SCHUBERT 5 & DESSNER VIOLIN CONCERTO

SF Symphony Collaborative Partners Bryce Dessner--a composer, songwriter, and founding member of the band The National--and violinist Pekka Kuusisto--lauded for bridging genres and bringing fresh energy to concert halls worldwide--join forces for the US premiere of Dessner's Violin Concerto, an SF Symphony commission. The program opens with Ludwig van Beethoven's fiery Leonore Overture No. 2, originally written to introduce his only opera Fidelio, and closes with Franz Schubert's merry Symphony No. 5.

CONDUCTORS & PERFORMERS

Esa-Pekka Salonen CONDUCTOR
Pekka Kuusisto VIOLIN
San Francisco Symphony

PROGRAM

Leonore Overture No. 2 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto [San Francisco Symphony Commission, U.S. Premiere] - Bryce Dessner
Symphony No. 5 - Franz Schubert