The Green Umbrella concert showcased inspired new works by Caribbean and Latin American artists.
SFCMP paired a John Adams audience favorite with Samuel Adams’s first major work for voice.
16 composers premiered works that paint visions of the Earth. While some pieces failed to evolve, Cellist Gautier Capuçon’s virtuosity shone through.
The ensemble’s appearance at SF Performances was a primer on its technical prowess and depth.
The adventurous orchestra played contemporary works and Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs, with soprano Laquita Mitchell.
The new work by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang is wry, funny, and irreverent, with a powerful message underneath the dazzling spectacle.
