program
[San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
Milky Ways
[San Francisco Symphony Commission & U.S. Premiere]
performances
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The U.S. premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways is supported by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Works of Music.
Event Description
Wynton Marsalis blends jazz, ragtime, and spirituals in his Blues Symphony, a powerful celebration of Black history and folklore. SF Symphony English horn player Russ de Luna stars in Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways, a celestial and hypnotic work that portrays life at its grandest and most miniscule. Led by Cristian Măcelaru, the program concludes with Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Symphony, a youthful piece of charming brashness and madcap action.
