Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang at Davies Symphony Hall, April 13, 2022

San Francisco Symphony presents Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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[7:30 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}
[7:32 PM] {brief talk by RG about the first work on the program}

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 100 (1893)

1. [7:33 PM] Allegro risoluto
2. [7:39 PM] Larghetto
3. [7:43 PM] Scherzo. Molto vivace — Trio
4. [7:46 PM] Finale. Allegro
   [7:52 PM] {work ends; all off after a minute; back onstage after a very brief pause}

[7:53 PM] {RG talk about the next work}

William Grant Still (1895–1978): Suite for Violin and Piano (1943)

1. [7:56 PM] I. Suggested by Richmond Barthé, African Dancer
2. [8:01 PM] II. Suggested by Sargent Johnson, Mother and Child
3. [8:08 PM] III. Suggested by Augusta Savage, Gamin
   [8:10 PM] {work ends; all off; back onstage after a very brief pause}

[8:11 PM] {RG talk about the last work}

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 45 (1887)

1. [8:13 PM] Allegro molto appassionato — Presto
2. [8:22 PM] Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza — Allegro molto — Tempo I
3. [8:29 PM] Allegro animato — Con fuoco — Cantabile — Tempo I — Con fuoco — Prestissimo (Doppio movimento)
   [8:36 PM] {set ends; standing ovation; all off; back for more applause; off again; back for an encore}

[8:38 PM] {RG introduces the encore work}

• [8:39 PM] Florence Price (1887–1953): Adoration (1951)
  [8:43 PM] {work ends; standing ovation; all off; RG back alone for another encore}

[8:44 PM] {RG introduces the last piece}

• [8:45 PM] Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004): Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk (2002), for solo violin
  [8:48 PM] {show ends; applause; RG off; ZW & RG back for a final bow; all done by 8:49 PM}

• Randall Goosby: violin;
• Zhu Wang: piano.

I was really surprised to see how undersold tonight's concert was: the big marketing push to attract folks to come see and hear the hot young violinist didn't get much traction locally. My guess is that Davies Has was no more than 20% full at best. It's a shame! I wonder if they considered relocating to someplace smaller (Herbst or SFCM Recital Hall), or just figured it wasn't worth the trouble.

Another anomaly was that the small crowd present wasn't nearly as quiet as the normal group. Lots of tittering, muttering, labored breathing, squeaking and other minor distractions throughout the night – made it hard to keep my attention concentrated in front where it belonged. Ah well, such are the trials of the day!

The performance itself was superb. This pair has obviously worked together to prepare a very fine program, and I heard nothing bothersome in any way from their effort. The opener from Dv was my favorite piece of the night, but every one of the others was interesting and worth listening to. It will be interesting to see how the careers of these two guys develop; I'm glad to have caught their SF premiere.

Ain't gonna be no photo gallery today unless ol' squinty finds something good on the intertubes!

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