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The San Fran SO wraps its season on 8/23 with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published July 26, 2023 at 1:47 PM EDT

A brilliant musician and visionary, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard's approach to Classical and Romantic music is often in demand with leading composers as collaborator and interpreter. We hear him collaborate with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen on 8/23 @ 8pm.

8/2 Mozart: Symphony No. 38, Prague Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Gustavo Dudamel, cond)

8/9 Brahms: Nänie, Gesang der Parzen, Schicksalslied Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique (San Francisco S Chorus; Nathalie Stutzmann, cond)

8/16 Steven Stucky: Radical Light John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (Vikingur Ólafsson, p; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond)

8/23 Boccherini/Berio: Ritirata notturna di Madrid from La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 Jessie Montgomery: Strum for String Orchestra Respighi: Pines of Rome (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, p; Esa-Pekka Salonen, cond)

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The San Fran SO wraps its season on 8/23 with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard

A brilliant musician and visionary, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard's approach to Classical and Romantic music is often in demand with leading composers as collaborator and interpreter. We hear him collaborate with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen on 8/23 @ 8pm.