In his penultimate production as music director, Conlon directs a terrific cast with spontaneity and emotional clarity.
The world-class American violinist put his characteristic stamp on works by Ravel, Schubert, Grieg, and Prokofiev.
Running July 4-19, the summer season features premieres by Jake Heggie and John Corigliano, plus performances by Renée Fleming and Wynton Marsalis.
The conductor distilled The Ring of the Nibelung at the SF Symphony, and Gautier Capuçon played Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto.