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Michael Tilson Thomas

Description:

A New Era Begins for the San Francisco Symphony! Live Broadcast of the 100th Anniversary Gala Concert!A century since 1911. The San Francisco Symphony, a leading orchestra on the U.S. West Coast, finally celebrated its 100th anniversary during the 20112012 season. Now available from SFSMedia is the live recording of the gala concert held on September 7, 2011, at its home venue, Davies Symphony Hallmarking the opening of the 20112012 season and celebrating the orchestras 100th anniversary!The program featured works by two American composers of great significance to MTT and the SFSAaron Copland and John Adamsas well as Brittens *Introduction to the Orchestra for Young People*, a piece that reflects this duos passion for educational programs, and Mendelssohn featuring Perlman as soloistthis special program, curated exclusively for the gala concert, epitomizes the artistic vision Tilson Th