San Francisco Symphony May - June 2013 Concert Calendar and program updates
April 5, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
MAY - JUNE 2013 CONCERT CALENDAR AND PROGRAM UPDATES
Tickets to all concerts are available at sfsymphony.org, by phone at 415-864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
All concerts are at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA unless otherwise noted.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Thursday, May 2 at 8 pm
Friday, May 3 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Ragnar Bohlin conductor
Sally Matthews soprano
Tamara Mumford mezzo-soprano
Barry Banks tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone
Joseph Brent mandolin
San Francisco Symphony and Chorus
Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43
Beethoven (Arr. Ragnar Bohlin) Adelaide, Opus 46
Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87
Beethoven Sonatina for Mandolin and Fortepiano, WoO 44
Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 36
Tickets: $37-$146
MTT AND SFS SYMPOSIUM - BEETHOVEN: BEFORE AND AFTER
Saturday, May 4 at 1 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
William Meredith speaker
Members of the San Francisco Symphony
Explore Beethoven’s inspirations, his music, and his legacy in three one-hour sessions combining performance and discussion. Topics include Beethoven’s earliest music, the mystical world of Missa solemnis, and the collision of the composer’s late quartets with John Adams’ musical language in Adams’ Beethoven-inspired work for string quartet and orchestra, Absolute Jest. Guests include Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and William Meredith, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University. Produced in cooperation with the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University.
Tickets: $20
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Saturday, May 4 at 8 pm
Sunday, May 5 at 2 pm
Thursday, May 9 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Michael Fabiano tenor
St. Lawrence String Quartet
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Three Equali for Four Trombones, WoO 30
Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte, Opus 98
John Adams Absolute Jest (San Francisco Symphony Co-Commission)
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Opus 60
Tickets: $15-$150
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Friday, May 10 at 8 pm*
Saturday, May 11 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Ragnar Bohlin conductor
Laura Claycomb soprano
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano
Michael Fabiano tenor
Shenyang bass-baritone
San Francisco Symphony and Chorus
Palestrina Kyrie, Gloria, and Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli
Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Opus 123
Tickets: $42-$155
*Davies After Hours, a post-concert music event featuring Meklit & Quinn, begins immediately following the Friday, May 10 concert in the Second Tier lobby-turned-lounge. Free to May 10 ticketholders.
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Sunday, May 12 at 2 pm
Beethoven String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Opus 18
Yun Chu violin
Amy Hiraga violin
Nanci Severance viola
Peter Wyrick cello
Beethoven String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Opus 74, Harp
Dan Carlson violin
Melissa Kleinbart violin
Katie Kadarauch viola
Amos Yang cello
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Opus 127
Mariko Smiley violin
Kelly Leon-Pearce violin
Gina Feinauer viola
Margaret Tait cello
Tickets: $36
JANELLE MONÁE with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Thursday, May 16 at 8 pm
Janelle Monáe
San Francisco Symphony
This evening features the newly Grammy-minted San Francisco Symphony (Best Orchestral Performance) and Janelle Monáe, collaborator on the Grammy Song of the Year “We are Young.” Don’t miss this fusion of great music in a one-night-only event. This event begins with a sparkling wine reception in the grand lobbies of Davies Symphony Hall, and is followed by a concert featuring the San Francisco Symphony and Janelle Monáe's funky, soulful hip-hop and R&B. Then, celebrate at a glamorous and exciting after-party in San Francisco's majestic City Hall, with live music, cocktails, and savory treats. Cocktail attire preferred. Must be 21 or older.
Tickets: $90-$275. Dinner packages $400-1000. Purchase online or call the Volunteer Council at (415) 503-5500 with questions about ticket packages.
