'A city needs a symphony': San Antonio Philharmonic debuts to standing ovations
Ken-David Masur conducts the first performance by the San Antonio Philharmonic, the new orchestra comprising musicians from the former San Antonio Symphony.The San Antonio Philharmonic played its first concert to a rapturous response on Friday night at First Baptist Church of San Antoniowas greeted with standing ovations for nearly every piece on the two-hour program.
Ken-David Masur, one-time resident conductor of the symphony, conducted with energy and precision. He made several references to the resiliency of the musicians and the turmoil that led them to found the philharmonic.San Antonio Philharmonic rises from the symphony's ashes The first half of the program also included the world premiere of San Antonio composer Ethan Wickman's"Emergent," a piece inspired by the pandemic that captured the one step forward, three steps back of the journey out of the darkest part of the battle with the illness. It ended on a triumphant note with a fanfare.The new San Antonio Philharmonic emerged from the ashes of the shuttered San Antonio Symphony.
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