The composer for more than 120 films, including Slumdog Millionaire and Bombay Dreams, sold out Davies almost instantly.
With top organist Olivier Latry at the console of the Ruffatti Concert Organ, Stéphane Denève created a thrilling concert at Davies Hall.
Esa-Pekka Salonen did a masterful job of concert programming and great performers did the rest.
Conductor Tianyi Lu made her debut with the SF Symphony, but violinist Maria Dueñas stole the show.