Two works premiered in past seasons, Daníel Bjarnason’s Violin Concerto and Anna Meredith’s Nautilus, make the program again at the Bowl.
When concern over COVID cases took out half the orchestra, the weekend’s programming had to change.
The 26-year-old Klaus Mäkelä shows poise in tackling one of the giants of symphonic music.
The much-in-demand conductor makes her LA Phil debut this month, ahead of taking up the baton with LA Opera for the next several seasons.
SFCV chats with the composer who, at 83, is still finding new challenges, be it writing his next piece or conducting another performance.
This year, musicians, staff, and orchestra managers are overstretched and facing high-risk contract negotiations.
