Katharine Hanrahan Open Rehearsal: Arabella Steinbacher plays Tchaikovsky

Experience a San Francisco Symphony concert in the making! Open Rehearsals offer audience members a unique perspective on the creative dynamic between orchestra and conductor. Each Open Rehearsal begins with 8:30am coffee and complimentary donuts followed by a half-hour informative talk at 9am.

The vibrant violinist Arabella Steinbacher returns to the SFS, performing Tchaikovsky’s fiery and firework-filled Violin Concerto under the baton of the esteemed Charles Dutoit. Bartók’s brilliant Concerto for Orchestra is written not for a particular solo instrument but treats the entire orchestra as soloists. The Concerto for Orchestra has been a staple of the orchestral repertoire since its premiere in 1944, and Dutoit’s interpretation of it has been called “electrifying” and “impeccable” (Gramophone).

Inside Music, an informative talk free to ticketholders, begins one hour prior to the rehearsal.

Please note: This is a working rehearsal. The pieces rehearsed are at the conductor’s discretion.

Conductor/Performers:

Charles Dutoit
conductor

Arabella Steinbacher
violin

San Francisco Symphony

Program:

Stravinsky
Le Chant du rossignol

Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto

Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra