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Music as a Human Right
We believe that access to music and the arts are a human right. Join us as we celebrate music as a unifying space for community, compassion, healing, teaching, and social justice. Leave empowered by the triumph of the human spirit.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hear Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard narrate Michael Tilson Thomas’ spellbinding musical setting From the Diary of Anne Frank, a piece written for friend and UNICEF ambassador Audrey Hepburn. Then, experience Beethoven’s monumental testament to liberty, the exhilarating Eroica Symphony.
As advocates of peace and hope through the message of music, the entire San Francisco Symphony family extends its deepest sympathies to those affected by the tragic events of October 27 in Pittsburgh. These concerts are dedicated to the memory of the victims.
Tickets to these concerts have been provided free of charge to volunteers and staff from a variety of Bay Area social justice and human rights organizations.
An exhibit in the First Tier lobby explores the ways the SF Symphony honors, fosters, and supports our "right to participate in the cultural life of the community," as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Free to all concert ticket holders