Itzhak Perlman and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra: a winning combination

Von Brenden Guy, 17 April 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, am 14 April 2012

Vivaldi, Die Vier Jahreszeiten: Konzert in g-Moll, "Der Sommer", Op.8 Nr. 2, RV315

Vivaldi, Die Vier Jahreszeiten: Concerto grosso in f-Moll „L'Inverno“ (Winter), RV297, Op.8 Nr.4

Mozart, Symphonie Nr. 38 in D-Dur, "Prag", KV504

Tschaikowsky, Symphonie Nr. 4 in f-Moll, Op.36

San Francisco Symphony

Itzhak Perlman, Musikalische Leitung, Violine

Full symphonic grandeur from Salonen and the SF Symphony

Lois Silverstein, 6th October

Sayaka Shoji and Salonen remain in close dialogue in a riveting performance of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto.

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Finnish footprints in San Francisco: Salonen conducts Sibelius

Lois Silverstein, 14th March

As the news breaks that Esa-Pekka Salonen will be leaving at the end of his San Francisco Symphony tenure, he conducts the music of his fellow Finn, Jean Sibelius.

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Hail and farewell: MTT’s last Mahler in San Francisco

Cameron Kelsall, 25th January

After 50 years of performances with the San Francisco Symphony, including a quarter-century tenure as Music Director, Michael Tilson Thomas chooses Mahler’s Fifth Symphony for his final subscription concert.

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Bach-inspired Mendelssohn in San Francisco

Edward Sava-Segal, 17th February

An exquisite rendition of Mendelssohn's Lobgesang makes one wonder why the work is not part of the regular repertoire.

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MTT offers familiar and unfamiliar Stravinsky in San Francisco

Edward Sava-Segal, 29th September

In a program including both modernist and neoclassical works, Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFO emphasized the common traits characterizing Stravinsky's entire ouevre.

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A phenomenally multi-layered Mahler 3 in San Francisco

Theodora Serbanescu-Martin, 29th June

Michael Tilson Thomas, Sasha Cooke, and choristers from the Pacific Boychoir and San Francisco Chorus come together in a phenomenal performance of Mahler's all-encompassing Third Symphony.

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Brenden Guy

British clarinetist Brenden Guy is a graduate of the Royal College of Music and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He currently resides in San Francisco as an active performer and arts publicist.