Rufus Wainwright June 9 concert on sale January 29; SF Symphony January-April concert calendar updates
January 22, 2013
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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
CONCERT CALENDAR AND PROGRAM UPDATES
Please note: New concerts, changes, and updates to previous calendar are highlighted in red. 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.
NEW CONCERT ADDED – ON SALE TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 at 10 am
An evening with RUFUS WAINWRIGHT
Please note that this is a solo performance; Rufus Wainwright will be playing piano and guitar. The San Francisco Symphony is not performing on this concert.
Tickets: $20-$88. Tickets on sale on Tuesday, January 29 at 10 am 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Alexander Barantschik leader and violin
Catherine Payne piccolo
Jonathan Fischer oboe
San Francisco Symphony
Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443
Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Mozart Divertimento in D major for Strings, K.136(125a)
Bach Concerto in D minor for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060
Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D major, K.239, Serenata notturna
Tickets: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
MUSIC FOR FAMILIES with the San Francisco Symphony
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Tchaikovsky Russian Dance from Nutcracker
Schubert First movement from Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759, Unfinished
Stravinsky Circus Polka
Rimsky-Korsakov The Young Prince and the Young Princess from Scheherazade
Dvořák Slavonic Dance, Opus 44 No. 7
Mahler Third movement from Symphony No. 1 (excerpt)
Tchaikovsky March-Scherzo from Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique
Rossini Allegro vivace from Overture to William Tell
The Wonderful World of the Symphony: How It All Works! The symphony orchestra can sound like the tiniest whisper or the mightiest roar—they can do it all! Learn about the wonderful world of the symphony and how it all works. Features music from Schubert’s beloved Symphony No. 8 and the spectacular March from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6.
Tickets: $15-$60. Tickets 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.
CHELSEA CHEN
Chelsea Chen organ
Bach (arr. Dupré) Sinfonia from Cantata No. 29, “Wir danken dir, Gott”
Debussy (arr. Chen) Children’s Corner
Chelsea Chen Taiwanese Suite
Ad Wammes Miroir
Eben Moto Ostinato from Sunday Music
Dupré Prelude and Fugue in B major, Opus 7, no.1
Rod Gorby Jazz Prelude on “I Got Rhythm” (Gershwin)
Vierne Naïades from Pièces de Fantasie
Duruflé Toccata from Suite, Opus 5
Tickets: $20-$30. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Charles Dutoit conductor
James Ehnes violin
San Francisco Symphony
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Lalo Symphonie espagnole, Opus 21
Elgar Enigma Variations, Opus 36
Tickets: $15-$146. Tickets 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.
CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT and CELEBRATION
Mei-Ann Chen conductor
George Gao erhu
San Francisco Symphony
Traditional Lion Dance
Tyzen Hsiao The Angel from Formosa
An-Lun Huang Saibei Dance
Traditional (arr. Yuan-kai Bao) Ali Mountain Evergreen
Gang Cheng/Zhang-Hao He The Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto (George Gao)
The
San Francisco Symphony rings in the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake on Saturday, February 2 at its
13th Annual Chinese New Year Concert and Celebration in Davies Symphony Hall. The celebrations begin with a Festival Reception for all ticketholders at 3:00pm. The pre-concert festivities in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies provide family-friendly entertainment and activities, including children’s arts and crafts and Chinese calligraphy, as well as complimentary food, desserts and tea bars. The 4:00pm concert celebrates the Lunar New Year and San Francisco’s unique cultural fabric by featuring a combination of traditional Asian music alongside orchestral works composed by Asian and Asian-American composers. The elegant Lunar New Year Imperial Dinner, inspired by the rich visual pageantry of traditional New Year celebrations, is at 6:00pm in City Hall’s Grand Rotunda. Tickets for the Imperial Dinner are sold separately.
Tickets: $25-$72. Tickets are available through sfsymphony.org, by phone at (415) 864-6000, or at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street. Tickets for the post-concert Imperial Dinner at San Francisco’s City Hall are available by calling the SFS Volunteer Council at (415) 503-5500.
