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Press Releases
Oct 7, 2026
San Francisco Symphony and Chorus & Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Deutsche Grammophon Recording of Kaija Saariaho: Adriana Mater Wins 2026 Gramophone Classical Music Award in Opera Recording Category
Oct 6, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Día De Los Muertos With Concert, Lobby Installations, and Community Activities, November 7
Sep 23, 2026
Orville Peck Makes His San Francisco Symphony Debut in Holiday Gaiety, December 17
Sep 22, 2026
Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt has regretfully withdrawn from his January 14–16 performances with the San Francisco Symphony on the advice of his doctors against long-distance plane travel
Sep 22, 2026
Music Director Designate Elim Chan Expands 2026–27 Schedule With the San Francisco Symphony Conducting Two New Programs in January and June in Addition to Her Scheduled October 29–31 Program
Sep 17, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Announces the Appointment of Manfred Honeck as Festival Director, a Newly Created Role Beginning in the 2028–29 Season for a Five-Year Term
Sep 1, 2026
Full program announced:
San Francisco Symphony celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas’s life and legacy with A Concert for MTT, October 2
Aug 27, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Announces Three New Musicians Joining the Orchestra in the 2026–27 Season
Aug 20, 2026
San Francisco Symphony's Great Performers, Shenson Spotlight, and Chamber Music Series Present Solo Recitals, Visiting Artists, and Chamber Music Performances Throughout the 2026–27 Season
Aug 6, 2026
San Francisco Symphony 2026–27 Opening Gala, Conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero, Features Violinist Hilary Hahn in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, September 24 at Davies Symphony Hall
Jul 1, 2026
Single Tickets for All San Francisco Symphony 2026–27 Season Concerts on Sale Saturday, July 18, Via the Box Office Starting at 10:00am and Online & by Phone at 12:00pm
Jul 1, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Michael Tilson Thomas's Life and Legacy With A Concert for MTT, October 2
Jun 30, 2026
Christopher Thompson is Winner of the Sixth Annual Emerging Black Composers Project
Jun 15, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Three Longtime Orchestra Musicians Retiring in 2026
May 13, 2026
San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen Release Two New SFS Media Recordings on Apple Music Classical
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May 8, 2026
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 1–August 1, 2026
Apr 9, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Announces Four Summer with the Symphony Programs: Mendelssohn & Bruch, A.R. Rahman, West Side Story, and Sutton Foster & Kelli O'Hara
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Mar 12, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Announces New Section Cellist Starla Breshears, Who Joins the Orchestra September 2026
Feb 23, 2026
Andrew Bird Performs The Mysterious Production of Eggs With the San Francisco Symphony in Celebration of the Album's 20th Anniversary, August 1
Feb 19, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu Extends Contract With the SFSYO Through the 2028–29 Season
Feb 3, 2026
Another Planet Entertainment and San Francisco Symphony present Ludovico Einaudi: Solo Piano October 12 at Davies Symphony Hall
Jan 13, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Presents Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse, February 28 at Davies Symphony Hall
Jan 8, 2026
San Francisco Symphony Announces June 5 & 6 Program Featuring Conductor Elim Chan and Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke
Dec 23, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Reschedules Holiday Brass Performance to Sunday, January 11 at 7:30pm
Dec 11, 2025
John Malkovich Joins the San Francisco Symphony for Aleksey Igudesman's The Music Critic, March 6 at Davies Symphony Hall
Nov 12, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Announces Call for Applications for the Sixth Annual Emerging Black Composers Project
Nov 7, 2025
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony’s recording Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements nominated for 2026 Grammy® Award for Best Orchestral Performance
Nov 6, 2025
The San Francisco Symphony's 2025 Holiday Season Takes Place November 30–December 22 at Davies Symphony Hall
Nov 4, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Names Diego Incertis Sánchez New Principal Horn, Beginning January 2026
Oct 23, 2025
JON BATISTE JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR A SPECIAL CONCERT, DECEMBER 12 IN DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Oct 20, 2025
Cellist Gautier Capuçon presents Gaïa at Davies Symphony Hall, November 16 at 7:00pm
Oct 15, 2025
San Francisco Symphony appoints Jun Hong Heng, Tim Lashua, and Solenn Séguillon to the Board of Governors
Oct 9, 2025
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu Perform Five Concerts in the 2025–26 Season
Oct 2, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Día de los Muertos with Concert, Lobby Installations, and Community Activities, November 1
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Oct 2, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Jenny Wong Extends Contract with the San Francisco Symphony Through the 2028–29 Season
Sep 12, 2025
San Francisco Symphony and American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 members of the Orchestra reach tentative three-year contract agreement
Sep 8, 2025
San Francisco Symphony's Great Performers, Shenson Spotlight, and Chamber Music Series Present Solo Recitals, Visiting Ensembles, and Chamber Music Performances Throughout the 2025–26 Season
