Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
Distinguished violinist Alexander Barantschik puts his singular stamp on a performance of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall. Also on the program are works by Tchaikovsky and Mozart.
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Ah, summer at the symphony, when folks bring their picnic barbecue manners to the concert hall! From the couple who cut in line in front of me at will call, pretending to speak only French, to the woman behind me who kicked off her shoes and propped her feet up on the back of the chair next to me--was that an invitation? Was it rude of me to ignnore her shamelessness?--to the huge number of latecomers that had to be seated during The Four Seasons, not at intermission mind you, but during--and despite the several requests made over the public address, cell phones going off here and there throughout the programme... Oh, and the music was quite lovely too.
Somehow we forget how wonderful it is to go listen to the symphony and always wish we'd go more often. Wonderful to hear the classics, and the variety of Mozart and Tchaikovsky on the program in addition to Vivaldi, was a treat. Kind of seating in the bleachers with hyper teens but sound is brilliant anywhere at Davies and can't beat the price.
The performers did an excellent job and the audience we equally appreciative, often inappropriately between movements, but at least the performers knew they were appreciated! Barantschik's instrument was magical.
Magical...utterly magical! Love, love, love The Four Seasons...heard it live once in a 6th century church in Venice with an audience of about 200. Now that was pure magic. When I hear this piece live I am transported back to that Venetian evening. I also liked the Serenade for Strings better than the Divertimento.
A wonderful evening. The small talented group of musicians filled Davies Symphony Hall with the beautiful sound of serenity.
The Vivaldi portion of the concert was so-so. The Mozart portion of the concert was played with much greater acumen.
It was a fantastic performance.
Vivaldi's Four Seasons is a great ensemble of orchestral works. And last night's performance by the SF Symphony was wonderful.
The performance was outstanding, I highly recommend it. Vivaldi's four seasons was beautifully played by this master of the violin.
Thank you.
The San Francisco Symphony can do no wrong so it was an enjoyable evening. Since I am a musical "clean slate," I can't go on about how this movement or that movement was played. However, I learned that the Concertmaster, Alexander Barantschik, who was also the lead violinist during the Vivaldi set, uses a 1742 violin once used by Jascha Heifetz and only allowed to be used "by artists worthy of the instrument and its legacy." To know I was witnessing a performance by someone that good was really a treasured moment.
It also introduced me to First Tier seating so I can now make better decisions when purchasing tickets to regular season events.
Lots of younger people--just what the SF Symphony needs
the concert was excellent. the orchestra was particularly wonderful doing tchaikowsky's 'serenade for strings'. my one criticism would be for the audience.....very unsophisticated....applauding at very inappropriate times. even barancheck (sp?) looked horrified a couple times.
thanks goldstar for providing us this opportunity at a reasonable price.
I was great. just what my soul needed.
Thank you.
Excellent performance and great seats, tho I actually preferred the Tchaikovsky piece vs. the more familiar Vivaldi. A real treat to hear Barantschik throughout...
Decent performance. But seemed a good high school group could do as well in parts. Yet at times they were excellent!
We're 1st time users of Goldstar, and we had great seats and enjoyed the concert thoroughly!
SF Symphony - awesome as always!
The concert was a delight. The second Tier HH tickets we received in the mail were not good, as both HH and JJ tickets require the negotiation of a long set of stairs. We had to exchange them at the box office, which would only have been a problem had we gone late. If you have trouble climbing stairs, you either need to exchange these tickets when arriving at Davies, or you need to buy First Tier or other area tickets.
Davies Symphony Hall is beautiful and the music was awesome. My first time which was made possible with great ticket pricing from Goldstar!
superb music/easy to enjoy summer selections
GREAT! wonderful 4 seasons
brilliant! geat selections, perfect length. a wonderful evening, thank you!
A perfectly delightful evening!
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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Alexander Barantschik, violinist and leader San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik leads my classic Vivaldi, offering a unique opportunity to hear the distinguished violinist put his singular stamp on Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The Symphony complements the firecracker virtuosity of this ubiquitous Baroque classic with the timeless elegance of Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Program:
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Mozart - Divertimento
Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
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.