Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
James Gaffigan conducts the San Francisco Symphony and pianist Jeremy Denk in an all-Beethoven program at Davies Symphony Hall. The evening opens with the gripping Coriolan Overture and heroic Emperor Concerto before concluding with one of classical music's most enduring and popular works, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
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Excellent performance; excellent venue. Pianist was sublime, and conductor was exciting to watch.
I"ve been to 3 of the summer series of concerts at the San Francisco Symphony and all have been wonderful! My husband and I love the young conductor. If you have the chance run and catch a concert. You'll swoon just like we did!
Great seating, magnificent performance.
Completed in September, 1980 after more than two years of construction, Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall is the home of the San Francisco Symphony.
During the summer of 1992, Davies Symphony Hall underwent a major renovation, enhancing its acoustics to ensure an even better musical experience, and making an already stunning interior more beautiful still.
The San Francisco Symphony's home owes its
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<p>James Gaffigan, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano</p>
<p>"Thus Fate knocks at the door!" That’s how Beethoven described the harrowing motif that launches his majestic Fifth Symphony. my classic Beethoven promises a riveting musical experience: the gripping Coriolan Overture, the incisive musicality of pianist Jeremy Denk in the Emperor Concerto—a signature work of Beethoven's "heroic" style—and the symphony that changed the landscape of Western music: Beethoven’s Fifth.</p>
<p>Program:
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5</p>
The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas present more than 220 concerts each year from September through July in a variety of genres, with SFS musicians performing classical concerts, holiday favorites, summer pops events, free outdoor concerts, special series for families and children, plus presentations of visiting guest artists and orchestras from around the globe. The San Francisco Symphony also takes its unique style to audiences world-wide, touring nationally and internationally every year. The SFS is currently recording all the Mahler symphonies on its own media label and has recently launched Keeping Score, a national, multi-year, multi-media project bringing classical music to millions of Americans via TV, radio, the Internet and more.