Fusing Nuclear Opera with Classical Brilliance

French violinist Renaud Capucon joins the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for a stunning rendition of Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, conducted by Elim Chan. Sitting alongside it on the program is the symphony edition of John Adams' operatic examination of Nuclear Age fear, Doctor Atomic, featuring instrumental versions of some of the opera's standout musical moments. With the San Francisco Symphony Chorus lending their voices to the performance, all is set for a spectacular concert!

Completed in 1844, Mendelssohn's violin concerto is a deeply lyrical and passion-filled work and one of the most highly prized gems of the concerto repertoire. It's an excellent match for prizewinning violinist Capucon's talent, and always a thrill for audiences to witness.

John Adams' Doctor Atomic premiered in 2005 with Peter Sellars writing the libretto. Based on the major players and events of the Manhattan Project nuclear program leading up to the detonation of the first ever atomic bomb, the abridged symphony version premiered at the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2007.