"Finnish conductor John Storgårds makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with an exhilarating program centered on Beethoven's monumental Fifth Symphony. Beethoven's subject wasn't the individual but the human condition, the fate we heroically create for ourselves, one choice at a time. Has any transition from C minor to C major ever felt more blissful, more fully earned? Less familiar but equally powerful is Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen's visceral and life-affirming The Rapids of Life, heard in its US premiere."
"Less familiar but equally powerful is Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen's visceral and life-affirming The Rapids of Life, heard in its US premiere. Pianist Seong-Jin Cho and SF Symphony Principal Trumpet Mark Inouye perform Shostakovich's sprightly and intelligent Piano Concerto No. 1, an underperformed gem that spans the silly and the sublime. Initially conceived as a trumpet concerto, the work still gives that instrument plenty of love: this is a double concerto in all but name."
John Storgårds makes his San Francisco Symphony debut leading a program anchored by Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The program includes the U.S. premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's visceral, life-affirming The Rapids of Life. Seong-Jin Cho joins Mark Inouye to perform Shostakovich's sprightly and intelligent Piano Concerto No. 1, a work originally conceived for trumpet that functions as a double concerto. Performances run January 22–24, 2026 at Davies Symphony Hall with a free preconcert talk and lead support from the Phyllis C. Wattis Fund. Tickets start at $95.
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