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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / FEBRUARY 24, 2017
(High resolution images of Arabella Steinbacher, Marek Janowski, Gil Shaham, and Juraj Valčuha are available for download from the San Francisco
Symphony’s Online Photo Library)
GUEST CONDUCTORS MAREK JANOWSKI AND JURAJ VALČUHA LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO
SYMPHONY IN TWO DYNAMIC PROGRAMS
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher gives first SFS performance of the Hindemith Violin Concerto March 9–
12; violinist Gil Shaham performs Barber’s Violin Concerto March 16–18
Concerts also include Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
SAN FRANCISCO, February 24 — Guest conductors Marek Janowski and Juraj Valčuha lead the San Francisco
Symphony (SFS) in two concerts next month. On March 9–12, Marek Janowski leads the SFS in an all-German
program that features the first SFS performance of Hindemith’s virtuosic and rarely-performed Violin Concerto, led by
violinist Arabella Steinbacher. Part of an all-German program that includes two composers’ confrontations with warfare,
the violin concerto is paired with Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture, a portrayal of a Roman general’s vengeful attack on
his homeland. Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 concludes the program.
The following week, Slovak conductor Juraj Valčuha leads the SFS in a bold concert program on March 16–18 that
includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Schreker’s Chamber Symphony and Barber’s lush and sweeping Violin
Concerto featuring venerated violinist Gil Shaham. Schreker wrote his Chamber Symphony in late 1916 as a centennial
piece for the Vienna Music Academy and it remains one of his most widely performed works today.
Calendar editors, please note:
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MAREK JANOWSKI CONDUCTING
Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 8 pm
Friday, March 10, 2017 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8 pm
Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Marek Janowski conductor
Arabella Steinbacher violin
San Francisco Symphony
BEETHOVEN
HINDEMITH
BRAHMS
Coriolan Overture, Opus 62
Violin Concerto [first SFS performance]
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Opus 98
Audio Program Notes: Listen to free podcasts about Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Brahms’s Symphony No. 4,
hosted by KDFC’s Rik Malone. All podcasts are archived, and can be streamed from sfsymphony.org/podcasts, and
downloaded from the iTunes store and from soundcloud.com/sfsymphony.
Pre-Concert Talk: Scott Foglesong will give an “Inside Music” talk from the stage one hour prior to each concert. Free to
all concert ticket holders; doors open 15 minutes before.
Broadcast / Archived Stream: A broadcast of these performances will air Tuesday, March 21 at 8 pm on Classical
KDFC 90.3 San Francisco, 104.9 San Jose, 89.9 Napa, and kdfc.com where it will be available for on-demand
streaming for 21 days following the broadcast.
Pre-Order Food and Drinks: Concertgoers may pre-order drinks and snacks here by 11am the day of a performance to
arrange to have them ready at Davies Symphony Hall either before the concert or at intermission.
Tickets: $15–$162.
Tickets are available at sfsymphony.org, by phone at 415-864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on
Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, JURAJ VALČUHA CONDUCTING
Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 8 pm
Friday, March 17, 2017 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 8 pm
Juraj Valčuha conductor
Gil Shaham violin
San Francisco Symphony
SCHREKER
BARBER
BEETHOVEN
Kammersymphonie (Chamber Symphony) [first SFS performance]
Violin Concerto, Opus 14
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92
Audio Program Notes: Listen to a free podcast about Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, hosted by KDFC’s Rik Malone. All
podcasts are archived, and can be streamed from sfsymphony.org/podcasts, and downloaded from the iTunes store and
from soundcloud.com/sfsymphony.
Pre-Concert Talk: James Keller will give an “Inside Music” talk from the stage one hour prior to each concert. Free to all
concert ticket holders; doors open 15 minutes before.
Broadcast / Archived Stream: A broadcast of these performances will air Tuesday, March 28 at 8 pm on Classical
KDFC 90.3 San Francisco, 104.9 San Jose, 89.9 Napa, and kdfc.com where it will be available for on-demand
streaming for 21 days following the broadcast.
Pre-Order Food and Drinks: Concertgoers may pre-order drinks and snacks here by 11am the day of a performance to
arrange to have them ready at Davies Symphony Hall either before the concert or at intermission.
Tickets: $15-$162.
Tickets are available at sfsymphony.org, by phone at 415-864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on
Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
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Gil Shaham’s appearance is supported by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Guest Artists.
Juraj Valcuha’s appearance is supported by the Louise M. Davies Guest Conductor Fund.
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