Beethoven’s majestic Emperor Concerto lives up to its name with Nelson Freire at the keyboard and Riccardo Chailly on the podium. Beethoven’s brilliant Seventh Symphony fuses the drama, whimsy, and melodic beauty of all his earlier symphonies. Wagner thought of this music as the essence of dance. Whatever Beethoven intended, this is the composer at his wildest. ". . . vivacious, sinuous music-making . . . Chailly kindled a fire that licked upwards from the classically conceived foundation to the highly dramatic conflagration of the Finale.”—Financial Times
- Venue: Davies Symphony Hall
- Date: Mon February 22, 2010 8:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $15-100
- Tickets: 415-864-6000
Sun February 21, 2010 7:00pm
Davies Symphony Hall
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