剧情介绍
2011年，旧金山交响乐团诞辰一百周年，这部庆生纪录片回顾乐团从旧金山大地震后艰难起步，在皮埃尔·蒙特惊人的全美巡演后迅速起飞，小泽征尔带来的狂热，现任指挥麦克·迪尔森·托马斯的苦心经营，以及乐团如何募集资金、吸引观众、改造新音乐厅。旧金山交响乐团授权上海艺术人文频道于2012年10月7日，国内首播该纪录片，以迎接乐团在2012年11月第二度到访上海。
San Francisco Symphony at 100 details the colorful, century-long history of one of America's great orchestras. Founded just five years after San Francisco's great earthquake of 1906, the Symphony evolved from a hometown band into an orchestra of world-wide acclaim. The hour-long documentary features historical photos, film and video accompanied by a musical score by Mahler, Stravinsky, Copland, Adams, and Metallica -- among others. Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas leads an all-star cast of music luminaries who tell the story of the Symphony's rise from San Francisco's ashes. Narrated by novelist Amy Tan, other story-tellers include Metallica's Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield, the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, conductors Edo de Waart and Herbert Blomstedt, the Symphony's executive director Brent Assink, and composer John Adams.
很好的学习资料，内容详实、具体、MTT的访谈很有可看性，可惜没有小泽的内容，因为当时生病。
拍得非常规矩标准的历史回顾纪录片，大量历史照片和影像，亲历者的采访。可惜采访者中少了小泽，当年他正巧病重，其他几位在世的前总监和MTT都上镜了。国内播出时删去小标题－导演原来想做出回顾画册般的感觉。SFS Media海量的资料和影像库，使得片子画面丰富，节奏较快。巨细无遗，也有趣味和可看性。