CHAMBER MUSIC with SF Symphony Musicians
Bruce Broughton Hornworks—Theme and Variations for 2 Descant Horns, 3 Horns in F, and Tuba
Robert Ward, Nicole Cash, Jonathan Ring, Bruce Roberts, Jessica Valeri, horns; Peter Wahrhaftig, tuba
Ravel String Quartet in F major
Polina Sedukh, David Chernyavsky, violin; Wayne Roden, viola; David Goldblatt, cello
Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor, Opus 60
Sarn Oliver, violin; Matthew Young, viola; Sébastien Gingras, cello; Akimi Fukuhara, piano
Tickets: $36. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Charles Dutoit conductor
Erin Wall soprano
Paul Groves tenor
Pacific Boy Choir Kevin Fox, director
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Poulenc Stabat Mater
Berlioz Te Deum, Opus 22
Tickets: $34-$150. Tickets 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.
GIL SHAHAM IN RECITAL
Gil Shaham violin
Akira Eguchi piano
Bach Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006
Avner Dorman Niggunim (Violin Sonata No. 3)
William Bolcom Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin (Music Accord Commission)
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Opus 47, Kreutzer
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Giancarlo Guerrero conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Russian National Orchestra
Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23
Dvořák Symphony No. 6 in D major, Opus 60
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
Giancarlo Guerrero conductor
Daniil Trifonov piano
Russian National Orchestra
Verdi Overture to I vespri siciliani
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Pablo Heras-Casado conductor
Stephen Hough piano
San Francisco Symphony
Magnus Lindberg EXPO (West Coast Premiere)
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Opus 100
Tickets: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
ITZHAK PERLMAN IN RECITAL
Itzhak Perlman violin
Rohan De Silva piano
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Opus 12
Franck Violin Sonata in A major
Tartini (arr. Kreisler) Violin Sonata No. 4 in G minor, Devil’s Trill
Additional works to be announced from the stage
Tickets: $15-$138. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Yan Pascal Tortelier conductor
William Bennett oboe
San Francisco Symphony
Debussy (orch. Büsser) Petite Suite
R. Strauss Oboe Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 11
Tickets: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
MUSIC FOR FAMILIES with the San Francisco Symphony
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Rossini Overture to Barber of Seville (excerpt)
Beethoven First Movement from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
Ibert Third Movement from Concerto for Flute (excerpt)
Annie Wu, flute (SFS Youth Orchestra member)
Sousa The Thunderer March
Beethoven Finale from Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
Stookey The Composer is Dead
Nathaniel Stookey, narrator
Please note: Strauss’s Overture to Die Fledermaus (excerpt) has been removed from the program
Composer, Conductor, Musician and You! This exciting concert examines each of these four elements and the ways they depend upon each other for success. Meet composer Nathaniel Stookey and hear one of his most famous pieces—The Composer is Dead—a musical setting of a fun mystery story written by acclaimed author Lemony Snicket.
Tickets: $15-$60. Tickets 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.
CHAMBER MUSIC with SF Symphony Musicians
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Alexander Barantschik violin
Florin Parvulescu violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
Yun Jie Liu viola
Peter Wyrick cello
Schubert Quartetsatz in C minor, D. 703
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Opus 73
Mozart String Quintet in E-flat major, K. 614
Tickets: $50 Legion of Honor members; $54 non-members. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Nadine Sierra soprano
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Selections from Zaïde, K.344:
“Ruhe sanft mein ganzes Leben”
“Trostlos schluchzet Philomel”
“Tiger! Wetze nur die Klauen”
Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Tickets: Open Rehearsal: $22 general, $40 reserved. Concerts: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Samuel Carl Adams electronica
San Francisco Symphony
Samuel Carl Adams Drift and Providence
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68
Tickets: $15-$160. Tickets 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.
**Davies After Hours, a post-concert music event, begins immediately following the Friday, March 8 concert in the Second Tier lobby-turned-lounge. Free to March 8 ticketholders.
