RHYTHM SPIRITS CURATED BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN 1 2 Esa-Pekka Salonen SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen has, through his many high-profile conducting roles and work as a leading composer, shaped a unique vision for the present and future of the contemporary symphony orchestra. Salonen is currently the Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and is Artist in Association at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. He is a member of the faculty of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he developed and directs the pre-professional Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen is the Conductor Laureate for both the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was Music Director from 1992 until 2009. Salonen co-founded— and from 2003 until 2018 served as the Artistic Director for—the annual Baltic Sea Festival. 3 The Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director SECOND VIOLINS CELLOS Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director Laureate Dan Carlson, Principal Vacant, Principal Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate Dinner & Swig Families Chair Philip S. Boone Chair Daniel Stewart, San Francisco Symphony Youth Helen Kim, Associate Principal Peter Wyrick, Associate Principal Orchestra Wattis Foundation Music Director Audrey Avis Aasen-Hull Chair Peter & Jacqueline Hoefer Chair Ragnar Bohlin, Chorus Director Jessie Fellows, Assistant Principal Amos Yang, Assistant Principal Vance George, Chorus Director Emeritus Vacant Vacant The Eucalyptus Foundation Second Century Chair Lyman & Carol Casey Second Century Chair FIRST VIOLINS Raushan Akhmedyarova Barbara Andres Alexander Barantschik, Concertmaster David Chernyavsky The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation Naoum Blinder Chair John Chisholm Second Century Chair Nadya Tichman, Associate Concertmaster Cathryn Down Barbara Bogatin San Francisco Symphony Foundation Chair Darlene Gray Phylis Blair Cello Chair Wyatt Underhill, Assistant Concertmaster Stan & Lenora Davis Chair Jill Rachuy Brindel 75th Anniversary Chair Amy Hiraga Gary & Kathleen Heidenreich Second Century Chair Jeremy Constant, Assistant Concertmaster Kum Mo Kim Sébastien Gingras Mariko Smiley Kelly Leon-Pearce Penelope Clark Second Century Chair Paula & John Gambs Second Century Chair Eliot Lev* David Goldblatt Melissa Kleinbart Isaac Stern Chair Christine & Pierre Lamond Second Century Chair Katharine Hanrahan Chair Chunming Mo Carolyn McIntosh Yun Chu Polina Sedukh Elizabeth C. Peters Cello Chair Naomi Kazama Hull Chen Zhao Anne Pinsker In Sun Jang Yukiko Kurakata VIOLAS BASSES Catherine A. Mueller Chair Jonathan Vinocour, Principal Scott Pingel, Principal Suzanne Leon Yun Jie Liu, Associate Principal Daniel G. Smith, Associate Principal Leor Maltinski Katie Kadarauch, Assistant Principal Stephen Tramontozzi, Assistant Principal Sarn Oliver Vacant Richard & Rhoda Goldman Chair Florin Parvulescu Joanne E. Harrington & Lorry I. Lokey S. Mark Wright Victor Romasevich Second Century Chair Lawrence Metcalf Second Century Chair Catherine Van Hoesen Gina Cooper Charles Chandler David Gaudry Chris Gilbert David Kim Brian Marcus Christina King Wayne Roden Nanci Severance Adam Smyla Matthew Young 4 FLUTES TRUMPETS LIBRARIANS Tim Day, Principal Mark Inouye, Principal Margo Kieser, Principal Caroline H. Hume Chair William G. Irwin Charity Foundation Chair Nancy & Charles Geschke Chair Robin McKee, Associate Principal Aaron Schuman, Associate Principal John Campbell, Assistant Catherine & Russell Clark Chair Peter Pastreich Chair Matt Gray, Assistant Linda Lukas Guy Piddington Alfred S. & Dede Wilsey Chair Ann L. & Charles B. Johnson Chair * On leave Catherine Payne, Piccolo Jeff Biancalana † Acting member of the SFS Rainbow Piccolo Chair TROMBONES OBOES Timothy Higgins, Principal Eugene Izotov, Principal Robert L. Samter Chair Edo de Waart Chair Nicholas Platoff, Associate Principal James Button, Associate Principal Paul Welcomer Pamela Smith Vacant, Bass Trombone Dr. William D. Clinite Chair Russ deLuna, English Horn TUBA Joseph & Pauline Scafidi Chair Jeffrey Anderson, Principal James Irvine Chair CLARINETS Carey Bell, Principal HARP William R. & Gretchen B. Kimball Chair Douglas Rioth, Principal The San Francisco Symphony string Vacant, Associate Principal & E-flat Clarinet section utilizes revolving seating on a Vacant TIMPANI systematic basis. Players listed in Jerome Simas, Bass Clarinet Edward Stephan, Principal alphabetical order change seats Marcia & John Goldman Chair periodically. BASSOONS Bryce Leafman, Assistant Principal Second Century Chairs are supported in Stephen Paulson, Principal part by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Steven Dibner, Associate Principal PERCUSSION Foundation, ensuring the ongoing artistic Vacant