Experience a San Francisco Symphony concert in the making! Open Rehearsals offer audience members a unique perspective on the creative dynamic between orchestra and conductor. Each Open Rehearsal begins with 8:30am coffee and complimentary donuts followed by a half-hour informative talk at 9am.
The vibrant violinist Arabella Steinbacher returns to the SFS, performing Tchaikovsky’s fiery and firework-filled Violin Concerto under the baton of the esteemed Charles Dutoit. Bartók’s brilliant Concerto for Orchestra is written not for a particular solo instrument but treats the entire orchestra as soloists.ÂThe Concerto for Orchestra has been a staple of the orchestral repertoire since its premiere in 1944, and Dutoit’s interpretation of it has been called “electrifying” and “impeccable” (Gramophone).
Katharine Hanrahan Open Rehearsal is a working rehearsal. The pieces rehearsed are at the conductor's discretion.
Conductor/Performers... show more

Experience a San Francisco Symphony concert in the making! Open Rehearsals offer audience members a unique perspective on the creative dynamic between orchestra and conductor. Each Open Rehearsal begins with 8:30am coffee and complimentary donuts followed by a half-hour informative talk at 9am.
The vibrant violinist Arabella Steinbacher returns to the SFS, performing Tchaikovsky’s fiery and firework-filled Violin Concerto under the baton of the esteemed Charles Dutoit. Bartók’s brilliant Concerto for Orchestra is written not for a particular solo instrument but treats the entire orchestra as soloists.ÂThe Concerto for Orchestra has been a staple of the orchestral repertoire since its premiere in 1944, and Dutoit’s interpretation of it has been called “electrifying” and “impeccable” (Gramophone).
Katharine Hanrahan Open Rehearsal is a working rehearsal. The pieces rehearsed are at the conductor's discretion.
Conductor/Performers
Charles Dutoit
conductor
Arabella Steinbacher
violin
San Francisco Symphony
Program
Stravinsky
Le Chant du rossignol
Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto
Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
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