The Symphony performs an all-Mendelssohn program led by Kurt Masur, one of history s foremost interpreters of Mendelssohn s music (as well as his professional heir as Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra). The program opens with the picturesque Italian Symphony, penned during Mendelssohn s Grand Tour of Europe. A Midsummer Night s Dream, Mendelssohn s puckish incidental music to Shakespeare s fantastical comedy, represents a hallmark of both the composer s oeuvre and the Romantic period.Inside Music, an informative talk with James Keller, begins one hour prior to concerts. Free to... show more

The Symphony performs an all-Mendelssohn program led by Kurt Masur, one of history s foremost interpreters of Mendelssohn s music (as well as his professional heir as Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra). The program opens with the picturesque Italian Symphony, penned during Mendelssohn s Grand Tour of Europe. A Midsummer Night s Dream, Mendelssohn s puckish incidental music to Shakespeare s fantastical comedy, represents a hallmark of both the composer s oeuvre and the Romantic period.Inside Music, an informative talk with James Keller, begins one hour prior to concerts. Free to ticketholders.Davies After Hours, a post-concert music event, begins immediately after the Friday, March 11 concert in the Second Tier lobby-turned-lounge. Free to ticketholders.Center Terrace seats not available.Davies After HoursMedia PartnersConductor/PerformersKurt MasurconductorSusannah BillersopranoMaya Lahyanimezzo-sopranoItay TirannarratorSan Francisco Girls Chorus; Susan McMane, DirectorSan Francisco SymphonyProgramMendelssohnSymphony No. 4, ItalianMendelssohnA Midsummer Night s Dream (complete, sung in English)
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