San Francisco Symphony: my classic Four Seasons
Davies Symphony Hall (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for San Francisco Symphony: my classic Four Seasons was Thursday July 28, 2011 / 8:00pm (Pre-Concert Reception at 7:00pm).
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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
Goldstar Member Tips
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Antonia H Goerss on Other
Love the opportunity for discounted tickets; otherwise would not have gone
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Antonia H Goerss on What to Wear
Dress up; it's really fun!
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Dress code was not enforced, people wore appropriate cclothing anyway.
11 Goldstar Member Reviews
Arnie B
Fabulous concert. Great conductor and soloist. Terrific audience response. Thank you for offering these tickets.Written on Jul 30 2011
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This was an absolutely wonderful evening from beginning to end. The tango orchestra in the lobby was excellent and many couples danced with great style and pleasure. The symphony program was so well planned and played, and the combination of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Piazolla's Four Seasons played sequentially by the orchestra and superb violin soloist was truly sensational! A very special event to remember.Written on Jul 29 2011
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Some interesting moments. Orchestra sounded great, but there wasn't enough variety.Written on Jul 29 2011
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Quotes & Highlights
- A pre-concert reception features a special tango demonstration and dancing, plus food and drinks for sale. Reception begins an hour before the concert, and continues during intermission.
Description
Michael Francis, conductor
Lara St. John, violin
San Francisco Symphony
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
If Vivaldi’s Four Seasons is crystalline grace and sparkling sophistication, Piazzolla’s version is streetwise verve and tangy in color. Each of Vivaldi’s four concertos for violin and chamber orchestra -- performed here by the dynamic Lara St. John -- recalls the character of its appointed season through evocative composition, and is one of the best loved of all Baroque works. In contrast, Tango master Astor Piazzolla’s pieces were never meant to be performed together. Yet as a group, and performed interleaved with Vivaldi’s four movements, listeners are treated to a captivating expression of the cycles of life.
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.