Symphony San Jose opens with a dive into a storybook world

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

Every piece of music has a narrative shape of its own, but some draw inspiration from stories that are already familiar to the listener. The results can be dramatic in an entirely original way, depending what turns the composer takes with the material.

Symphony San Jose opens its season by exploring this theme with a program of music from various stories and legends. Under the baton of the dynamic Chicago conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya, the orchestra casts a spotlight on music with a mythic undercurrent.