ANDRÁS SCHIFF PLAYS AND CONDUCTS BACH AND MENDELSSOHN

J.S. Bach was all but forgotten when Felix Mendelssohn launched a full-scale revival of Bach’s music in 1829—two geniuses from different eras whose music captivates, inspires, and reaches deep into the soul. Hear both composers in the hands of the absolutely riveting conductor and pianist András Schiff. “Schiff performed Bach . . . and transformed the huge and well-filled hall into a bowl of rapt silence” (Independent).

Conductor/Performers

András Schiff
Conductor and Piano

Jennifer Mitchell
Soprano

Margaret (Peg) Lisi
Mezzo-soprano

Michael Jankosky
Tenor

San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin, Director
San Francisco Symphony

Program

J.S. Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major

J.S. Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major

J.S. Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3

Mendelssohn
Lobgesang, Opus 52