Edo de Waart Conducts Saint-Saëns at Davies Symphony Hall
Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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Conductor David Robertson, of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra leads the San Francisco Symphony in a program of great contrasts. The evening begins with a bang, as Rossini's Overture to L'Italiana in Algeri starts things off. This widely recorded and performed piece opens slowly, leading up to a joyous burst of music. Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 follows, showing off the bold and colorful style of the composer's youthful pieces. Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 closes out the evening. This complex piece combines intense calm and peacefulness with moments of intense turmoil and is one of the works that best embodies the spirit of its composer. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Nice to dress up a little bit... it is the symphony, after all!
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Temp is cooler "upstairs" than on the orchastra level
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
Close to the 5, 21, 47, 49, and all MUNI stops.
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alohakitty69
Wished I would have purchased closer seats but was incredible.Written on Feb 28 2012
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A lovely performance, and the seats were pretty good. Last row of the 2nd tier, so while the view was great, it was still the very last row. Still, we loved every minute of it.Written on Feb 20 2012
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A great performance from the prior music director/conductor.Written on Feb 20 2012
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More Information About Edo de Waart Conducts Saint-Saëns's Organ Symphony
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Description
Former Music Director Edo de Waart returns for the first time since 1997, introducing many listeners to the music of Franz Schreker, whose lush and dramatic work could be considered a precursor to the rich film scoring we know today. Rachmaninoff’s sophisticated Fourth Piano Concerto is characteristic in its enormity, but with an unexpected modernness of sound. In a climactic work suitable for de Waart’s return, thundering Organ Symphony provides abundant thrills.
Artists:
Edo de Waart conductor
Simon Trpceski piano
San Francisco Symphony
Program:
Schreker: Prelude to Act I of Die Gezeichneten
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, Organ
About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Symphony
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