MTT leads the San Francisco Symphony in Harrison, Copland and Tchaikovsky, by Steven Kruger

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Lou Harrison

The San Francisco Symphony
Davies Hall, San Francisco
September 25, 2010
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor

Harrison - A Parade (1995)
Copland - Quiet City (1939), Russ de Luna, English Horn, Mark Inouye, Trumpet
Copland - Organ Symphony (1924), Paul Jacobs, Organ
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 (1877)

Several solid hits and a bit of a bunt. That's how it seemed last Saturday at the San Francisco Symphony.  Returning from a recent European tour, Michael Tilson Thomas and the orchestra set before the Davies audience three American works that played brilliantly to his strengths and temperament, and a performance of the Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony which brought the house down, but seemed a touch undetailed.

Read the full review on the Berkshire Review for the Arts!

Michael Miller