San Francisco Symphony presents Semyon Bychkov, guest conductor, with piano soloists Katia and Marielle Labèque
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
2:00 PM, Thursday, May 31, 2018

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• Alexander Taneyev: Oresteia Overture; Notes
• Bruch: Concerto for Two Pianos; Notes
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2, Little Russian; Notes

[2:01 PM lights down, announcements]

Alexander Taneyev (1856-1915): Oresteia Overture (1889)

1. [2:03 PM] opus
   [work ends 2:21 PM; pause to make room for two pianos at center stage]

[2:31 PM tuning, pause, entrance of the Labèque sisters]

Max Christian Freidrich Bruch (1838-1920): Concerto for Two Pianos (1915; SFS premiere)

1. [2:33 PM] Andante sostenuto
2. [2:38 PM] Andante con moto - Allegro molto vivace
3. [2:44 PM] Adagio ma non troppo
4. [2:50 PM] Andante – Allegro
   [set ends 2:58 PM; applause for a few minutes; break at 3:00 PM]

[3:20 PM lights down, tuning]

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, Little Russian (1880)

1. [3:21 PM] Andante sostenuto – Allegro vivo
2. [3:32 PM] Andantino marziale quasi Moderato
3. [3:41 PM] Scherzo. Allegro molto vivace
4. [3:46 PM] Finale. Moderato assai — Allegro vivo
   [show ends 3:57 PM; bows and applause; all done by 4:00 PM]

San Francisco Symphony

• Michael Tilson Thomas: music director;
• symphony members vary by program; see the current list.

• Semyon Bychkov: conductor;
• Katia Labèque: piano;
• Marielle Labèque: piano.

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Good show today!

Niels Swinkels posted a review of the Saturday night performance of this show at SFCV.

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