Pianist Hélène Grimaud Plays Schumann with San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for San Francisco Symphony: Hélène Grimaud plays Schumann was Sunday January 9, 2011 / 2:00pm.
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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
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Goldstar Member on Where to Park
Street parking was easy to find
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On a matinee performance, dress can be somewhat casual, but clean and well groomed is best.
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Sunday afternoon -park for free on the street-
2 Goldstar Member Reviews
Michele Place
We hadn't been to Davies in such a long time. This was such a treat. The tickets were just fine. Row R and right on the aisle. The program couldn't have been better. Actually Ms. Grimaud our 3rd favorite number out of the 3. Each was a different composer. The first, Silvestrov, a small portion of the orchestra played. Post modern piece that was unique and captivating. The second, Ms. Grimaud, was wonderful. The third, Rachmaninoff, with the full orchestra was thrilling. I'd love to sit up behind the orchestra next time. Afterward walked to Hayes Street Bar and Grill. Sat at the bar, had salads, and dessert. Perfect evening.Written on Jan 12 2011
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This was a wonderful way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon!! The program was excellent, the orchestra was outstanding, as usual, the seats were good, the soloist was quite fine, altogether a terrific event.Written on Jan 10 2011
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More Information About San Francisco Symphony: Hélène Grimaud plays Schumann
Website
http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=43174
Quotes & Highlights
- “[Grimaud’s playing is] marked not only by extreme virtuosity, but by the deepest poetic impulse." --Newark Star-Ledger
Description
Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with an enthralling program of three deeply impassioned works. The evening begins with the rending Elegie for string orchestra by modern master (and Karabits’s countryman) Valentin Silvestrov. Renowned French dynamo Hélène Grimaud offers her signature interpretation of Schumann’s fiery Piano Concerto, a vital essay of the Romantic literature. Rachmaninoff’s irresistible Symphonic Dances, the composer’s final work, closes the program.
Inside Music, an informative talk with John Palmer, begins one hour prior to both concerts and is free to ticketholders. Off the Podium, an informal Q&A with Hélène Grimaud and Kirill Karabits, begins immediately after Saturday's performance.
About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Symphony
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.