The San Francisco Symphony Presents American Orchestras The American Orchestra Series concludes with performances by the award-winning Philadelphia Orchestra led by Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit. Joining the Orchestra is pianist Louis Lortie, performing Ravel’s hauntingly beautiful and technically virtuosic Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. The program also features one of Hindemith’s most popular pieces, Symphonic Metamorphosis, which takes themes from the early-Romantic German composer Carl Maria von Weber and reworks them in a more modern language, and Shostakovich’s... show more

The San Francisco Symphony Presents American Orchestras The American Orchestra Series concludes with performances by the award-winning Philadelphia Orchestra led by Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit. Joining the Orchestra is pianist Louis Lortie, performing Ravel’s hauntingly beautiful and technically virtuosic Piano Concerto for the Left Hand. The program also features one of Hindemith’s most popular pieces, Symphonic Metamorphosis, which takes themes from the early-Romantic German composer Carl Maria von Weber and reworks them in a more modern language, and Shostakovich’s uplifting Fifth Symphony. American Orchestra Series Conductor/Performers: Charles Dutoit conductor Louis Lortie piano Philadelphia Orchestra Program: Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
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