concert review: San Francisco Symphony

Blomstedt, week 2. All-Mozart program. Half-empty auditorium. Whazza matta, folks don't like Mozart?

Mark Volkert was concertmaster, because Sasha Barantschik, playing the famous Guarneri, was soloist in the Violin Concerto No. 1. Smooth and clear.

Also on the program, the Haffner and Jupiter Symphonies, both large and heavy, and played with an urgent drive.