San Francisco Symphony 2013-14 Season Calendar
March 4, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY 2013-2014 SEASON
CONCERT CALENDAR
Calendar editors, please note: Subscriptions to the 2013-2014 season go on sale to renewing subscribers and the general public Monday, March 4 at 10 a.m. at
www.sfsymphony.org, (415) 864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, located on Grove Street between Franklin and Van Ness.
All concerts are at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, unless otherwise noted.
OPENING NIGHT GALA WITH AUDRA MCDONALD
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Audra McDonald soprano
San Francisco Symphony
Antheil Jazz Symphony
Gershwin An American in Paris
ALL SAN FRANCISCO CONCERT, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Thursday, September 5 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
James Ehnes violin
San Francisco Symphony
Antheil Jazz Symphony
Barber Violin Concerto, Opus 14
Gershwin An American in Paris
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
James Ehnes violin
San Francisco Symphony
Antheil Jazz Symphony
Barber Violin Concerto, Opus 14
Gershwin An American in Paris
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Yefim Bronfman piano
San Francisco Symphony
Zosha Di Castri Lineage (New Voices Commission; West Coast premiere)
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23
Prokofiev Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Opus 44
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano
Women of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Girls Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Emanuel Ax piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mahler Blumine
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37
Copland Music from the film Our Town
Debussy La Plus que lente
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Grieg The Last Spring, Opus 34, no.2
Rachmaninoff “Vocalise,” Opus 34, no.14
Davies Symphony Hall
TBD conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
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Mendelssohn and Adès Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
Pablo Heras-Casado conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin
San Francisco Symphony
Lully Overture and Passacaille from Armide
Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin
Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56, Scottish
Davies Symphony Hall
András Schiff piano
J.S. Bach Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
J.S. Bach Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
J.S. Bach Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
J.S. Bach Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828
J.S. Bach Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
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Mendelssohn and Adès Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
Pablo Heras-Casado conductor
Audrey Elizabeth Luna soprano
Charlotte Hellekant mezzo-soprano
Rodney Gilfrey baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Mendelssohn Suite from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opus 61
Thomas Adès Scenes from The Tempest
Mendelssohn Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Opus 60
OLIVIER LATRY ORGAN RECITAL
Davies Symphony Hall
Olivier Latry organ
Program to be announced
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
András Schiff piano
J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Beethoven Diabelli Variations, Opus 120
Yuja Wang piano
Works by Albeniz, Granados, and Liszt
Davies Symphony Hall
Marek Janowski conductor
Martin Helmchen piano
San Francisco Symphony
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54
Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Opus 70
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Davies Symphony Hall
Edwin Outwater conductor
Simon Trpčeski piano
San Francisco Symphony
Ligeti Concert Românesc
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26
Dvořák Three Legends for Orchestra
Legend for Orchestra, Opus 59, no.2
Legend for Orchestra, Opus 59, no.6
Legend for Orchestra, Opus 59, no.10
Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra
FILM SERIES: HITCHCOCK’S PSYCHO
Davies Symphony Hall
Joshua Gersen conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Herrmann Psycho
FILM SERIES: HITCHCOCK’S THE LODGER
Davies Symphony Hall
Todd Wilson organ
The Lodger silent film with organ accompaniment
FILM SERIES: HITCHCOCK’S VERTIGO
Davies Symphony Hall
World Premiere
Joshua Gersen conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Herrmann Vertigo
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS COMMUNITY CONCERT
Davies Symphony Hall
Festivities begin at 1 pm
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony
FILM SERIES: HITCHCOCK’S GREATEST HITS
Davies Symphony Hall
Joshua Gersen conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Herrmann Hitchcock!
