"Beethoven's subject wasn't the individual but the human condition, the fate we heroically create for ourselves, one choice at a time. Has any transition from C minor to C major ever felt more blissful, more fully earned? Less familiar but equally powerful is Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen's visceral and life-affirming The Rapids of Life, heard in its US premiere. Pianist Seong-Jin Cho and SF Symphony Principal Trumpet Mark Inouye perform Shostakovich's sprightly and intelligent Piano Concerto No. 1, an underperformed gem that spans the silly and the sublime."
"Beethoven 5 Thursday-Saturday, January 22-24, 2026 | 7:30p Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave. SF (while supplies last) Concert Extras: A preconcert talk will be presented from the stage one hour before the concert. Free to all ticketholders. Lead support for this concert series is provided by the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for New Works of Music."
Finnish conductor John Storgårds makes his San Francisco Symphony debut leading a program anchored by Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The program includes the U.S. premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's visceral and life-affirming The Rapids of Life and Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Seong-Jin Cho and Principal Trumpet Mark Inouye. The Shostakovich concerto was initially conceived as a trumpet concerto and effectively functions as a double concerto. Performances run Thursday–Saturday, January 22–24, 2026 at Davies Symphony Hall. A free preconcert talk is offered one hour before each performance. Tickets start at $95.
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