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San Francisco Symphony 2013-2014 Season at a Glance

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March 4, 2013

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / March 4, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
2013-2014 SEASON AT A GLANCE
 
 
SFS COMMISSIONS, PREMIERES, AND FIRST PERFORMANCES                    
 
Thomas Adès  Excerpts from The Tempest (first SFS performances)
Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin (first SFS performances)
C.P.E. Bach Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major, H.439 (Wq.172) (first SFS performances)
J.S. Bach Cantata No. 207a, Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates Liquid Interface (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates Alternative Energy (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates The B-Sides (SFS commission, 2009)
Benjamin Britten Peter Grimes (first complete SFS performances)
Zosha Di Castri Lineage (SFS co-commission, West Coast premiere)
Antonín Dvořák Legends for Orchestra, Nos. 2, 6 and 10 (first SFS performances)
Bernard Herrmann   Vertigo (world premiere of full score with film)
Bernard Herrmann   Selections from Hitchcock films (first SFS performance)
György Ligeti   Concert Românesc (first SFS performances)
Jean-Baptiste Lully Overture and Passacaille from Armide (first SFS performances)
Felix Mendelssohn  Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Opus 60 (first SFS performances)
Francis Poulenc Litanies à la Vierge noire (Litanies of the Black Virgin), FP82 (first SFS performances)
Erwin Schulhoff Scherzo from Symphony No. 5 (first SFS performances)
Various Fantasia in Concert (first SFS performance with film)


WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS

John Adams Absolute Jest (SFS co-commission)*
Thomas Adès Excerpts from The Tempest (first SFS performances)
Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates Liquid Interface (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates Alternative Energy (first SFS performances)
Mason Bates The B-Sides (SFS commission, 2009)
Zosha Di Castri Lineage (West Coast premiere, New Voices co-commission)
Henri Dutilleux Métaboles
Steven Mackey Eating Greens

*On European tour

CONDUCTORS FOR THE 2013-2014 SEASON

Alexander Barantschik January 22-26
Ragnar Bohlin December 19-21
Herbert Blomstedt April 3-6, April 9 & 11
Lionel Bringuier* February 5-7
Semyon Bychkov November 20-24, November 27 & 30
James Conlon April 24-26
Charles Dutoit May 29-30, June 4-7
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos February 19-22
Pablo Heras-Casado October 3-6, October 10-12
Marek Janowski October 17-20
Ton Koopman May 1-4, May 8-10
Edwin Outwater October 24-26
Michael Tilson Thomas Please see 2013-2014 calendar for complete dates
Jaap van Zweden* February 12 & 14
Osmo Vänskä January 30-February 1
*San Francisco Symphony debut
 
 
SOLOISTS FOR THE 2013-2014 SEASON
 
Emanuel Ax piano Beethoven/Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37 Sep. 26-28
Alexander Barantschik violin Beethoven/Romance No. 1 in G major, Opus 40 Jan. 8-11
Alexander Barantschik violin Beethoven/Romance No. 2 in F major, Opus 50 Jan. 8-11
Alexander Barantschik violin Mendelssohn/Violin Concerto in D minor Jan. 22-26
Bogna Bartosz* mezzo-soprano J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Mason Bates electronica  Bates/Alternative Energy Jan. 8-11
Mason Bates electronica  Bates/Liquid Interface Jan. 15-18
Mason Bates electronica  Bates/The B-Sides Feb. 27-Mar. 2
Carey Bell clarinet Nielsen/Clarinet Concerto, Opus 57 Apr. 3-6
Eugene Brancoveanu baritone Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Christine Brewer soprano Britten/War Requiem, Opus 66 Nov. 27 & 30
Yefim Bronfman piano  Tchaikovsky/Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op.23 Sep. 11-14
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Mahler/Symphony No. 3 in D minor Sep. 18-21
Sasha Cooke† mezzo-soprano Mahler/Symphony No. 3 in D minor Nov. 16
Sasha Cooke†† mezzo-soprano Mahler/Symphony No. 3 in D minor Mar. 16,18,20,23,26
Jeremy Denk piano Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K.503 Nov. 7-10; 13 & 15
James Ehnes violin Barber/Violin Concerto, Opus 14 Sep. 5-6
Till Fellner* piano Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 Nov. 20-24
Julia Fischer violin Prokofiev/Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 Mar. 6-9
Julia Fischer†† violin Prokofiev/Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 Mar. 21,24,25
Kirill Gerstein piano Beethoven/Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 June 4-7
James Gilchrist tenor Britten/War Requiem, Opus 66 Nov. 27 & 30
Rodney Gilfrey* baritone Adès/Scenes from The Tempest Oct. 10-12
Rodney Gilfrey* baritone Mendelssohn/Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Opus 60 Oct. 10-12
Susan Graham† mezzo-soprano Mahler/Symphony No. 3 in D minor Nov. 14
Hélène Grimaud piano Brahms/Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 83 Feb. 5-7
Charlotte Hellekant mezzo-soprano Adès/Scenes from The Tempest Oct. 10-12
Charlotte Hellekant mezzo-soprano Mendelssohn/Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Opus 60 Oct. 10-12
Martin Helmchen* piano Schumann/Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54 Oct. 17-20
Joshua Hopkins baritone Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
Claudia Huckle* contralto Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
Mark Inouye trumpet Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 Apr. 24-26
Mark Inouye trumpet J.S. Bach/Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 May 1-4                                
Janine Jansen violin Shostakovich/Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (99) June 12-15
Leila Josefowicz violin Stravinsky/Violin Concerto in D major Oct. 3-6
Simone Lamsma* violin Sibelius/Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47 Feb. 12 & 14
Tilman Lichdi* tenor J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Audrey Elizabeth Luna* soprano Adès/Scenes from The Tempest Oct. 10-12
Yo-Yo Ma cello Schumann/Cello Concerto in A minor, Opus 129 Feb. 28
Nancy Maultsby mezzo-soprano Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Audra McDonald soprano Repertoire TBD Sep. 3
Klaus Mertens* bass J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Ann Murray*  mezzo-soprano Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Garrick Ohlsson piano Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467 Apr. 9 & 11
Alan Opie baritone Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Sean Panikkar* tenor Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
John Relyea bass Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Carolyn Sampson soprano J.S. Bach/Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 May 1-4
Gil Shaham violin Prokofiev/Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Feb. 27-Mar. 2
Stuart Skelton tenor Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Toby Spence tenor Britten/Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op. 31 June 19-21
St. Lawrence String Quartet††   John Adams/Absolute Jest Mar. 14, 15, 17
Christian Tetzlaff violin Bartók/Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor May 14-17
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano Shostakovich/Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op.35 Apr. 24-26
Daniil Trifonov* piano Rachmaninoff/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Simon Trpčeski piano Prokofiev/Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26 Oct. 24-26
Elza van den Heever soprano Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Katie van Kooten soprano Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
Teresa Wakim* soprano J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10 
Yuja Wang piano Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 May 22-25
Robert Ward horn Britten/Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Opus 31 June 19-21
Alisa Weilerstein cello Haydn/Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Feb. 19-22
Roderick Williams* baritone Britten/War Requiem, Opus 66 Nov. 27 & 30
Peter Wyrick cello C.P.E. Bach/Cello Concerto No. 3 May 1-4                                                                    
*San Francisco Symphony debut
† United States tour, November 13-16, 2013
†† European tour, March 14-26, 2014
 
