Vibrant Symphony in Technology, Diversity
The new reality in classical music is virtual, with a totally new genre of concert: close-knit ensembles playing, even though they might never meet each other. The San Francisco Symphony tackled the mid-pandemic problem Nov. 14 with an elaborate, costly, hi-tech solution to bring forth an hour-long prerecorded program crackling with energy, talent, modernity and diversity, filmed in part “around the world,” per drum-beating press release. Featured with the classical players were contrasting figures rarely in the concert hall, like…