Acclaimed Violinist Hilary Hahn Plays Prokofiev in Concert
Davies Symphony Hall, Between Hayes and Grove (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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David Robertson conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program of 20th-century classics, featuring guest pianist Marc-André Hamelin in a unique Maurice Ravel concerto. George Gershwin's famous Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most popular American classical works, and possibly the greatest fusion of orchestral and jazz influences ever written. The concert features Maurice Ravel's La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz filled with dark undertones reflecting the chaos of post-World War I Europe. Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand was also influenced by the Great war -- it was originally written for Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. Arrive an hour early to hear conductor David Robertson in conversation with San Francisco Symphony Artistic Planning Director John Mangum. Learn More
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8 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Written on May 29 2012A delightful evening.
Goldstar Member
Written on May 28 2012Always treat to attend the Symphony ...perfrmances superb...seats excellent
Alan S.
Written on May 28 2012The orchestra was in excellent form particularly on the opening piece, Minea by Kalevi Aho. This very modern work (2008) showed new capabilies from different sections of the group by giving justice to each.
Hilary Hahn was breathtaking in her performance of the Prokofiev Vln Concerto #1. It was great to hear her live for the first time. She won a standing ovation and played 2 encores, the second of which was a movement from the Bach Sonata 3 for solo violin, which she played a beautifully controlled perfomance.
In the last work, Shostakovich Symphony 6, the orchestra took some time to coalesce in the first movement, but struck fire in the last 2.
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Written on May 28 2012Great performance! Great symphony orchestra! Great concert hall!
More Information About Hilary Hahn Plays Prokofiev
Website
http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=50238
Quotes & Highlights
- "Hahn…can dazzle you with the warmth of her personality and knock you dead with the dexterity of her technique." --Los Angeles Times
Description
Program:
Kalevi Aho: Minea
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6
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