Excerpts from Hitchcock films
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Musicians and program to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Jeremy Denk piano
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Opus 72a
Steven Mackey Eating Greens
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K.503
Copland Symphonic Ode
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Davies Symphony Hall
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Semyon Bychkov conductor
Till Fellner piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony, Opus 64
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Davies Symphony Hall
Semyon Bychkov conductor
Christine Brewer soprano
James Gilchrist tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Pacific Boychoir, Kevin Fox director
San Francisco Symphony
Britten War Requiem, Opus 66
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
TBD conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
DECK THE HALL: SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Davies Symphony Hall
Randall Craig Fleisher conductor
Members of the San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Monday, December 16 at 8 pm
Tuesday, December 17 at 8 pm
Wednesday, December 18 at 8 pm
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Ragnar Bohlin conductor
Katie Van Kooten soprano
Claudia Huckle contralto
Sean Panikkar tenor
Joshua Hopkins baritone
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Handel Messiah
NEW YEAR’S EVE MASQUERADE BALL
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco Symphony
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
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Beethoven and Bates Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Alexander Barantschik violin
Mason Bates electronica
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G major, Opus 40
Beethoven Romance No. 2 in F major, Opus 50
Mason Bates Alternative Energy
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Musicians and program to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
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Beethoven and Bates Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Mason Bates electronica
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Excerpts from King Stephen, Opus 117
Overture, Women’s Chorus “Wo die Unschild Blumen streute…”
Victory March
Final Chorus “Heil! Heil unsern Enkeln…”
Mason Bates Liquid Interface
Beethoven Mass in C major, Opus 86
BAY AREA YOUTH ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL
Davies Symphony Hall
Sunday, January 19 at 3 pm
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Other youth orchestras and programs to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Davies Symphony Hall
Alexander Barantschik leader and violinist
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Divertimento for Strings
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor
Britten Simple Symphony, Opus 4
Piazzolla Melodia—Libertango
Davies Symphony Hall
TBD conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Davies Symphony Hall
Pinchas Zukerman conductor and violin
Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 61
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
Davies Symphony Hall
Osmo Vänskä conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
San Francisco Symphony
Sibelius Night Ride and Sunrise, Opus 55
Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43
Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Sibelius Symphony No. 6, Opus 104
GIDON KREMER AND KREMERATA BALTICA
Davies Symphony Hall
Gidon Kremer violin
Kremerata Baltica
Weinberg Concertino for violin and strings
Shostakovich (arr. Zinman/Pushkarev) Violin Sonata, Opus 134
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Opus 10
Shostakovich (Arr. Pushkarev) Anti-formalist Rayok
Davies Symphony Hall
Lionel Bringuier conductor
Hélène Grimaud piano
San Francisco Symphony
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 83
Henri Dutilleux Métaboles
Ravel La Valse
LUNAR NEW YEAR CONCERT AND CELEBRATION
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Simone Lamsma violin
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Overture from The Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
FILM SERIES: A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS
Davies Symphony Hall
Sarah Hicks conductor
PAUL JACOBS ORGAN RECITAL
Davies Symphony Hall
Paul Jacobs organ
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor
Alisa Weilerstein cello
San Francisco Symphony
Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D major, Le Matin
Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Opus 35
Davies Symphony Hall
Murray Perahia piano
Program to be announced
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Musicians and program to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
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Beethoven and Bates Festival
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Gil Shaham violin
Mason Bates electronica
San Francisco Symphony
Mason Bates The B-Sides
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Yo-Yo Ma cello
San Francisco Symphony
Ives/Brant The Alcotts from A Concord Symphony
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Opus 129
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
SAINT PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC
Davies Symphony Hall
Yuri Temirkanov conductor
Denis Kozhukhin piano
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic
Rimsky-Korsakov Suite from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
Giya Kancheli …al Niente
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23
SAINT PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC
Davies Symphony Hall
Yuri Temirkanov conductor
Vilde Frang violin
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic
Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Opus 27
