Inside Music talks are supported in memory of Horacio Rodriguez.
All San Francisco Concert
September 25, 2026
Overview
The All San Francisco Concert is dedicated to and presented for people involved with Bay Area nonprofits, social services groups, and community organizations, in recognition of and gratitude for the work they do to serve and enrich the lives of Bay Area citizens.To request an invitation for your organization, contact [email protected].
Concert Extras
An Inside Music Talk with Alicia Mastromonaco will be presented on stage at 6:30pm. Free to all ticketholders.
Lobby Exhibit: Michael Tilson Thomas—A Maestro for San Francisco. Head to Davies Symphony Hall’s First Tier lobby for an exhibit of photos and memorabilia exploring Michael Tilson Thomas’s transformative tenure with the San Francisco Symphony. On display through October 13.
Lobby Exhibit: Michael Tilson Thomas—A Maestro for San Francisco. Head to Davies Symphony Hall’s First Tier lobby for an exhibit of photos and memorabilia exploring Michael Tilson Thomas’s transformative tenure with the San Francisco Symphony. On display through October 13.
Program
John
Adams
The Chairman Dances
Carl Maria von
Weber
Bassoon Concerto
Gabriela Lena
Frank
Three Latin American Dances
Nicolai
Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol
Sponsors
The All San Francisco concert is presented in partnership with
Inside Music talks are supported in memory of Horacio Rodriguez.
Inside Music talks are supported in memory of Horacio Rodriguez.
Giancarlo Guerrero
Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas (CANA): Ellen Magnin Newman Award Winner
Giancarlo Guerrero
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Conductor
Giancarlo Guerrero is music director of the Sarasota Orchestra and artistic director and principal conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago. He continues to serve as music director laureate of the Nashville Symphony after a 16-year tenure during which he released 24 commercial recordings that garnered six Grammy Awards and 13 Grammy nominations.
This season, Guerrero appears with the Chicago Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Brussels Philharmonic, Frankfurt Museumsorchester, Sinfónica de Tenerife, and Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias. He also appears with NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, where he recently completed a six-season tenure as music director and recorded the Billboard chart-topping Bomsori: Violin on Stage on Deutsche Grammophon.
In recent seasons, Guerrero has led the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, London Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Sydney Symphony, and New Zealand Symphony, among others. In 2026, he conducted in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in February 2013.
Guerrero previously held posts as principal guest conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami residency, music director of the Eugene Symphony, and associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. Born in Nicaragua, Guerrero immigrated during his childhood to Costa Rica, where he joined the local youth symphony. He studied percussion and conducting at Baylor University and earned his master’s degree in conducting at Northwestern University.
This season, Guerrero appears with the Chicago Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Brussels Philharmonic, Frankfurt Museumsorchester, Sinfónica de Tenerife, and Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias. He also appears with NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, where he recently completed a six-season tenure as music director and recorded the Billboard chart-topping Bomsori: Violin on Stage on Deutsche Grammophon.
In recent seasons, Guerrero has led the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Houston Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, London Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Sydney Symphony, and New Zealand Symphony, among others. In 2026, he conducted in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in February 2013.
Guerrero previously held posts as principal guest conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami residency, music director of the Eugene Symphony, and associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. Born in Nicaragua, Guerrero immigrated during his childhood to Costa Rica, where he joined the local youth symphony. He studied percussion and conducting at Baylor University and earned his master’s degree in conducting at Northwestern University.
Joshua Elmore
Bassoon
Joshua Elmore joined the San Francisco Symphony as Principal Bassoon in March 2025 and made his solo debut in September 2026. He previously served as principal bassoon of the Fort Worth Symphony and has also performed with the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Chineke! Orchestra.
A graduate of the Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Elmore also holds a Professional Studies Certificate from the Colburn School. He has been a fellow at Tanglewood Music Center and Music Academy of the West and contributed to a Grammy Award-nominated album with the National Orchestra Institute. Recently profiled by San Francisco Classical Voice, his playing was described as “evoking a river,” reflecting the expressive warmth and lyrical fluidity that characterize his artistry.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Elmore was principal bassoon of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony and a member of the Cleveland Youth Orchestra before touring internationally with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States.
Elmore is Professor of Bassoon at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Passionate about mentoring the next generation of musicians, he collaborated with Alfred Music on an intermediate bassoon method book and served on the bassoon faculty of the 2023 Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa, presenting masterclasses and coaching young musicians. Outside of music, he enjoys cultivating his plant collection and spending time in nature.
A graduate of the Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow, Elmore also holds a Professional Studies Certificate from the Colburn School. He has been a fellow at Tanglewood Music Center and Music Academy of the West and contributed to a Grammy Award-nominated album with the National Orchestra Institute. Recently profiled by San Francisco Classical Voice, his playing was described as “evoking a river,” reflecting the expressive warmth and lyrical fluidity that characterize his artistry.
Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Elmore was principal bassoon of the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony and a member of the Cleveland Youth Orchestra before touring internationally with the National Youth Orchestra of the United States.
Elmore is Professor of Bassoon at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and serves on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Passionate about mentoring the next generation of musicians, he collaborated with Alfred Music on an intermediate bassoon method book and served on the bassoon faculty of the 2023 Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival in South Africa, presenting masterclasses and coaching young musicians. Outside of music, he enjoys cultivating his plant collection and spending time in nature.
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