Since its founding in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony has been known for innovative programs that offer both traditional repertory and new music. Today, the Orchestra's artistic vitality, recordings and multimedia educational projects carry its impact throughout American musical life. The San Francisco Symphony broadcast series highlights exceptional concerts from the orchestra's long history, with performances from prestigious soloists, guest conductors, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Symphony's current Music Director.
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Jesper Nordin: Convergence
John Adams: Naive and Sentimental Music
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Anders Hillborg: Piano Concerto No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36