Join the SFS for a star-studded concert and party in honor of MTT’s 60th birthday! We’re pulling out all the stops for an extraordinary evening, with a black-tie optional concert and a celebrity lineup of international superstars you’re not likely to see together under one roof again. To celebrate, we welcome today’s reigning soprano, Renée Fleming, great American baritone Thomas Hampson, Broadway sensation Audra McDonald, and opera legend Frederica von Stade.
All guests are invited to a complimentary reception with champagne and dessert in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies immediately after the concert
Net proceeds benefit the newly created Michael Tilson Thomas First Performances Endowment Fund, which guarantees our tradition of musical innovation.
CONDUCTOR AND FEATURED ARTISTS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Audra McDonald, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Bio
Born in Los Angeles on 21 December 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas is the third generation of his family to follow an artistic career. Internationally acclaimed as both conductor and composer, Tilson Thomas composes in a colorful, eclectic style that reflects his passion for the diversity of American musical life. He began his formal studies at the University of Southern California where he studied piano with John Crown and conducting and composition with Ingolf Dahl. At age 19, he was named Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, Tilson Thomas was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal Conductor of the Great Woods Festival and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Tilson Thomas began his tenure in September 1995 as the San Francisco Symphony's 11th Music Director, consolidating a relationship with the Orchestra that began with his debut in 1974. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony. - schirmer.com
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All guests are invited to a complimentary reception with champagne and dessert in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies immediately after the concert
Net proceeds benefit the newly created Michael Tilson Thomas First Performances Endowment Fund, which guarantees our tradition of musical innovation.
CONDUCTOR AND FEATURED ARTISTS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Audra McDonald, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Bio
Born in Los Angeles on 21 December 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas is the third generation of his family to follow an artistic career. Internationally acclaimed as both conductor and composer, Tilson Thomas composes in a colorful, eclectic style that reflects his passion for the diversity of American musical life. He began his formal studies at the University of Southern California where he studied piano with John Crown and conducting and composition with Ingolf Dahl. At age 19, he was named Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, Tilson Thomas was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal Conductor of the Great Woods Festival and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Tilson Thomas began his tenure in September 1995 as the San Francisco Symphony's 11th Music Director, consolidating a relationship with the Orchestra that began with his debut in 1974. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony. - schirmer.com
Join the SFS for a star-studded concert and party in honor of MTT’s 60th birthday! We’re pulling out all the stops for an extraordinary evening, with a black-tie optional concert and a celebrity lineup of international superstars you’re not likely to see together under one roof again. To celebrate, we welcome today’s reigning soprano, Renée Fleming, great American baritone Thomas Hampson, Broadway sensation Audra McDonald, and opera legend Frederica von Stade.
All guests are invited to a complimentary reception with champagne and dessert in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies immediately after the concert
Net proceeds benefit the newly created Michael Tilson Thomas First Performances Endowment Fund, which guarantees our tradition of musical innovation.
CONDUCTOR AND FEATURED ARTISTS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Audra McDonald, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Bio
Born in Los Angeles on 21 December 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas is the third generation of his family to follow an artistic career. Internationally acclaimed as both conductor and composer, Tilson Thomas composes in a colorful, eclectic style that reflects his passion for the diversity of American musical life. He began his formal studies at the University of Southern California where he studied piano with John Crown and conducting and composition with Ingolf Dahl. At age 19, he was named Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, Tilson Thomas was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal Conductor of the Great Woods Festival and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Tilson Thomas began his tenure in September 1995 as the San Francisco Symphony's 11th Music Director, consolidating a relationship with the Orchestra that began with his debut in 1974. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony. - schirmer.com
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All guests are invited to a complimentary reception with champagne and dessert in the Davies Symphony Hall lobbies immediately after the concert
Net proceeds benefit the newly created Michael Tilson Thomas First Performances Endowment Fund, which guarantees our tradition of musical innovation.
CONDUCTOR AND FEATURED ARTISTS
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Audra McDonald, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Bio
Born in Los Angeles on 21 December 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas is the third generation of his family to follow an artistic career. Internationally acclaimed as both conductor and composer, Tilson Thomas composes in a colorful, eclectic style that reflects his passion for the diversity of American musical life. He began his formal studies at the University of Southern California where he studied piano with John Crown and conducting and composition with Ingolf Dahl. At age 19, he was named Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, Tilson Thomas was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal Conductor of the Great Woods Festival and Principal Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. Tilson Thomas began his tenure in September 1995 as the San Francisco Symphony's 11th Music Director, consolidating a relationship with the Orchestra that began with his debut in 1974. He is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony. - schirmer.com
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