The Cello Concerto was one of three Salonen concertos on display in L.A. this weekend.
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The orchestra’s vivid Symphonie fantastique was balanced by the dramatic cantata Joan and the Bells, by Gordon Getty.
She’s conducted symphonies, Sting’s backing orchestra, and live movie scores, which she’s currently doing with the S.F. Symphony.
The orchestra’s detailed and powerful performance anchored a beautifully played concert.
Britten’s brilliant Violin Concerto outshines the rest of the 20th-century program.
Playing music suggested by W. Kamau Bell, the orchestra showed an inspiring willingness to experiment.
S.F. Symphony’s stripped-down staging highlights the operetta’s strengths and weaknesses.
The piano wizard brings out the best in the San Francisco Symphony in a program that ranged from the playful to the cerebral.
The popular radio and podcast personality curates a wildly eclectic Playlist for the inaugural program.
