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XAVIER MUZIK ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF THIRD ANNUAL EMERGING BLACK COMPOSERS PROJECT PRIZE, NOW KNOWN AS MICHAEL MORGAN PRIZE

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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY COLLABORATIVE PARTNER JULIA BULLOCK JOINS ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE ORCHESTRA FOR FINAL PROGRAM OF THE 2022–23 SEASON, JUNE 29–JULY 1, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

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PIANIST IGOR LEVIT JOINS ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR A MULTI-WEEK CONCERT RESIDENCY, JUNE 15–27

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May 12, 2023

BARITONE BRIAN MULLIGAN JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM, MAY 18–20
 

Mulligan replaces Iain Paterson, who has regretfully withdrawn from this program due to visa difficulties

Philippe Jordan leads the San Francisco Symphony in the program, which also features the SF Symphony Chorus; the Ragazzi Boys Chorus; and soprano Jennifer Holloway and tenor Ian Bostridge in their Orchestral Series debuts 

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May 11, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY SEASON WITH CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL AND OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES AT FROST AMPHITHEATER, SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, AND SIGMUND STERN GROVE, JULY 4–AUGUST 5, 2023

Conductors Edwin Outwater, Anna Rakitina, and Joshua Weilerstein lead classical programs at Davies Symphony Hall with performances by violinist Alexi Kenney, pianist Denis Kozhukhin, and cellist Sterling Elliott

Special guest performances by singer Aída Cuevas, Maxwell, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake

San Francisco Symphony presents Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music

Summer film concerts include Ratatouille, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Batman

Edwin Outwater conducts the San Francisco Symphony in the Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Amphitheatre

San Francisco Symphony performs four concerts at Frost Amphitheater, presented by Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony, July 7, 14, 21 & 28

San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert at Sigmund Stern Grove featuring funk band Lettuce on a program conducted by Christopher Dragon and Edwin Outwater, July 23

Tickets on sale now via sfsymphony.org/summer 

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May 9, 2023

BRUCE LIU JOINS CONDUCTOR RAFAEL PAYARE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY TO PERFORM BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3, MAY 11–13 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

Liu replaces violinist Hilary Hahn, who is unwell and regretfully unable to perform on this week’s program 

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May 2, 2023

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENT NEW STAGED PRODUCTION OF KAIJA SAARIAHO’S ADRIANA MATER, JUNE 8, 10 & 11, 2023

Adriana Mater features mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron as Adriana, soprano Axelle Fanyo as Refka, tenor Nicholas Phan as Yonas, baritone Christopher Purves as Tsargo, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus

These performances of Adriana Mater are the second production in Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony’s four-year collaboration with Peter Sellars 

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SF Symphony 2023-24 Season
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SF Symphony 2022-23 Season
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Opening Night Gala 2022
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SOUNDBOX
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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
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DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
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key leadership bios

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Music Director 

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Priscilla B. Geeslin 

President

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Matthew Spivey

Chief Executive Officer

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