Frankenstein & Psycho by Various, Fra (2022/2022), Dirigent Esa-Pekka Salonen, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, United States

With pounding intensity and bleak foreboding, Béla Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin tells a story of fraud, seduction, and murder. Then, Bernard Herrmann’s legendary Suite from Psycho plunges into the darkest corners of the human psyche, mirroring the film’s infamous twists and turns. The spooky program, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, closes with HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!!, a raucous and humorous work for orchestra and vocalist that merges genres from jazz to Viennese cabaret.