Sep 3, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Announces Six New Musicians Joining the Orchestra in the 2025–26 Season
Aug 15, 2025
SFS Media Recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto, Featuring San Francisco Symphony Principal Cello Rainer Eudeikis and the Symphony, Released Today on Apple Music Classical
Aug 13, 2025
San Francisco Symphony's All San Francisco Concert, an Annual Performance Presented in Recognition of Local Community Service Organizations, Takes Place September 11 with Jaap van Zweden, Pianist Parker Van Ostrand, and the Orchestra
Aug 6, 2025
San Francisco Symphony 2025–26 Opening Gala, Conducted by Jaap van Zweden, Features Pianist Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, September 12 at Davies Symphony Hall
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Jul 24, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Bassist Chris Gilbert, Who Retires in Summer 2025
Jul 1, 2025
Single Tickets for All San Francisco Symphony 2025-26 Season Concerts On Sale Saturday, July 19, via the Box Office Starting at 10:00am and Online & by Phone at 12:00pm
Jun 27, 2025
San Francisco Symphony is Joined by Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group to Celebrate Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, September 13, 2025, at Davies Symphony Hall
Jun 25, 2025
July 12-13 performances of TwoSet Violin with the San Francisco Symphony postponed to a later date
Jun 24, 2025
The Decemberists Join the San Francisco Symphony in Concert October 10 at Davies Symphony Hall
May 23, 2025
Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony Release Four New SFS Media Recordings on Apple Music Classical
May 8, 2025
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, June 26–August 3, 2025
May 5, 2025
Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony Close 2024–25 Season May 23–June 14 with Four Programs Celebrating Salonen's Impactful Five-Year Tenure as Music Director
Apr 16, 2025
Full Program Announced: Michael Tilson Thomas's 80th Birthday Concert with the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, April 26, 2025, at Davies Symphony Hall
Apr 10, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Announces Three Summer with the Symphony Programs: The Movie Music of Hans Zimmer, Time for Three & West Side Story, and Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience
Mar 12, 2025
TwoSet Violin Joins the San Francisco Symphony for Concerts July 12–13 at Davies Symphony Hall
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Mar 6, 2025
Common Joins the San Francisco Symphony for One-Night-Only Performance April 24 at Davies Symphony Hall
Mar 4, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Announces Two Performances of Verdi's Requiem Alongside Three Choral Pieces by Gordon Getty, June 20 & 22
Feb 21, 2025
Esa-Pekka Salonen and San Francisco Symphony Appoint New Principal Bassoon Joshua Elmore and Section Percussionist Stan Muncy
Feb 18, 2025
Another Planet Entertainment and San Francisco Symphony Present Paul Simon in Concert: A Quiet Celebration, July 19 & 21–22 at Davies Symphony Hall
Feb 14, 2025
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony present SF Musicians for LA: A Benefit for Fire Relief, Saturday, March 8, at 7:30pm at Davies Symphony Hall
Feb 12, 2025
Live Nation Entertainment and SF Symphony Present Jon Batiste's Maestro Tour, May 18 at Davies Symphony Hall
Feb 2, 2025
San Francisco Symphony and Chorus & Esa-Pekka Salonen Deutsche Grammophon Recording of Kaija Saariaho: Adriana Mater Wins 2025 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
Jan 28, 2025
Tickets on Sale Now for Michael Tilson Thomas's 80th Birthday Concert With the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, April 26, 2025, at Davies Symphony Hall
Jan 13, 2025
Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Extends Contract With the San Francisco Symphony Through the 2026-27 Season
Jan 7, 2025
San Francisco Symphony Presents Lunar New Year: Year of the Serpent, February 8, 2025, at Davies Symphony Hall
This Year Marks the 25th Anniversary of Lunar New Year at the Symphony
This Year Marks the 25th Anniversary of Lunar New Year at the Symphony
Dec 20, 2024
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas's 80th Birthday With a Special Concert April 26, 2025, at Davies Symphony Hall
Dec 18, 2024
New documentary focusing on Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Mathilde Laurent's Prometheus: The Poem of Fire, presented with the San Francisco Symphony and Cartier, to premiere December 20 on Mezzo TV
Dec 11, 2024
San Francisco Symphony and American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) members of the SF Symphony Chorus reach tentative two-year contract agreement
Dec 5, 2024
San Francisco Symphony Announces Two New Upcoming Programs: Video Games in Concert With Eímear Noone and Blackstar Symphony: The Music of David Bowie
Nov 21, 2024
Television and Broadway Actor Joshua Dela Cruz Narrates the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra's Annual Performance of Peter and the Wolf, December 15
Nov 8, 2024
SF Symphony Recordings Led by Esa-Pekka Salonen Nominated for Three 2025 Grammy® Awards
Nov 6, 2024
The San Francisco Symphony's 2024 Holiday Season Takes Place December 1–21, 2024, at Davies Symphony Hall
Nov 1, 2024
San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Announce Call for Applications for the Fifth Annual Emerging Black Composers Project
Oct 22, 2024
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu Kick Off First Season Together With November 24 Performance
Oct 9, 2024
San Francisco Symphony Celebrates Día de los Muertos With Concert, Lobby Installations, Community Activities, and ¡Fiesta! Dinner Experience, November 2
Oct 4, 2024
San Francisco Symphony Launches Next Generation of Award-Winning Free Music Education Website SFSKids.org
