California Festival: To the Edge

Presented by San Francisco Symphony

In Kínēma Esa-Pekka Salonen’s lyrical imagination takes flight via five cinematic scenes for solo clarinet and chamber orchestra. Emerging Black Composers Project winner Jens Ibsen grew up in the Bay Area, where he soaked up samba, soul, R&B, and progressive metal along with the music of Ghana and the African diaspora—all influences you might detect in Drowned in Light, a world premiere. Igor Stravinsky’s turbulent Symphony in Three Movements, which he called his “war symphony,” reflects the rampant destruction in Europe and Asia.

This concert is part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music

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City: San Francisco

Program Items

Esa-Pekka Salonen Kínēma [First San Francisco Symphony Performances]
Jens Ibsen Drowned in Light [San Francisco Symphony Commission and World Premiere]
Igor Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

Performers

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor
Carey Bell Clarinet
San Francisco Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall

Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States