Name: The Matrix Live - Film with Live Orchestra
Start: 2022-07-02T19:30:00
Location: Davies Symphony Hall

Don Davis

San Francisco Symphony

Conductor Stéphane Denève joins the San Francisco Symphony for an extraordinary program featuring two powerhouses of the French symphonic organ tradition, performed by Olivier Latry. Poulenc’s Organ Concerto was inspired by the intricate organ fantasies of Buxtehude, Bach, and other Baroque composers. “This is not the happy-go-lucky Poulenc,” he confessed in a letter, “but a Poulenc en route to the cloister—a 15th-century Poulenc, if you like.” Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony has been a hit with audiences since 1886, when the composer led the Royal Philharmonic Society in its world premiere. His writing for the organ—quietly shaded at first, commanding later—is the perfect showcase for Davies Symphony Hall’s magnificent Ruffatti Organ.

Denève Conducts Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall

A lowly computer programmer discovers that reality isn’t quite what it seems, and learns that the truth is far stranger. Buckle up, free your mind, and experience The Matrix like never before, as the film’s composer Don Davis takes up the baton to lead the SF Symphony in his exhilarating score while the unforgettable cinematography of this sleek thriller flies across the big screen