PBO’s "Season of Stars" kicks off with Music Director Nicholas McGegan conducting a concert of sheer fun! Steven Isserlis, one of the most dramatic cello virtuosos of our time, joins PBO to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Franz Josef Haydn’s death with a performance his of Cello Concerto in C Major, a work thought lost for over 200 years. Also on the program is one of Haydn’s most popular London symphonies, known as “The Clock” for its steady, driving tempo, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s energetic and entertaining Symphony No. 7. Famously described as being the “apotheosis of the dance,” the latter work is not only one of the greatest of all time, but it premiered under extraordinary circumstances, with Beethoven conducting a constellation of the brightest musical stars of his time, including Louis Spohr, Johann Hummel, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Antonio Salieri, Anton Romberg and Domenico Dragonetti. Join PBO for an evening of music that has never ceased to rouse audiences to their feet!
- Venue: Herbst Theatre
- Date: Thu September 10, 2009 8:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $25
- Tickets: (415) 392-4400
Fri September 11, 2009 8:00pm
Sat September 12, 2009 8:00pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Sun September 13, 2009 7:30pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Tue September 15, 2009 8:00pm
First United Methodist Church
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Program
Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D major, "The Clock"
Haydn
Concerto for Violoncello in C major
Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major
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