San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Donna L. Kendall Classical Series BERG: Violin Concerto MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
Widely considered to be among the most artistically adventurous and innovative arts institutions in the United States, the San Francisco Symphony makes its first Orange County appearance in nearly 10 years. Led by Michael Tilson Thomas, the program features Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony, a work of intense emotions and orchestral range by a composer long championed by Tilson Thomas. Violinist Gil Shaham joins them for Alban Berg’s Violin Concerto.
Appointed Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony in September 1995, Michael Tilson Thomas is currently the longest-tenured music director at any major American orchestra and the longest-tenured San Francisco Symphony Music Director. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut at age 29, leading the orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Since 1996, Tilson Thomas and the orchestra have embarked on more than two dozen national and international tours and made numerous Grammy Award-winning recordings together. Tilson Thomas is a recipient of the National Medal of Arts.
$38-$268
Phone: (949) 553-2422 x1
2018/03/29 - 2018/03/29
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
For visitors to Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and Samueli Theater, the closest parking is in the Plaza Tower Parking Structure, which is across Park Center Drive from the Westin South Coast Plaza and directly behind the concert hall and South Coast Repertory.
Current rates for performance parking are $10 (cash only).
Limited street parking is available for patrons visiting the box office.