Beethoven's Pastorale takes you wandering through meadows and storms, but the real surprise is Mason Bates' Philharmonia Fantastique: a 25-minute animated film projected onstage while the orchestra plays, following a mischievous Sprite through the instruments. Dvořák's Carnival Overture kicks things off with festive energy, and conductor Vinay Parameswaran ties it all together in the California Theatre's gilded 1927 splendor.