Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco, CA)
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program featuring two of Vienna's greatest composers. Schubert's lyrical Rosamunde Overture and his Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) are juxtaposed with Berg's vibrant Three Pieces for Orchestra and his Seven Early Songs. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung brings her unique interpretation to these sensuous and melodic songs.
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Great fun program of Schubert and Berg. MTT provided some insights to the audience on the program before starting the second half, that were interesting. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung was fabulous!
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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.
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<p>Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Schubert: Rosamunde Overture
Berg: Seven Early Songs
Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B minor, Unfinished
Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra</p>
<p>Experience Vienna through the work of two very different native sons. Schubert's lyrical Rosamunde Overture and his Unfinished Symphony are juxtaposed with Berg's vibrant Three Pieces for Orchestra and his Seven Early Songs. Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung brings her unique interpretation to these sensuous and melodic songs.</p>
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.