Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the San Francisco Symphony in a globe-hopping, toe-tapping program that’s bursting with rhythm and color. Among the highlights is Shift, a new trombone concerto by Lima native Jimmy López—performed by SF Symphony Principal Trombone Timothy Higgins—inspired by “the behavior of waves as observed through the Doppler effect.” The Spanish composer Joaquín Turina wrote his most famous work, Danzas fantásticas, in 1919, inspired by the novel La orgía by José Más. Printed on the score at the start of each dance are quotations from the novel, which convey the ecstatic splendor of Turina’s music. Born in the French Pyrenees to a Basque mother reared in Madrid, Maurice Ravel embraced a cross-cultural style. Rapsodie espagnole boasts Spanish-inflected castanets and tambourine, shadowy low winds, muted brass, and blazing instrumental colors.

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Ravel & Music of the Americas

Davies Symphony Hall

UC Berkeley Philharmonia Orchestra 2026

UC Berkeley Department of Music

Beethoven & Cinderella

Artis–Naples

Brahms’ fiery Violin Concerto, with its sweeping melodies and emotional depth, comes to life through the artistry of returning guest violinist Geneva Lewis. Jimmy López’s Aino is a stirring tone poem of defiance and tragedy, while Strauss’ and Leoncavallo’s works are steeped in operatic beauty—all inspired by love, sacrifice, and youthful vitality.

Geneva Plays Brahms

Green Music Center

The UC Berkeley Music Department’s ensemble in residence devotes its winter concert to works by alumni of the university’s prestigious composition program, praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a constant source of challenging and arresting new compositions.”

CalPerformances presents Eco Ensemble

University of California, Berkeley

Conductor Edwin Outwater takes the podium for Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring award-winning pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Jimmy López’s Loud, Lou Harrison’s Elegiac Symphony No. 2, and Amy Woodforde-Finden’s Kashmiri Song round out the eclectic program celebrating LGBTQ+ pride.

Jimmy López

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 26, 2026

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 · Grant Park Music Festival

Past events

29 - 30 May, 2026

Ravel & Music of the Americas · San Francisco Symphony

May 2, 2026

UC Berkeley Philharmonia Orchestra 2026 · UC Berkeley Department of Music

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