Carmina burana and adam’s piano concerto at the san francisco symphony

January 16, 18 & 19
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue

Orff's profane and profound pseudo-medieval cantata Carmina burana is the banger of all choral bangers: No one who has heard the opening movement "O Fortuna" even once, whether live or on a film soundtrack, could question its eternal-earworm status. Also on the concert: Víkingur Ólafsson premieres a new piano concerto by John Adams, inspired in part by the pianist’s remarkable Bach performances. Conductor David Robertson, a responsive and nuanced interpreter of Adams’s eclectic soundscapes, leads this program.

Program

Charles Ives
The Unanswered Question

John Adams
After the Fall [San Francisco Symphony Commission and World Premiere]

Carl Orff
Carmina burana