San Francisco Symphony: MTT and Anne Sofie Von Otter

This program traverses a vast musical landscape, from Paul Hindemith s Concert Music for brass and strings, a work infused with the propulsive energy of the Jazz Age, to Brahms s first completed orchestral work, the idyllic Serenade No. 1. The illustrious Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter lauded by Opera Now for possess[ing] one of the most flexible and natural vocal instruments of any living artist offers a selection of Scandinavian songs by Grieg, Sibelius, and others. 
[von Otter is] a model of vocal grace and subtlety, essentially challenging the audience to lean in and listen. The New York TIMES 
Inside Music, an informative talk free to ticketholders, begins one hour prior to concerts. 
Sponsored by 
Conductor/Performers 
Michael Tilson Thomas 
conductor 
Anne Sofie von Otter 
mezzo-soprano 
San Francisco Symphony 
Program 
Hindemith 
Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass 
Selected songs by Grieg and Sibelius 
Brahms 
Serenade No. 1