Montero offers a brilliant improvised encore, in addition to a Mozart concerto, on this program that also includes a new work by Nina Shekhar.
With a new director at the helm, the organization is looking ahead to a vibrant year of performances.
Thomas is set to premiere Fire and Blue Sky, a song cycle written for him by composer Joel Thompson and poet Imani Tolliver.
The composer’s adaptation of a 12th-century Persian poem involves many collaborators, including the SF Girls Chorus and The Living Earth Show.
The composer has again teamed up with librettist Gene Scheer for this latest commission from the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance.
The piano duo plays music to accompany the visual antics of Man Ray and René Clair.
The pianist has curated a variegated set of concerts, embracing the festival’s tradition of adventure.
The company has created outlets and events to help people deal with the emotions of this opera about a school shooting.
