Rafael Payare Conducts Strauss

Concert update: Hilary Hahn is unwell and regretfully unable to perform on this week’s program. We are grateful to pianist Bruce Liu for stepping in on short notice. In his SF Symphony debut, Rafael Payare leads Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, an impassioned portrait of man’s successes and failures. Bruce Liu (also making his SF Symphony debut) takes on Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a work that elegantly balances drama and lyric...