An unprecedented musical collaboration between California’s three largest orchestras commenced last weekend.
The California Festival was spearheaded by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and Rafael Payare, the respective music directors of symphony orchestras in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Over 17 days, they and 97 other Californian organizations will perform more than 180 works composed in the past five years.
The San Diego Symphony’s Saturday evening concert at the Rady Shell featured recent pieces by David Chesky, Billy…
