San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gautier Capucon, San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

A gathering of superstar musicians, each with a long-standing affinity for the music, make this an electrifying concert. Michael Tilson Thomas had a longtime working relationship with Stravinsky, while Gautier Capuçon has performed and recorded Saint-Saëns’s daredevil Cello Concerto No. 1 to great acclaim. There’s also the New York premiere of Tilson Thomas’s Lope and Stravinsky’s spectacular The Firebird, which brings the concert to a rousing conclusion. Part of: Concertos Plus San Francisco Symphony is also performing March 18. Performers San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor Gautier Capuçon, Cello Program MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Lope (NY Premiere) SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No...

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A gathering of superstar musicians, each with a long-standing affinity for the music, make this an electrifying concert. Michael Tilson Thomas had a longtime working relationship with Stravinsky, while Gautier Capuçon has performed and recorded Saint-Saëns’s daredevil Cello Concerto No. 1 to great acclaim. There’s also the New York premiere of Tilson Thomas’s Lope and Stravinsky’s spectacular The Firebird, which brings the concert to a rousing conclusion. Part of: Concertos Plus San Francisco Symphony is also performing March 18. Performers San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor Gautier Capuçon, Cello Program MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Lope (NY Premiere) SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 STRAVINSKY The Firebird Part of Pre-Concert Talks Pre-concert talk at 7 PM with Paul Berry, Adjunct Associate Professor of Music History, Yale University.

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