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SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The programming for the second half of the San Francisco Symphony’s March 3–5 concerts with Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, sheng player Wu Wei, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has changed. Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed with soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Alexander Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy replace two works originally scheduled on the program—music from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Castor and Pollux and Scriabin’s Prometheus, The Poem of Fire.

The first half of the program—Liszt’s Prometheus and the world premiere of Fang Man’s Song of the Flaming Phoenix (火凤凰的笙音) for Sheng and Orchestra (a SF Symphony co-commission), featuring Wu Wei—remains unchanged.

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Tickets 
Tickets for concerts at Davies Symphony can be purchased via sfsymphony.org or by calling the San Francisco Symphony Box Office at 415-864-6000. Tickets prices range from $35 to $180.

Location
Davies Symphony Hall is located at 201 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Health & Safety Information 
Davies Symphony Hall is currently operating at full audience capacity. The San Francisco Symphony requires proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone ages 12 and up entering Davies Symphony Hall—including patrons, performers, volunteers, and staff. Full vaccination is defined as completion of the two-dose regimen of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine or other WHO authorized COVID-19 vaccine administered two weeks or more in advance of the concert. Audience members between the ages of 5 and 11 must show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID-19 test (PCR test within 48 hours of the event, or antigen [rapid] test within 24 hours of the event). Audience members under age 5 must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test (PCR test within 48 hours of the event, or antigen [rapid] test within 24 hours of the event). All patrons are required to wear a face mask while attending performances.

Beginning February 1, 2021, for those eligible, the SF Symphony will begin requiring proof of a COVID-19 booster—received at least one week prior to each event—for entrance into Davies Symphony Hall. Details about health and safety protocols at Davies Symphony Hall can be found here. 

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