Proceeds benefit the San Francisco Symphony’s education and community programs, providing music education to more than 75,000 Bay Area children each year.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Wednesday, May 15 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Friday, May 17 at 8 pm
Saturday, May 18 at 8 pm
Marek Janowski conductor
Arabella Steinbacher violin
Alban Gerhardt cello
San Francisco Symphony
Schumann Manfred Overture, Opus 115
Brahms Double Concerto in A minor, Opus 102
Schumann Symphony No. 3, Opus 97, Rhenish
Tickets: Open Rehearsal $22-$40; Concerts $15-$150
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Sunday, May 19 at 2 pm
Alexander Barantschik violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
Michael Grebanier cello
Anton Nel piano
Beethoven Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Opus 16
Barber Cello Sonata in C minor, Opus 6
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821
Schumann Piano Trio in D minor, Opus 63
Tickets: $54 ($50 for Legion of Honor members)
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Sunday, May 19 at 2 pm
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Nathaniel Stookey Mahlerwerk
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
Ligeti Atmosphères
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2
Tickets: $12-$45
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Wednesday, May 22 at 8 pm
Thursday, May 23 at 8 pm (Green Music Center – Sonoma State University)
Friday, May 24 at 6:30 pm
Saturday, May 25 at 8 pm
David Robertson conductor
Marc-André Hamelin piano
San Francisco Symphony
Carter Variations for Orchestra
Ravel Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Ravel La Valse
Tickets: $15-$155
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Wednesday, May 29 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Wednesday, May 29 at 8 pm
Thursday, May 30 at 2 pm
Friday, May 31 at 8 pm
Sunday, June 2 at 2 pm
Juraj Valčuha conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104
Kodály Dances of Galánta
Bartók Suite from The Wooden Prince, Opus 13
Tickets: Open Rehearsal $22-$40; Concerts $15-$146
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Saturday, June 1 at 8 pm
Juraj Valčuha conductor
Gautier Capuçon cello
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World
Tickets: $41-$150
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Thursday, June 6 at 2 pm
Friday, June 7 at 8 pm
Saturday, June 8 at 8 pm
Sunday, June 9 at 2 pm
Kirill Karabits conductor
Alexander Barantschik violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
San Francisco Symphony
Honegger Pacific 231
Britten Double Concerto in B minor for Violin and Viola
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 43
Tickets: $15-$150
An evening with RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
Sunday, June 9 at 8 pm
Rufus Wainwright piano, guitar and vocals
Please note: this is a solo performance; the San Francisco Symphony is not performing on this concert.
Tickets: $20-$88
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Thursday, June 13 at 2 pm
Friday, June 14 at 8 pm
Saturday, June 15 at 8 pm
Roberto Abbado conductor
Jonathan Biss piano
San Francisco Symphony
Schumann Genoveva Overture, Opus 81
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54
Ivan Fedele Scena (US Premiere)
Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200
Tickets: $15-$150
A SUMMER CELEBRATION, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Monday, June 17 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Ragnar Bohlin conductor
Lisa Vroman soprano
Gil Shaham violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
San Francisco Symphony and Chorus
Plus special guests
Ligeti Lux Aeterna
Ravel Excerpts from Piano Concerto in G major
Tchaikovsky Finale from Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2, Opus 27, Allegro vivace
Rodgers/Hammerstein Excerpts from South Pacific
Tickets: $37-$146
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Wednesday, June 19 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Wednesday June 19 at 8 pm
Thursday, June 20 at 2 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Gil Shaham violin
San Francisco Symphony
Stravinsky Agon
Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring [1947 revision]
Tickets: Open Rehearsal $22-$40; Concerts $34-$156
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Friday, June 21 at 6:30 pm
Saturday, June 22 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble
San Francisco Symphony
Traditional Russian Folk Songs
Stravinsky Renard
Stravinsky Les Noces
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring [1947 revision]
Tickets: $15-$150
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH SF SYMPHONY MUSICIANS
Sunday, June 23 at 2 pm
Dalit Warshaw Transformations for String Quartet and Theremin
John Chishom violin
Chunming Mo violin
Yun Jie Liu viola
Barbara Bogatin cello
Dalit Warshaw theremin
Dalit Warshaw Nizk’Orah for Cello, Piano and Theremin
Barbara Bogatin cello
Robin Sutherland piano
Dalit Warshaw theremin
Martinů Piano Quintet No. 1
Jonathan D. Fischer oboe
John Chisholm violin
Chunming Mo violin
Yun Jie Liu viola
Barbara Bogatin cello
Robin Sutherland piano
Brahms Piano Quartet in A major, Opus 26
Nadya Tichman violin
Katie Kadarauch viola
Michael Grebanier cello
Marc Shapiro piano
Tickets: $36
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
Thursday, June 27 at 8 pm
Friday, June 28 at 8 pm*
Saturday, June 29 at 8 pm
Sunday, June 30 at 2 pm
Tuesday, July 2 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin, Director
Bernstein West Side Story
Tickets: $34-$160
*Davies After Hours, a post-concert music event featuring Squid Inc., begins immediately following the Friday, June 28 concert in the Second Tier lobby-turned-lounge. Free to June 28 ticketholders.
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