Conductor James Gaffigan leads an exhilarating concert featuring the "absolutely stunning" (Chicago Tribune) Simone Lamsma performing Prokofiev's passionate Violin Concerto No. 2. Opening the program, the San Francisco Symphony performs Mussorgsky’s musical thunderbolt, A Night on Bald Mountain, the evocative tone poem inspired by stories from Russian folklore. Then, hear R. Strauss’ arresting “Dance of the Seven Veils.”
Conductor/Performers
James Gaffigan
conductor
Simone Lamsma
violin
San Francisco Symphony
Program
Mussorgsky
A Night on Bald Mountain
Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2
Mozart
Symphony No. 36, Linz
R. Strauss
"Dance of the Seven Veils" from Salome
Conductor James Gaffigan leads an exhilarating concert featuring the "absolutely stunning" (Chicago Tribune) Simone Lamsma performing Prokofiev's passionate Violin Concerto No. 2. Opening the program, the San Francisco Symphony performs Mussorgsky’s musical thunderbolt, A Night on Bald Mountain, the evocative tone poem inspired by stories from Russian folklore. Then, hear R. Strauss’ arresting “Dance of the Seven Veils.”
Conductor/Performers
James Gaffigan
conductor
Simone Lamsma
violin
San Francisco Symphony
Program
Mussorgsky
A Night on Bald Mountain
Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2
Mozart
Symphony No. 36, Linz
R. Strauss
"Dance of the Seven Veils" from Salome
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