Gustavo Gimeno conducts the San Francisco Symphony featuring piano soloist Javier Perianes
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
2:00 PM, Sunday, November 7, 2021

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• Unsuk Chin: Subito con Forza (2020) [San Francisco Symphony Premiere]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467 (1785)
• György Ligeti: Concert Românesc (1951, rev. 1996)
• Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, (1833) “Italian”

[2:05 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

1. [2:08 PM] Unsuk Chin (b. 1961): Subito con Forza (2020) [San Francisco Symphony & West Coast Premiere]
   [2:13 PM] {work ends}
   [2:15 PM] {pause to set up for Mozart}
   [2:16 PM] {noodling by the performers onstage}
   [2:17 PM] {orchestral tuning}
   [2:17 PM] {applause for entrance of GG & JP}

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91): Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467 (1785), featuring piano soloist Javier Perianes

1. [2:17 PM] [Allegro maestoso] (no tempo marking written)
2. [2:33 PM] Andante
3. [2:40 PM] Allegro vivace assai
   [2:47 PM] {applause}

1. [2:48 PM] (unidentified solo piano encore)
   [2:52 PM] {applause}
   [2:53 PM] {set ends; break!}

[3:12 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out}

György Sándor Ligeti (1923–2006): Concert Românesc (1951, rev. 1996)

1. [3:14 PM] Andantino »
2. [3:17 PM] Allegro vivace »
3. [3:18 PM] Adagio ma non troppo »
4. [3:21 PM] Molto vivace
   [3:27 PM] {work ends}

[3:30 PM] {tuning}
[3:31 PM] {GG returns}

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, (1833) “Italian”

1. [3:31 PM] Allegro vivace
2. [3:42 PM] Andante con moto
3. [3:49 PM] Con moto moderato
4. [3:55 PM] Saltarello. Presto
   [4:00 PM] {applause and bows}
   [4:02 PM] {show ends}

• San Francisco Symphony members vary by program: see the current list.

• Gustavo Gimeno: conductor;
• Javier Perianes: piano.

This weekend's three shows marked Gustavo Gimeno's debut as guest conductor for SFS. I liked him, but not enough to write any notes, so I have nothing to say right now. Doh! Must not have been too distracting!

I enjoyed today's program quite a bit: between the new appetizer pieces and the older mainstays, it offered good variety.

Program Notes or program notes

Joshua Kosman posted a laudatory review with the SF Chronicle.

Harvey Steiman posted a grumpy review with Seen and Heard International.

Strangely, neither reviewer saw fit to mention Javier Perianes' solo turn: maybe that was a special lagniappe offered only on Sunday? In Los Angeles last week, he encored with Chopin’s Nocturne No. 20, but that's definitely not right for today – I thought this piece sounded like Debussy. Would have been nice for SFS or JP to post something about what got played: is that asking too much?

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