The popular guest conductor took a refreshingly straightforward approach to major works from Tchaikovsky and Kodály.
Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s raucous Gershwin concerto, and Copland’s Appalachian Spring make for a summery opener at Disney Hall.
Prodigy Maria Dueñas burns through Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in her debut with the SFS.
SFS principal percussionist Jacob Nissly will be front and center for the premiere of a new concerto.