Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SF Symphony present a program where the friction between powerful viewpoints yields brilliant musical discoveries. Hannah Kendall’s Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama takes inspiration from Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artwork Tuxedo while referencing the complicated legacy of Western exploration and colonialism. Then, Unsuk Chin’s Graffiti paints a musical picture that’s wild, refined, free, and mysterious. The program concludes with Ludwig van Beethoven’s triumphant Seventh Symphony whose emotional center is the second movement, the heartrending Allegretto. Hear music sparked by artwork and come early to watch a live painting by The Writerz of Doom inspired by the program.
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Program Items
Hannah Kendall
Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama [San Francisco Symphony Premiere, U.S. Premiere]
Unsuk Chin
Graffiti [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7
Performers
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Conductor
San Francisco Symphony