A digital concert event that charts a new direction for the SF Symphony.

The San Francisco Symphony, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and eight Collaborative Partners join forces in a free online event that reflects the forward-looking and vibrant creativity of the Orchestra.

Program:
ELLEN REID: ‘Fear / Release’
Bryce Leafman, Stan Muncy, Jacob Nissly, Arthur Storch, percussion

JOHN ADAMS: Shaking and Trembling from ‘Shaker Loops’
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Helen Kim, Suzanne Leon, Polina Sedukh, violins
Yun Jie Liu, viola
David Goldblatt & Carolyn McIntosh, cellos
Daniel G. Smith, bass

KEV CHOICE feat. AÏMA the DRMR (musical preparation by Jack Perla): ‘Movements’
Kev Choice, piano/composer/emcee
AÏMA the DRMR, emcee/lyricist
Lady Fingaz, turntable
Andrew Levin, electric guitar
Marcus Phillips, electric bass
Dame Drummer, drums
Mix’d Ingrdnts
Jessie Fellows, violin
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Barbara Bogatin, cello
William Ritchen, bass
Carey Bell, clarinet
Jerome Simas, bass clarinet
Aaron Schuman, trumpet
Nick Platoff, trombone
Douglas Rioth, harp
Ed Stephan, timpani

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Allegro con brio from String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Opus 95
Chen Zhao & David Chernyavsky, violins
David Kim, viola
Anne Pinsker, cello

NICO MUHLY: ‘Throughline’ (World Premiere and San Francisco Symphony Commission)
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director
Nico Muhly, composer/conductor/piano
Julia Bullock, soprano
Pekka Kuusisto, violin
Nicholas Britell, piano
Claire Chase, bass flute
Bryce Dessner, electric guitar
Esperanza Spalding, bass/vocals/co-composer
Carol Reiley, artificial intelligence/co-composer
Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony