San Francisco Symphony with Pianist Inon Barnatan: From France, Featuring Ravel, Bizet, More
Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
Rated 3.7 by 9 members who went.
Inon Barnatan, a pianist who has wowed audiences from Carnegie Hall to the Concertgebouw, brings Saint-Saëns's effervescent Second Piano Concerto to life. Bizet's lively suite from Carmen, Ravel's "La Valse", and the boisterous fun of Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld complete this entry in the San Francisco Symphony's popular "Summer in the City" series.
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- Join conductor James Gaffigan and guest artist Inon Barnatan for Off the Podium, an informal Q&A session immediately following the concert.
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<p>James Gaffigan, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano</p>
<p>Bizet: "Carmen," Suite No. 1
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Offenbach: Overture to "Orpheus in the Underworld"
Offenbach: Intermezzo & Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Ravel: "La Valse"</p>
<p>Inon Barnatan, a pianist who has wowed audiences from Carnegie Hall to the Concertgebouw, brings Saint-Saëns’s effervescent Second Piano Concerto to life. Bizet’s lively suite from Carmen, Ravel's homage to waltz, and the boisterous fun of Orpheus in the Underworld complete this pouring of musical champagne.</p>
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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.