Saturday, January 11, 2020
A very pleasant day in San Francisco that ended with a wonderful trip to Davies Symphony Hall to hear the San Francisco Symphony perform pieces by Berlioz, MTT, Mahler, and Ravel. Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke performed with bass-baritone Ryan McKinny. The Berlioz piece was the Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, something I wasn't familiar with. Then came MTT's Mediations on Rilke, a world premiere series of songs that seemed to capture the entirety of 20th century music. I really liked it. After intermission we heard Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, very beautiful and Maheresque, then finally Ravel's La VAlse, an eerie dreamlike waltz Ravel began as a tribute to Johann Strauss but turned into something different after WWI. As always, it was an amazing, inspired, beautiful performance. Our next concert is February 14, Valentine's Day!
A very pleasant day in San Francisco that ended with a wonderful trip to Davies Symphony Hall to hear the San Francisco Symphony perform pieces by Berlioz, MTT, Mahler, and Ravel. Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke performed with bass-baritone Ryan McKinny. The Berlioz piece was the Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, something I wasn't familiar with. Then came MTT's Mediations on Rilke, a world premiere series of songs that seemed to capture the entirety of 20th century music. I really liked it. After intermission we heard Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, very beautiful and Maheresque, then finally Ravel's La VAlse, an eerie dreamlike waltz Ravel began as a tribute to Johann Strauss but turned into something different after WWI. As always, it was an amazing, inspired, beautiful performance. Our next concert is February 14, Valentine's Day!
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