Premieres Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand
GREAT PERFORMANCES celebrates the opening night of San Francisco Symphony’s 110th season as it welcomes its music director, GRAMMY-winning conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, to the stage as conductor, marking their first opening night concert together since Salonen assumed the post of music director last season.
Recorded Oct. 1, 2021, before a live audience, the coronavirus pandemic-delayed concert includes performances of John Adams’ “Slonimsky’s Earbox,” Alberto Ginastera’s “Estancia” Suite with dancers from San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company LINES Ballet performing original choreography by Alonzo King, and Silvestre Revueltas’ “Noche de Encantamiento” from his film score to “La Noche de los Mayas.”
The concert also features GRAMMY-winning bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding and a jazz trio of guest musicians performing GRAMMY-winning composer-saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s “Gaia” with the San Francisco Symphony.
Musical Selections:
- “Slonimsky’s Earbox” by John Adams
- “Estancia” Suite by Alberto Ginastera
- Excerpts from “Gaia” by Wayne Shorter
- “Noche de encantamiento” from La noche de los Mayas” by Silvestre Revueltas
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GREAT PERFORMANCES “San Francisco Symphony Reopening Night” premieres Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 on PBS, pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app.
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Credits:
Directed by Michael Beyer and produced by Bernhard Fleischer. A production of Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images and The WNET Group. Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.