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Julia Fischer violin
San Francisco Symphony
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Opus 14
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, GUSTAVO DUDAMEL CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
John Corigliano Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, GUSTAVO DUDAMEL CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Gustavo Dudamel conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp major, Opus 1
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 73
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Davies Symphony Hall
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Evgeny Kissin piano
Schubert Sonata in D major, D.850
Scriabin Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Opus 19
Scriabin Selections from Twelve Études, Opus 8
Étude No. 2 in F-sharp minor
Étude No. 4 in B major
Étude No. 5 in E major
Étude No. 8 in A-flat major
Étude No. 9 in G-sharp minor
Étude No. 11 in B-flat minor
Étude No. 12 in D-sharp minor
Davies Symphony Hall
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Carey Bell clarinet
San Francisco Symphony
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto, Opus 57
Schubert Symphony in C major, D.944, The Great
KATIA AND MARIELLE LABÈQUE
Davies Symphony Hall
Katia and Marielle Labèque duo piano
Gershwin Three Preludes for Two Pianos
Philip Glass Four Movements for Two Pianos
Bernstein Excerpts from West Side Story
Davies Symphony Hall
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Garrick Ohlsson piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, Romantic
Davies Symphony Hall
Richard Kaufman conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Chaplin City Lights
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
James Conlon conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Mark Inouye trumpet
San Francisco Symphony
Schulhoff Scherzo from Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Opus 35
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
MARTIN HASELBÖCK ORGAN RECITAL
Davies Symphony Hall
Martin Haselböck organ
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Ton Koopman conductor
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Peter Wyrick cello
Mark Inouye trumpet
San Francisco Symphony
J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
C.P.E. Bach Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, H.439 (Wq.172)
C.P.E. Bach Symphony in G major, H.666 (Wq.183,4)
J.S. Bach Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
Davies Symphony Hall
TBD conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Ton Koopman conductor
Teresa Wakim soprano
Bogna Bartosz mezzo-soprano
Tilman Lichdi tenor
Klaus Mertens bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
J.S. Bach Cantata No. 207a, Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten
J.S. Bach Missa Brevis (1733) (Kyrie and Gloria from Mass in B minor, BWV 232)
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Musicians and program to be announced
Davies Symphony Hall
Christian Tetzlaff violin
J.S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-1006
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
San Francisco Symphony
Sibelius Lemminkäinen's Return, Opus 22, no.4
Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Opus 98
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Davies Symphony Hall
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Program to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Yuja Wang piano
San Francisco Symphony
Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Opus 18
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Opus 40
Debussy Images
Davies Symphony Hall
Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone
Ivari Ilja piano
Glinka, Borodin, Rachmaninoff, Glière Romances on Poems by Alexander Pushkin
Shostakovich Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Opus 145a
Davies Symphony Hall
Charles Dutoit conductor
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Poulenc Litanies à la Vierge noire, FP82
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Fauré Requiem, Opus 48
FILM SERIES: FANTASIA in Concert
Davies Symphony Hall
Sarah Hicks conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Fantasia
Davies Symphony Hall
Charles Dutoit conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 19
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Opus 93
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Davies Symphony Hall
Program to be announced
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Janine Jansen violin
TBD gamelan ensemble
San Francisco Symphony
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77(99)
Britten Excerpts from The Prince of the Pagodas, Opus 57
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Toby Spence tenor
Robert Ward horn
San Francisco Symphony
Copland Danzón cubano
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Opus 31
Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A major, Opus 141
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Stuart Skelton tenor (Peter Grimes)
Elza van den Heever soprano (Ellen Orford)
Alan Opie baritone (Captain Balstrode)
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Nancy Maultsby mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Sedley)
Eugene Brancoveanu baritone (Ned Keene)
John Relyea bass (Mr. Swallow)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Britten Peter Grimes (semi-staged, enhanced concert production)
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Davies Symphony Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Tal Rosner video artist
San Francisco Symphony
Copland Danzón cubano
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Opus 33a [with video]
Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A major, Opus 141
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