Dancing with death and marigolds at Davies Symphony Hall

There's a certain comfort in celebrating death at the San Francisco Symphony's Día de los Muertos concert. Yes, death - not the scary, grim reaper kind, but the kind you can dance with, laugh at, and honor.

Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto led the symphony in harmonies that celebrated Latin American culture while dancers livened the stage. My favorite performances - of course - came from duets between trumpeter Pacho Flores and cuatro player Héctor Molina, whose interpretation of Paquito D'Rivera's Concerto Venezolano brought the audience to life.

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