California Festival: From the Edge at Davies Symphony Hall

Esa-Pekka Salonen Conductor Lauren Snouffer Soprano Kayleigh Decker Mezzo-Soprano Paul Appleby Tenor David Soar Bass James McVinnie Organ Hillary Leben Animator San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony Octet for Winds and Brass Igor Stravinsky Breathing Forests [First San Francisco Symphony Performances] Gabriella Smith Les Noces Igor Stravinsky (orch. Steven Stucky) Rising young composer Gabriella Smith conjure the spaces and sounds of California, responding to landscapes both urban and rural, geographical and metaphysical. Igor Stravinsky depicts a festive, folk-inflected Slavic wedding in his ballet Les Noces, augmented by Steven Stucky’s orchestration and artist Hillary Leben's vivid new animated shorts. Stravinsky’s Octet for Winds and Brass, a uniquely scored neoclassical work, was inspired by a late-night dream. This concert is part of the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music