San Francisco Symphony presents San Francisco Symphony featuring guest conductor Susanna Mälkki and piano soloist Jeremy Denk
2014-11-30
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA
2:00 PM, Sunday, November 30, 2014

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• Griffes: The White Peacock
• Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring Jeremy Denk
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2

[2:01 PM lights down, announcements]

1. [2:03 PM] Charles Griffes (1884-1920): The White Peacock (1919)
   [work ends ~2:11 PM; pause to rearrange chairs, then ready to go at 2:12 PM]

Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (1945), featuring Jeremy Denk

1. [2:15 PM] Allegretto
2. [2:23 PM] Adagio religioso
3. [2:32 PM] Allegro vivace
   [set ends 2:39 PM; applause for a few minutes, then set break]

[3:01 PM lights down, tuning]

Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 (1877)

1. [3:03 PM] Allegro non troppo
2. [3:19 PM] Adagio non troppo
3. [3:29 PM] Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino)
4. [3:35 PM] Allegro con spirito
   [set ends 3:44 PM]

San Francisco Symphony

• Jeremy Denk: piano;
• Susanna Mälkki: guest conductor;
• Michael Tilson Thomas: music director;
• symphony members vary by program, see the current list.

Hard to say much at six weeks remove. . I'm glad I went; Denk is darn good. I still don't really like Brahms all that much – to my ears he's somewhat of a long-winded bore. Luck of the draw goes against you sometimes; makes for another learning opportunity of one sort or another!

Stephen Smoliar posted a laudatory review of last night's show (a repeat of the same program) for the Examiner; Jeff Dunn posted a similar review for SFCV.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2014 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2014 event list! ☸ On to the next event!