“Edwin Outwater is catching his breath before he takes on one of the biggest projects of his life … conducting the San Francisco Symphony as it joins Metallica for the grand opening of Chase Center on Friday, Sept. 6 plus a fan club concert on Sunday, Sept. 8,” writes Aidin Vaziri in Wednesday’s (9/4) San Francisco Chronicle. “The concerts, conducted by Outwater, with a special appearance by Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, mark the 20th anniversary of Metallica’s first performance with the Symphony … conducted by the late Michael Kamen. A film of the new collaboration called ‘S&M2’ is scheduled to be released in theaters worldwide on Oct. 9. Q: Were you much of a Metallica fan before this project came up? Outwater: … My first rock concert was Alice Cooper. I grew up listening to metal…. Once I got the Metallica gig, I decided to really immerse myself. I’ve been listening to nonstop thrash metal for the past few months…. Last weekend … I got to see Electric Wizard and Goatwhore and all these bands…. This is one of the biggest undertakings you can imagine for an orchestra, and just the logistics have been fascinating and fun.”
Posted September 6, 2019
