December 2014 Highlights from the SFSO

The Merry Prankster Photograph

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On December 16th, the San Francisco Symphony continues the Strauss 150th anniversary year with Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks.

12/2      Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Haydn: Symphony No. 60, Il distratto (David Fray, p; Asher Fisch and Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)

12/9      Cowell: Music 1957 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 Brahms: Academic Festival Overture (Lang Lang, p; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)

12/16    R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Volkert: Pandora Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague (Yefim Bronfman, p; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)

12/23      Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto Bach: Violin Concerto Mozart: Divertimento for Strings Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe Mozart: Serenade No. 6, Serenata notturna Mozart: Symphony No. 36, Linz (Alexander Barantschik, v; Catherine Payne, pic; Jonathan D. Fischer, ob; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)

12/30    Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Lalo: Symphonie espagnole Elgar: Enigma Variations Bates: The B-Sides (James Ehnes, v; Charles Dutoit and Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)