Divertimento for Orchestra; Serenade
8:00 pm
Friday, February 23, 2018
San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall
San Francisco, California, United States
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Vadim Gluzman, violin
Experience the exuberant spirit of Bernstein’s music with his Divertimento, a lighthearted and joyful work inspired by the composer’s youth. Then, violinist Vadim Gluzman performs one of Bernstein’s most lyrical orchestral works, his Serenade. The program concludes with Shostakovich’s tremendous Symphony No. 5.