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Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho with the San Francisco Symphony

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San Francisco Symphony Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho with the San Francisco Symphony

Treat yourself to a night at the movies—with a live symphony orchestra! Bernard Herrmann revolutionized the art of film music with his hair-raising soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. San Francisco Symphony Assistant Conductor Donato Cabrera will lead the Orchestra in Herrmann's iconic score as live accompaniment to Hitchcock's most gripping film. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a cinematic classic as you've never seen (or heard) it before!

  • Venue: Davies Symphony Hall
  • Date: Sat July 17, 2010 8:00pm
  • City: San Francisco
  • Price Range: $30 to $70
  • Tickets: (415) 864-6000

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Herrmann

Psycho (film with live accompaniment)

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July 14, 2010

Film buffs are celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the release of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho this year, and music buffs are celebrating Bernard Herrmann's film score, one of the most instantly recognizable and highly regarded of all time. This weekend, you can hear the San Francisco Symphony play the score live, synching to a showing of the movie, and if you really want to get the full skin-crawling effect of the musical sequences in this cinematic landmark you probably can't do better.

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