San Francisco Symphony presents Hilary Hahn
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Sunday, November 4, 2018

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[7:36 PM lights down, announcements, HH out]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 (1720)

1. [7:37 PM] Adagio
2. [7:42 PM] Fuga
3. [7:47 PM] Siciliana
4. [7:51 PM] Presto
   [work ends 7:54 PM; applause, HH offstage for a minute or two, back at 7:57 PM]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1002 (1720)

1. [7:58 PM] Allemanda
2. [8:05 PM] Double
3. [8:09 PM] Courante
4. [8:12 PM] Double
5. [8:16 PM] Sarabande
6. [8:20 PM] Double
7. [8:25 PM] Tempo di Bourrée
8. [8:28 PM] Double
   [set ends 8:31 PM; a standing ovation; HH back and forth a few times, then off for a break]

[8:53 PM lights down, HH out]

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004 (1720)

1. [8:53 PM] Allemande
2. [9:00 PM] Courante
3. [9:03 PM] Sarabande
4. [9:08 PM] Gigue
5. [9:12 PM] Chaconne
   [set ends 9:29 PM; a standing ovation; HH back and forth a few times before giving us an encore]
   
   Encore
   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1003 (1720)
6. [9:32 PM] Mvt III: Andante
   [show ends 9:39 PM; another ovation; HH off, then back for a final bow]

• Hilary Hahn: violin.

Amazing! Stupendous! Dazzling!

I'm sure that it helped improve my experience to be sitting in the front row, just a few feet away from Hilary as she spun magic out of thin air with her fiddle and bow: once you get seduced by the experience of being that close, it's hard to be satisfied with seats farther back in the house.

Joshua Kosman posted a nice review for the SF Chronicle Datebook.

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