A Pan-demic Flight of Flute and Bird
One of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s boldest new additions to the S.F. Symphony has been the eight “collaborative partners,” a variety of contemporary solo musicians adding new musical dimensions in more intimate ensembles to the SFS palette. Among the most virtuosic of these is flutist Claire Chase, heard in a vibrant currently streaming audio-visual program “Sound Box: Metamorphoses.” These curiously magnetic adventures in sound and sight go miles beyond your standard symphonic fare of Haydn, Handel and the 3 B’s. Chase plays…