Soloists are at the fore in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, but the orchestra was at its best in the Stravinsky ballet.
The conductor laureate brings Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Second Symphony to Davies Hall.
The Cello Concerto was one of three Salonen concertos on display in L.A. this weekend.
The creators of this big production avoid the issues.
The orchestra’s vivid Symphonie fantastique was balanced by the dramatic cantata Joan and the Bells, by Gordon Getty.
She’s conducted symphonies, Sting’s backing orchestra, and live movie scores, which she’s currently doing with the S.F. Symphony.
The orchestra’s detailed and powerful performance anchored a beautifully played concert.
Britten’s brilliant Violin Concerto outshines the rest of the 20th-century program.
Playing music suggested by W. Kamau Bell, the orchestra showed an inspiring willingness to experiment.
S.F. Symphony’s stripped-down staging highlights the operetta’s strengths and weaknesses.
