# Hélène Grimaud at Davies Symphony Hall, January 9, 2022

[San Francisco Symphony](https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2021-22/Helene-Grimaud) presents [Hélène Grimaud](http://helenegrimaud.com/)  
[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)  
7:30 PM, Sunday, January 9, 2022

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## Set One

[7:35 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

01. [7:37 PM] Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937): Bagatelle No. 1 (2005)
02. [7:40 PM] Achille-Claude Debussy (1862–1918): _Arabesque_ No. 1 in E major, L. 66 (1888): Andantino con moto
03. [7:44 PM] Silvestrov: Bagatelle No. 2 (2007)
04. [7:47 PM] Erik Satie (1866–1925): _Gnossienne_ No. 4 (1891)
05. [7:49 PM] Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Nocturne in E minor, Opus post. 72, no.1 (1827)
06. [7:53 PM] Satie: _Gnossienne_ No. 1 (1890)
07. [7:56 PM] Satie: _En y regardant à deux foix_ (Look at it twice), from _Pièces froides_ (1897)
08. [7:58 PM] Debussy: _La Plus que lente_, L. 121 (1910)
09. [8:01 PM] Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Opus 17, no.4 (1831): Lento, ma non troppo (A minor)
10. [8:05 PM] Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Opus 34, no.2 (1838): lento (A minor)
10. [8:10 PM] Debussy: _Clair de lune_, from _Suite bergamasque_, L. 75 (1890/1905)
10. [8:14 PM] Debussy: _Rêverie_, L. 68 (1890)
10. [8:16 PM] Satie: _Passer_ (Go on), from _Pièces froides_ (1897)  
[8:18 PM] {set ends; bows and applause; break!}

## Set Two: Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana

Robert Schumann (1810—1856): _Kreisleriana_, Opus 16 (1838)

01. Äußerst bewegt (Extremely animated), D minor
02. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch (Very inwardly and not too quickly), B♭ major—Intermezzo I—Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)—Intermezzo II—Etwas bewegter (somewhat faster)
03. Sehr aufgeregt (Very agitated), G minor
04. Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B♭ major/G minor
05. Sehr lebhaft (Very lively), G minor
06. Sehr langsam (Very slowly), B♭ major
07. Sehr rasch (Very fast), C minor/E♭ major
08. Schnell und spielend (Fast and playful), G minor  
{set ends; encores? probably!}

## Performers

* [Hélène Grimaud](http://helenegrimaud.com/): piano.

## Notes

Ach! So like an idiot, I forgot that BART has been shutting down early on Sunday during the pandemic: 9 PM! First set ended tonight about 8:20 PM; twenty minutes for intermission meant that set two wouldn't get going until about 8:45 PM, leaving me no chance for hearing that bit AND getting home. Crap-ola! Should have checked things out better this afternoon: could driven over and solved the problem that way. Oh well. 

So how was the first set? Great! Like a long dream, with episodes that followed into and through one another without break of any sort. I'm certain this made it hard for some folks to follow the program, but being familiar with about half of it, those pieces served as guide marks to keep my attention on track. Hélène played from memory, and it was quite interesting to watch her: I'm sorry to have cut short my first chance to hear her, hopefully she'll be back again soon!

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[Program Notes](https://sfsymphony.encoreplus.app/posts/100362/helene-grimaud-program-notes) or {{:2022:2022-01:20220109pn.pdf|program notes}}

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