CAMERON CARPENTER
Cameron Carpenter organ
Program to be announced from the stage
Tickets: $20-$30. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major
Tickets: $15-$155. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Evan Chapman second thoughts for percussion quartet
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Respighi Fountains of Rome
R. Strauss Serenade for Winds, Op. 7
Schumann Symphony No. 2
BERNADETTE PETERS
Bernadette Peters vocalist
and her band
Marvin Laird musical director
and members of the San Francisco Symphony
Tickets: $20-98. Tickets 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.
Editors, please note: The Gipsy Kings concert previously scheduled for this date has been cancelled.
BOBBY MCFERRIN
Bobby McFerrin vocalist
and his band
Vocal innovator McFerrin performs his “spirityouall” program, an homage to his father, the opera singer Robert McFerrin, Sr., and the generations of Americans who sang of our shared joy and pain through songs commonly known as spirituals ("He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" and "Every Time I Feel The Spirit," plus original tunes).
(Note: The SF Symphony is not performing on this concert).
Tickets: $15-$85. Tickets are available at sfsymphony.org, 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Bernard Labadie conductor
Lydia Teuscher soprano
Nicholas Phan tenor
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K.543
Handel Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
Tickets: $34-$150. Tickets 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.
MUSIC FOR FAMILIES with the San Francisco Symphony
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Musical Discoveries! Discover one of the greatest symphonies ever written: Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, also known as the New World Symphony. Dvořák was inspired to write the New World Symphony after a visit to America. Like chapters in a book, each movement of this symphony tells part of a wonderful story. You’ll hear how a great composer transformed his experiences and impressions into an exciting musical masterpiece. Join us for a delightful afternoon of musical discovery!
Tickets: $15-$60. Tickets 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.
CHAMBER MUSIC with SF Symphony Musicians
Andriasov Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Opus 7
Victor Romasevich, violin; Jill Brindel, cello; Marilyn Thompson, piano
George Crumb Madrigals, Books I-IV
Catherine Payne, piccolo; Scott Pingel, bass; Douglas Rioth, harp; James Lee Wyatt, III; percussion
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
David Neuman, clarinet; Wayne Roden, viola; June Oh, piano
Hindemith Octet (1958)
Dan Carlson, Jonathan Vinocour, David Kim, viola; Peter Wyrick, cello; Mark Wright, bass;
David Neuman, clarinet; Steven Dibner, bassoon; Bruce Roberts, horn
Tickets: $36. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Ingvar Lidholm Poesis
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55, Eroica
Tickets: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
ANDRÁS SCHIFF
Project San Francisco
András Schiff piano
Bach French Suites for Keyboard, BWV 812-BWV 817
Co-presented by the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Performances
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Augustin Hadelich violin
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 61
Nielsen Symphony No. 5, Opus 50
Note: Julia Fischer has cancelled her appearances for personal reasons.
Tickets: Open Rehearsal: $22 general, $40 reserved. Concerts: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
ANDRÁS SCHIFF
Project San Francisco
András Schiff piano
Bach English Suites for Keyboard, BWV 806-BWV 811
Co-presented by the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Performances
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
CHAMBER MUSIC with SF Symphony Musicians
Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Alexander Barantschik violin
Florin Parvulescu violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
Michael Grebanier cello
Anton Nel piano
Mozart Piano Trio in C major, K. 548
R. Strauss Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Opus 18
Dohnányi Piano Quintet in C minor, Opus 1
Tickets: $50 Legion of Honor members; $54 non-members. Tickets 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.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Christoph Eschenbach conductor
Matthias Goerne baritone
San Francisco Symphony
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1, Opus 9b
Wagner “Die Frist ist um” from The Flying Dutchman
Wagner Wotan’s Farewell from Die Walküre
Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World
Tickets: $15-$150. Tickets 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.
PAUL JACOBS
Paul Jacobs organ
Ragnar Bohlin conductor
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Bach Clavier-Übung III: German Organ Mass
Tickets: $20-$30. Tickets 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.
MATTHIAS GOERNE AND CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH
Matthias Goerne baritone
Christoph Eschenbach piano
Schubert Winterreise, D.911
Tickets: $15-$93. Tickets 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.
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