One of the pianists making a debut, Rachel Breen, got her start in the Bay Area before bursting onto the international scene.
Two works premiered in past seasons, Daníel Bjarnason’s Violin Concerto and Anna Meredith’s Nautilus, make the program again at the Bowl.
When concern over COVID cases took out half the orchestra, the weekend’s programming had to change.
The group adds a player and a managing director to its steady roster.
The much-in-demand conductor makes her LA Phil debut this month, ahead of taking up the baton with LA Opera for the next several seasons.
SFCV chats with the composer who, at 83, is still finding new challenges, be it writing his next piece or conducting another performance.
