manhattan International Concert Artists Competition.
He has since performed extensively throughout many countries, both as soloist with orchestras including the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Lithuanian National Orchestra, the Jenaer Philharmonie and the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and recitals at notable venues such as the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festspiele in Germany, and the Menuhin Festival Gstaad. As a chamber musician he has collaborated with many esteemed artists: pianist Leon Fleisher, violinists Itzhak Perlman, Pamela Frank and Cho-Liang-Lin, flautist Sir James Galway and violist Kim Kashkashian at festivals such as Caramoor, Verbier, Ravinia, and Music@Menlo.
Kenneth Renshaw
About The Artists
Equally committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of young musicians, Kenneth serves as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He previously served as Teaching Assistant to both Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin at the Juilliard School. Under his guidance, students have won top prizes in the Yehudi Menuhin, Zhuhai, Leonid Kogan, Johansen, Michael Hill, Elmar Oliviera, and Louis Spohr International Competitions. He maintains a thriving private violin studio , with students winning many national competitions and acceptances to Juilliard, New England Conservatory, Colburn, Music@Menlo, Morningside Music Bridge, and other prestigious institutions.
He served as chamber music faculty at the Perlman Music Program’s Summer Music School and Sarasota Winter Residency, and the Crowden Music Center’s Chamber Music Workshop. In 2018 he participated in a cultural exchange and residency in São Paulo Brazil teaching masterclasses and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds of the GURI Youth Orchestra programs.
Kenneth is committed to using technology to bring greater access to high level string teaching to a global audience, having served as content editor and pedagogical consultant for Itzhak Perlman’s “Masterclass” series on masterclass.com.
He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman, Li Lin, and Donald Weilerstein as recipient of the Kovner Fellowship.
During the pandemic, Kenneth discovered his interest in pre-60s Romani jazz, becoming a member of the San Francisco-based musical collective The Hot Clams. He continues to perform with them to this day, most recently at the Cascais Jazz Festival in Portugal, and hopes to bring the sense of connection, joy, and spontaneity of live improvisation to his work as classical performer and educator.
Born and raised in San Francisco, violinist KENNETH RENSHAW came to international attention in 2012 after winning First Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing. He was also a prize winner in the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition of Belgium, and First Prize recipient of the inaugural Manhattan International Concert Artists Competition.
He has since performed extensively throughout many countries, both as soloist with orchestras including the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Lithuanian National Orchestra, the Jenaer Philharmonie and the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and recitals at notable venues such as the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festspiele in Germany, and the Menuhin Festival Gstaad. As a chamber musician he has collaborated with many esteemed artists: pianist Leon Fleisher, violinists Itzhak Perlman, Pamela Frank and Cho-Liang-Lin, flautist Sir James Galway and violist Kim Kashkashian at festivals such as Caramoor, Verbier, Ravinia, and Music@Menlo.
Kenneth Renshaw
About The Artists
Equally committed to teaching and mentoring the next generation of young musicians, Kenneth serves as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He previously served as Teaching Assistant to both Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin at the Juilliard School. Under his guidance, students have won top prizes in the Yehudi Menuhin, Zhuhai, Leonid Kogan, Johansen, Michael Hill, Elmar Oliviera, and Louis Spohr International Competitions. He maintains a thriving private violin studio , with students winning many national competitions and acceptances to Juilliard, New England Conservatory, Colburn, Music@Menlo, Morningside Music Bridge, and other prestigious institutions.
He served as chamber music faculty at the Perlman Music Program’s Summer Music School and Sarasota Winter Residency, and the Crowden Music Center’s Chamber Music Workshop. In 2018 he participated in a cultural exchange and residency in São Paulo Brazil teaching masterclasses and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds of the GURI Youth Orchestra programs.
Kenneth is committed to using technology to bring greater access to high level string teaching to a global audience, having served as content editor and pedagogical consultant for Itzhak Perlman’s “Masterclass” series on masterclass.com.
He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman, Li Lin, and Donald Weilerstein as recipient of the Kovner Fellowship.
During the pandemic, Kenneth discovered his interest in pre-60s Romani jazz, becoming a member of the San Francisco-based musical collective The Hot Clams. He continues to perform with them to this day, most recently at the Cascais Jazz Festival in Portugal, and hopes to bring the sense of connection, joy, and spontaneity of live improvisation to his work as classical performer and educator.
Pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi studied with Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler, and Paul Hersh and has performed on concert stages across the US, including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl. In 2009, Mr. Nakagoshi and Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann formed the piano duo ZOFO, and their first CD was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble. He made his solo debut with the San Francisco Symphony performing Ingvar Lidholm’s Poesis with Herbert Blomstedt conducting. Mr. Nakagoshi is currently Pianist-in-Residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves as pianist on the production team for Opera Parallèle and West Edge Opera, and he is also a member of San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.