San Francisco Symphony & Chorus in Holiday Show at Davies Hall
Davies Symphony Hall, Between Hayes and Grove (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
- Full Price:
- $25.00 - $37.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50 - $18.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for San Francisco Symphony: The Best Time of Year have expired.
The last date listed for San Francisco Symphony: The Best Time of Year was Thursday December 1, 2011 / 8:00pm.
Currently at Davies Symphony Hall:
San Francisco Symphony: Ravel and Gershwin
- Full Price:
- $51.00
- Our Price:
- $25.50
David Robertson conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program of 20th-century classics, featuring guest pianist Marc-André Hamelin in a unique Maurice Ravel concerto. George Gershwin's famous Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most popular American classical works, and possibly the greatest fusion of orchestral and jazz influences ever written. The concert features Maurice Ravel's La Valse, an homage to Viennese waltz filled with dark undertones reflecting the chaos of post-World War I Europe. Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand was also influenced by the Great war -- it was originally written for Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I. Elliott Carter's powerful Variations for Orchestra, another 20th-century masterwork, opens the program. Arrive an hour early to hear conductor David Robertson in conversation with San Francisco Symphony Artistic Planning Director John Mangum. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Go right after six and park free around City Hall
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Casual seemed to prevail. Leave the six inch heels home
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Plenty of lite food, which is most difficult to find in the area
20 Goldstar Member Reviews
Margaret McAlone
Red Velvet Member
Written on Dec 04 2011Wonderful Concert!
Coco
Written on Dec 03 2011A perfect evening to spend with the one I love!
Mary R.
Written on Dec 03 2011Everyone loved this concert. Especially wonderful was the group Sonos, who played bells.
Goldstar Member
Written on Dec 03 2011It was wonderful! The chorus sounded beautiful as did the soloists and orchestra. Loved the bells!
More Information About San Francisco Symphony: The Best Time of Year
Website
http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=52306
Description
Program:
J. S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio -- Chorus, Jauchzet, frohlocket!
Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Leontovich (arr. Kinzel): Fantasy on Carol of the Bells
Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves
Traditional (arr. Bennett): Many Moods of Christmas Suite No. 1
Traditional and American Carols
Adam (arr. Dragon): O Holy Night
Festive Holiday Favorites
Artists:
Randall Fleischer, conductor
Sarah Jane McMahon, soprano
Christopher Feigum, baritone
Sonos Bell Ensemble -- James Meredith, artistic director
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony
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.