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Friday 6.5: MTT and Anne-Sophie Mutter

Michael Tilson Thomas

Phyllis C. Wattis Composer Residency
This Friday 6.5 Series concert features the Michael Tilson Thomas's remarks before the complete works are performed. An unparalleled musical evening unfolds with the brilliant Anne-Sophie Mutter in the US premiere of Gubaidulina's Violin Concerto. Enjoy Ravel's charming tribute to noble and sentimental waltzes, an homage to earlier Romantics like Schubert.

Conductor/Performers

Michael Tilson Thomas
conductor

Anne-Sophie Mutter
violin

San Francisco Symphony

Program

Sofia Gubaidulina

Violin Concerto No. 2, In tempus präsens (US Premiere)

Ravel

Valses nobles et sentimentales

Ravel

La Valse

Performance Date(s)

Fri, Feb 27, 2009 6:30pm
Davies Symphony Hall

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