 
ARTIST AND CONDUCTOR DEBUTS    
 
Lionel Bringuier conductor  works by Brahms, Dutilleux and Ravel February 5-7
Bogna Bartosz mezzo-soprano J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Till Fellner piano Mozart/Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 Nov 20-24
Joshua Gersen conductor Herrmann/Psycho film Oct. 30
Joshua Gersen conductor Herrmann/Vertigo film Nov. 1
Joshua Gersen conductor Herrmann/Hitchcock! Greatest Hits Nov. 2
Rodney Gilfrey baritone Adès/Scenes from The Tempest Oct. 10-12
Martin Helmchen piano Schumann/Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54 Oct. 17-20
Claudia Huckle contralto Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
Simone Lamsma violin Sibelius/Violin Concerto in D minor, Opus 47 Feb. 12 & 14
Tilman Lichdi tenor J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Audrey Elizabeth Luna soprano Adès/Scenes from The Tempest Oct. 10-12
Klaus Mertens bass J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano Britten/Peter Grimes June 26-29
Sean Panikkar tenor Handel/Messiah Dec. 19-21
Daniil Trifonov piano Rachmaninoff/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Jaap van Zweden conductor works by Mozart, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky Feb. 12 & 14
Teresa Wakim soprano J.S. Bach/ Missa Brevis May 8-10
Roderick Williams baritone Britten/War Requiem, Opus 66 Nov. 27 & 30
 
2013-14 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES and SPECIAL EVENTS: CONDUCTORS AND ARTISTS
 
Donato Cabrera conductor Día de los Muertos Nov. 2
Randall Craig Fleischer conductor Deck the Hall Dec. 8
Gustavo Dudamel conductor Los Angeles Philharmonic Mar. 11-12
Vilde Frang** violin Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Mar. 3
Joshua Gersen* conductor Psycho film Oct. 30
Joshua Gersen conductor Vertigo film Nov. 1
Joshua Gersen conductor Hitchcock! Greatest Hits Nov. 2
Martin Haselböck organ Recital Apr. 27
Sarah Hicks conductor A Night at the Oscars Feb. 15
Sarah Hicks conductor Fantasia in Concert May 31
Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone Recital with Ivari Ilja May 25
Ivari Ilja piano Recital with Dmitri Hvorostovsky May 25
Paul Jacobs organ Recital Feb. 16
Richard Kaufman conductor City Lights film Apr. 12
Evgeny Kissin piano Recital Mar. 20
Denis Kozhukhin** piano Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Mar. 2
Gidon Kremer violin/conductor Kremerata Baltica Feb. 2
Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra   Feb. 2
Katia Labèque piano Recital with Marielle Labèque Apr. 7
Marielle Labèque piano Recital with Katia Labèque Apr. 7
Olivier Latry organ Recital Oct. 12
Los Angeles Philharmonic     Mar. 11-12
Murray Perahia piano Recital Feb. 20
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra     Jan. 26
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic     Mar. 2-3
András Schiff piano Recital Oct. 6 & 13
Yuri Temirkanov conductor Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Mar. 2-3
Christian Tetzlaff† violin Recital May 11
Yuja Wang† piano Recital Oct. 15
Yuja Wang† piano Los Angeles Philharmonic Mar. 12
Todd Wilson** organ The Lodger film Oct. 31
Pinchas Zukerman violin/conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jan. 26
*San Francisco Symphony debut          
** Davies Symphony Hall debut
† also appearing on SFS Subscription Season