This program of SF Symphony premieres opens with Texu Kim's ebullient work, Bounce!!. Pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins the Orchestra for Lou Harrison's songful concerto, followed by Younghi Pagh-Paan's undulating Nim and Takashi Yoshimatsu's delicate The Age of Birds. Led by conductor Perry So, the program closes with Zhou Long's lively The Rhyme of Taigu, celebrating the energy and spirit of Japanese Taiko drumming.
CONDUCTORS & PERFORMERS
Perry So CONDUCTOR
Wu Man PIPA
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Bounce!! [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Texu Kim
Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Lou Harrison
NIM [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Younghi Pagh-Paan
The Age of Birds [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Takashi Yoshimatsu
The Rhyme of Taigu [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Zhou Long
This program of SF Symphony premieres opens with Texu Kim's ebullient work, Bounce!!. Pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins the Orchestra for Lou Harrison's songful concerto, followed by Younghi Pagh-Paan's undulating Nim and Takashi Yoshimatsu's delicate The Age of Birds. Led by conductor Perry So, the program closes with Zhou Long's lively The Rhyme of Taigu, celebrating the energy and spirit of Japanese Taiko drumming.
CONDUCTORS & PERFORMERS
Perry So CONDUCTOR
Wu Man PIPA
San Francisco Symphony
PROGRAM
Bounce!! [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Texu Kim
Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Lou Harrison
NIM [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Younghi Pagh-Paan
The Age of Birds [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Takashi Yoshimatsu
The Rhyme of Taigu [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] - Zhou Long
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