Jacob Nissly, Principal excellence of the San Francisco Steven Braunstein, Contrabassoon Bryce Leafman Symphony’s string sections. James Lee Wyatt III HORNS Stan Muncy† Alexander Barantschik plays the 1742 Robert Ward, Principal Guarnerius del Gesù violin, on loan from Mark Almond, Associate Principal the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Bruce Roberts, Assistant Principal Daniel Stewart’s appointment as Music Jonathan Ring Director of the San Francisco Symphony Jessica Valeri Youth Orchestra is generously supported Daniel Hawkins by the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Endowment Fund. 5 Zakir Hussain on Rhythm Spirits “When you’re listening to the music, any music, listen to it with open ears, open mind, open heart, and it will eventually talk to you and present a picture of where it comes from, what it represents. And so that’s what you should do with this music or any other music.” 6 currents: rhythm spirits Zakir Hussain curator and tabla Heard in this program: USTAD ALLARAKHA QURESHI (arr. Chris Votek and Neelamjit Dhillon) Bichhua Zakir Hussain tabla Kala Ramnath Indian classical violin Barbara Bogatin cello Scott Pingel double bass Douglas Rioth harp ZAKIR HUSSAIN (arr. Zakir Hussain and Neelamjit Dhillon) Laya-Jam Zakir Hussain tabla Jacob Nissly · Bryce Leafman · James Lee Wyatt III · Stan Muncy percussion TRADITIONAL (arr. Neelamjit Dhillon and Chris Votek) Sands of Time Zakir Hussain tabla Kala Ramnath Indian classical violin In Sun Jang · Raushan Akhmedyarova violins Katie Kadarauch · Christina King violas Amos Yang cello Daniel G. Smith double bass Frank Zamacona director Luke Kritzeck director of lighting Daniel Anderson • Kara Lancaster editors CURRENTS is sponsored by Chevron. CURRENTS is supported in part by Dolby Laboratories. 7 Thank You to Our Concert Sponsors CURRENTS IS SPONSORED BY CURRENTS IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY 8 artists The pre-eminent classical tabla Indian classical violinist KALA virtuoso of our time, ZAKIR RAMNATH has been featured HUSSAIN is appreciated as one on the Grammy-nominated of the world’s most esteemed Miles from India project, and and influential musicians, one her compositions have whose mastery of his appeared on Hilary Hahn’s percussion instrument has Grammy-winning album In 27 taken it to a new level, transcending cultures and Pieces and Kronos Quartet’s 50 for the Future. In May national borders. A child prodigy who began his 2017 she was awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy international touring career by the age of eighteen, Puraskar for her contributions to the violin in Mr. Hussain has been at the helm of many genre- Hindustani Classical Music. Born into a musical defying collaborations including Shakti, Remember dynasty, Ms. Ramnath became a disciple of vocalist Shakti, Masters of Percussion, Planet Drum, Tabla Pandit Jasraj and began revolutionizing approaches to Beat Science, and Sangam. His first album as a leader, vocalized Hindustani violin technique. She has since Making Music, was released in 1987. appeared on world stages including the Sydney Opera As a composer, he has scored music for numerous House, Paris’ Théâtre de la Ville, London’s Queen feature films. He has composed three concertos, Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, San Francisco’s including the first-ever for tabla and orchestra. He is Palace of Fine Arts, Singapore’s Esplanade, New the recipient of countless awards, including two York’s Carnegie Hall, the Rudolstadt Festival in Grammys, the titles of Padma Bhushan and Padma Germany, and the Edinburgh Music Festival in Shri from the Indian government, and he has been Scotland. She comfortably forges musical alliances named an Officier in the French Ordre des Arts et des with renowned artists from different genres around Lettres. Voted Best Percussionist by both the the globe, incorporating elements of Western Classical, Downbeat Critics’ Poll and Modern Drummer’s Jazz, Flamenco, and traditional African music into her Reader’s Poll over several years, Mr. Hussain was rich and varied repertoire. Ms. Ramnath is also a honored with SFJazz’s Lifetime Achievement Award sought-after teacher and she continues to teach, at their 2017 Gala. lecture, and conduct workshops all around the world. She has also sought to enrich the lives of children He is the founder and president of Moment through music with her Kalashree Music Foundation. Records, an independent record label presenting rare live concert recordings of Indian classical music and world music. 9 BARBARA BOGATIN joined DOUGLAS RIOTH joined the the San Francisco Symphony in San Francisco Symphony as 1994. Previously she was Principal Harp in 1981. Born in principal cello with the Missouri, he studied with Alice Milwaukee and New Jersey Chalifoux and Elisa Smith symphonies and played as a Dickon,