Event Details

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Michael Tilson Thomas

Please note: Limited availability for these performances. Call the Box Office at (415) 864-6000 to order.

This program features two masterpieces, one contemporary, one classic: Knussen’s Third Symphony, and Beethoven’s incomparable Ninth. Hear Knussen’s dramatic rendering of the madness and death of Shakespeare's tragic character Ophelia, and enjoy Beethoven’s renegade spirit in his choral hymn to universal brotherhood.

Free Inside Music talk by James Gaffigan one hour prior to each concert.

The Sep 13 concert benefits the Orchestra's Pension Fund.

Ticket exchange is not availabile for the Sep 13 concert. Group discounts apply for Sep 10 concert only. Center Terrace seats are not available for these concerts.

Program Notes

Knussen: Symphony No. 3, Opus 18

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125, Choral

Artist Biographies

Conductor/Performers

Michael Tilson Thomas
conductor

Erin Wall
soprano

Kendall Gladen
mezzo-soprano

Garrett Sorenson
tenor

Alastair Miles
bass

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

Program

Oliver Knussen

Symphony No. 3 (Sep 10-12 only)

Beethoven

Symphony No. 9, Choral

Single tickets for this performance will go on sale July 19 at 10am online and by phone, and at 8am at the Box Office.

Performance Date(s)

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