With 'Symphonie fantastique', Hector Berlioz confessed his unique artistic vision. It was a symphonic love letter, part psychological self-portrait, part fantasy about the life of an artist, and his passion for a beautiful woman. Michael Tilson Thomas searches for the inspirations of Hector Berlioz and his music, from his roots in the French Alps to the theater in Paris. With members of the San Francisco Symphony, Tilson Thomas interprets and reveals this greatest of Romantic symphonies.