ESA-PEKKA SALONEN & JULIA BULLOCK

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Artists

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Francisco Symphony

program

Black Iris
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]

Reena Esmail

“Somebody from Somewhere”
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]

George Gershwin

“The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]

Margaret Bonds

“Summertime”

George Gershwin

“Winter Moon”
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]

Margaret Bonds

“Soon”
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]

George Gershwin
Daphnis et Chloé (complete)
Maurice Ravel

performances

Davies Symphony Hall

Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 7:30PM

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Davies Symphony Hall

Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 7:30PM

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Davies Symphony Hall

Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 7:30PM

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THE JUNE 29 CONCERT IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 

These concerts, a part of The Barbro and Bernard Osher Masterworks Series, are made possible by a generous gift from Barbro and Bernard Osher.

The first San Francisco Symphony performances of Reena Esmail’s Black Iris are supported by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Works of Music.

Event Description

SF Symphony Collaborative Partner and classical singer Julia Bullock joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Orchestra for a program that sings the American story in works by George Gershwin and Margaret Bonds. Reena Esmail’s Black Iris takes its title from the eponymous Georgia O'Keeffe painting and grapples with the recent #metoo movement. The program closes with Maurice Ravel’s ravishing Daphnis et Chloé, telling the story of two lovers and their wildly adventurous lives. 

NOTE FROM JULIA BULLOCK
 

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Concert Extras

A pre-concert talk hosted by Phillippa Cole with composer Reena Esmail will be presented from the stage one hour before the concert on June 29 from 6:30–7:00pm. Free to all ticketholders.

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