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Heras-Casado conducts Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony
The gestations of Liszt’s concerto and Prokofiev’s symphony could not have been more different; even so, the singular result was two glorious works that are perpetual listener favorites. Liszt took 22 years to compose and revise (and revise again) his sublime, single-movement concerto, while Prokofiev finished his vivid yet deeply ironic symphony in one month. Lindberg’s EXPO, in its New York premiere, shows off the orchestra spectacularly well, a perfect concert opener.
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Founded in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) is widely considered to be among the country’s most artistically adventurous and innovative arts institutions. Under Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT), the SFS presents more than 220 concerts and presentations annually for an audience of nearly 600,000 in its home of Davies Symphony Hall, in other Bay Area venues, and through an active national and international touring program....
Stephen Hough is a highly regarded pianist with a leading international career based from his homes in his native Britain and in New York. Hough studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and at Juilliard....
Although still only 32 years old, Spanish-born Pablo Heras-Casado already enjoys a multi-faceted conducting career of unusual breadth and variety. The range of his repertoire is remarkable, from historically informed early music to the cutting edge of contemporary scores, and he maintains a globetrotting schedule of operatic and orchestral engagements....
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