Piano Sensation Yuja Wang Performs in Recital at Davies Symphony Hall
Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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All offers for Project San Francisco: Pianist Yuja Wang have expired.
The last date listed for Project San Francisco: Pianist Yuja Wang was Tuesday June 21, 2011 / 8:00pm.
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David Robertson Conducts Dvořák at Davies Symphony Hall
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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
More Information About Project San Francisco: Pianist Yuja Wang
Quotes & Highlights
- “[Wang has] practically superhuman keyboard technique with artistic eloquence that is second to none.” —San Francisco Chronicle
- Meet Yuja Wang at a CD signing in the Symphony Store following the concert.
Description
Program:
Scriabin
Selection of Poems and Etudes
Schubert
Piano Sonata in C minor
Rachmaninoff
Variations on a Theme by Corelli
Mendelssohn (arr. Rachmaninoff)
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Saint-Saëns (arr. Horowitz)
Danse Macabre
Bizet
(arr. Horowitz) Carmen Variations
Project San Francisco is an annual residency of acclaimed artists and composers featuring performance, educational, and community events. As part of the Symphony’s Centennial Initiatives, Project San Francisco provides concertgoers the opportunity to explore an artist’s vision, and hear in-depth collaborations with the Symphony.
Only 23 years of age, pianist Yuja Wang is coming off a hugely successful year, signing an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon (her first DG album was Grammy®-nominated), and making striking artistic statements in orchestral debuts around the world. One of her signature performances came with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, at MTT’s invitation. Her residency includes a performance of Bartók’s monumentally challenging Piano Concerto No. 2, a solo recital as part of the Great Performers Series, and a chamber music concert with SFS musicians.
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