Holidays with the Symphony
Celebrate the Holidays with the
San Francisco Symphony!
From choral to jazz, traditional to pop, this season of concerts will fill you with the cheer of your old holiday favorites and get you on your feet with new holiday hits. Make your season ring with the big sounds of Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Broadway’s legendary Barbara Cook, and the amazing acrobatics of Cirque de la Symphonie.
Return for holiday favorites Peter and the Wolf—this year with narrator Linda Ronstadt—Deck the Hall: Children's Holiday Concert and Party, Colors of Christmas, sing a longs, and more. Bring your family and share in the holiday delight with the San Francisco Symphony. We’re decking the Hall just for you—tickets start at $15!
Events
San Francisco Symphony Chorus sings Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
.jpg "Malin Christensson") Malin Christensson, soprano
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The San Francisco Symphony Chorus sings Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a magnum opus that’s one of the most beautiful and celebratory pieces of his career. This great tableau for chorus and orchestra dramatizes Christ’s birth and adoration in a work that rivals Handel’s Messiah in musical majesty.
Fri, Nov 27 8pm
Sat, Nov 28 8pm
Sun, Nov 29 2pm
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Mariachi Sol de México with the San Francisco Symphony
 Mariachi Sol de México
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Enjoy holiday music in a colorful celebration of Mexico’s Christmas traditions as Mariachi Sol de México takes the stage with the San Francisco Symphony. Hear Christmas favorites from the US and Mexico, traditional Mexican Christmas music, and more.
Half price for ages 17 and under
Thu, Dec 3 8pm
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An Evening with Barbara Cook and the San Francisco Symphony
.jpg "Barbara Cook") Barbara Cook
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Join the San Francisco Symphony and legendary diva Barbara Cook, hailed as “nothing short of miraculous,” for a special holiday celebration. Don’t miss this cheerful program of seasonal standards and holiday hits.
Fri, Dec 4 8pm
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Cirque of the Season with the San Francisco Symphony
 Cirque de la Symphonie
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Fasten your seatbelt for a high-octane holiday spectacle, as the SFS joins forces with Cirque de la Symphonie. Bring the entire family to enjoy highflying aerialists, jugglers, and more, all performing to beloved orchestral repertoire.
Half price for ages 17 and under
Sat, Dec 5 8pm
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Deck the Hall: Children’s Holiday Concert and Party
 Deck the Hall
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Treat your children to holiday melodies from around the world at the annual Deck the Hall: Children’s Holiday Concert and Party. Hear festive holiday tunes from around the globe, and sing along to carols with the Orchestra.
Angel packages, including premier concert seating and a pre-concert reception, are available. For details call (415) 503-5500. Ticket exchange and group discount not available.
Sun, Dec 6 11am, 3pm
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Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf
 Linda Ronstadt, narrator
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Delight your children with our annual presentation of Peter and the Wolf. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra is joined by special guest Linda Ronstadt, who narrates Prokofiev’s charming tale. You’ll also enjoy classics from The Nutcracker and more!
Half price for ages 17 and under
Sat, Dec 12 3pm
Flint Center (Cupertino, CA)
Sun, Dec 13 1pm, 4pm
Davies Symphony Hall
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Holiday Pipe Dreams
 David Higgs, organ
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Soprano Lisa Vroman and a quintet of San Francisco Symphony brass musicians join organist David Higgs for this year’s Holiday Pipe Dreams concert, showcasing Davies Symphony Hall’s magnificent 8,264-pipe Ruffatti organ. Enjoy a mix of holiday music and classical organ works.
Half price for ages 17 and under
Sun, Dec 13 7pm
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Colors of Christmas
 Jennifer Holliday, vocalist
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Star power returns to Davies Symphony Hall! Hear timeless seasonal standards such as The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and Do You Hear What I Hear, performed as only these stars can! In addition, this powerhouse quartet will deliver some of their own best-known hits, including If Ever I’m In Your Arms Again and For Your Eyes Only.
Mon, Dec 14 8pm
Tue, Dec 15 8pm
Wed, Dec 16 8pm
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Choral Christmas Spectacular
.gif "Ragnar Bohlin 0910") Ragnar Bohlin, conductor
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The San Francisco Symphony Chorus with Chorus Director Ragnar Bohlin brings its Grammy®-winning musicality to a program of enduring choral masterpieces. Featured works will include John Rutter’s Gloria, the sentimental Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as well as a selection of traditional carols and sing-alongs for the audience.
Half price for ages 17 and under
Thu, Dec 17 8pm
Fri, Dec 18 8pm
Sat, Dec 19 2pm
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band
 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Spice up the holidays with the hot sounds of New Orleans! The renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band swings into Davies Symphony Hall with “A Creole Christmas.” A little jazz, a little funk, and a little song means a whole lot of holiday-time fun!
Sat, Dec 19 8pm
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New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball with the San Francisco Symphony
 New Year's Eve
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Kick off 2010 with a glamorous evening: We’ll supply the music, the masks, and the bubbly—you create the lasting memories! A superb roster of guests brings special panache to our New Year’s Eve concert. Bramwell Tovey, principal guest conductor of the famed Hollywood Bowl, is on the podium for a program of cheery waltzes and polkas. Audience favorite tenor Alfie Boe offers sparkling selections from Viennese operettas, and 15-year-old violin prodigy Chad Hoopes—seen on The Early Show and NPR’s From the Top—will dazzle listeners with his musical fireworks. After the concert, don’t miss dancing with the Peter Mintun Orchestra and a San Francisco favorite, Tainted Love.
Special pre-concert dinner packages are also available. Call the Box Office for more details at (415) 864-6000.
Thu, Dec 31 9pm
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