# San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, November 3, 2016

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2016-2017/Yuja-Wang-plays-Chopin.aspx) featuring [Yuja Wang](http://www.yujawang.com/)  
2016-11-03  
[Davies Symphony Hall](http://www.sfsymphony.org)  
[201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, November 3, 2016

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## Tentative Program

* Michael Tilson Thomas: _Agnegram_
* Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
* Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

## Set One

[8:00 PM lights down, announcements, pause, tuning, introductory comments from MTT]

### Michael Tilson Thomas: Agnegram

01. [8:05 PM] Michael Tilson Thomas (b.1944): _Agnegram_ (1998/2016)  
[work ends ~8:11 PM; pause to reset the stage; ready to continue at 8:15 PM]

### Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2

Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849): Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (1830)

01. [8:17 PM] _Maestoso_
02. [8:32 PM] _Larghetto_
03. [8:41 PM] _Allegro vivace_  
[set ends 8:49 PM; applause and bows until 8:52, then all off for intermission]

## Set Two: Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

[9:11 PM lights down, tuning]

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896): Symphony No. 7 in E major (1883/85)

01. [9:13 PM] _Allegro moderato_
02. [9:32 PM] _Adagio: Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam_
03. [9:56 PM] _Scherzo: Sehr schnell_
04. [10:06 PM] _Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell_  
[show ends 10:18 PM; all off after a couple minutes of applause]


## Performers

### San Francisco Symphony

[San Francisco Symphony](http://www.sfsymphony.org)

* [Michael Tilson Thomas](http://www.michaeltilsonthomas.com/): conductor, music director;
* symphony members vary by program;
 see [the current list](http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Musicians-Conductors).


### Soloist

* [Yuja Wang](http://www.yujawang.com/): piano.


## Notes

The opening pieces tonight, MTT's _Agnegram_, was a jolly, rambunctious march that started things off with a real bang! I would be hard pressed to identify any of the joke insertions from the middle portion of the work, but I think I recognized at least two or three of the tunes. I bet Agnes was as pleased as punch with the musical gift!

Laura Stanfield Prichard posted an [article](https://www.sfcv.org/preview/san-francisco-symphony/mtts-tribute-to-symphony-patron) that further elaborates on the genesis of _Agnegram_ and it's current revival.

The main dish for tonight, Chopin's first piano concerto (yeah, it's numbered second, but it was written first ... what a jokester that Chopin!), was also quite good -- and Yuja looked ever so delicious in a stunning orange gown -- but musically, it didn't quite knock my socks off as much as her performance in [September](:2016:2016-09:2016-09-28). Not that I have any complaint with tonight's performance, mind you, I'm only commenting that it was less exciting than the previous visit. Likely this is due to the difference in the nature of the works, with tonight being more romantic and introspective whereas the Shostakovich Piano Concerto was fiery and extroverted. I'm glad I attended both -- a night at the symphony is generally fun no matter what!

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