Also on tap: The acclaimed Dover Quartet; Gold Coast Chamber Players, last call for Opera San Jose’s re-imagining of ‘Marriage of Figaro.’
Soprano Golda Schultz will be a featured soloist in S.F. Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony.”The fall season is always an exhilarating time for classical music fans, and this week’s calendar brings events for every interest: thrilling symphonic works, opera, and chamber music are among the highlights.San Francisco Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen is back in Davies Symphony Hall, with three excellent programs to launch the 2022-23 season.
Opening weekend continues with Salonen conducting the Symphony’s first-ever performance of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2; featuring American violinist Randall Goosby, in his S.F. Symphony Orchestral Series debut. Also on the program: Richard Strauss’ mighty tone poem, “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” and Mozart’s Overture to “The Impresario.” This is a one-night-only performance, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The next program, with performances Sept. 29 and Oct. 1-2, features Mahler’s Second Symphony, also known as the “Resurrection Symphony.” Salonen conducted the work to great acclaim this summer in a staged production by Romeo Castellucci at France’s Aix-en-Provence Festival; for these performances, he’ll be joined by two top-flight vocal soloists, soprano Golda Schultz, and mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung.
“Carmina Burana” is always a big undertaking, but Peninsula Ballet Theatre is taking it on. An adaptation of the famed cantata is on the schedule this weekend as the San Mateo dance company launches its 55th season with two performances of Carl Orff’s large-scale work.
If you haven’t yet seen Opera San Jose’s new production of “The Marriage of Figaro,” there’s still time. This exhilarating staging sets Mozart’s comedy in colonial India, with thrilling Bollywood flair. The final performances are Friday and Sunday.Contact Georgia Rowe at [email protected].
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