Fauré’s Requiem

Consolation and communion are this concert's common themes. Conductor Kazuki Yamada leads the SF Symphony and Chorus in Fauré's tenderly radiant and humane Requiem, an underrated stunner. Hailed for her sensitive and insightful interpretations, pianist Hélène Grimaud performs Ravel's sprightly Piano Concerto in G major. In 1931, as he was finishing the concerto, Ravel explained that it was "written very much in the same spirit as [concertos by] Mozart and Saint-Saëns."

Artists

Kazuki Yamada
Conductor

Hélène Grimaud
Piano

Liv Redpath
Soprano

Michael Sumuel
Baritone

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Jenny Wong
Director, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Francisco Symphony


Program

Dai Fujikura
Entwine [US Premiere]

Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major

Gabriel Fauré
Requiem

Illustration by Shout