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Experience Esa-Pekka Salonen in his inaugural season as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony.


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Friends from around the globe take to the Davies Symphony Hall stage to share the joy and virtuosity of live performance at its very best.

Joshua Bell
Apr 29–May 1
Juraj Valčuha & Joshua Bell
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Hilary Hahn
June 3–5
Elim Chan & Hilary Hahn: Carmen Fantasy
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Yuja Wang
Jan 27–30
MTT: Yuja Plays Rach Piano Concerto 2
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Gautier Capuçon
Dec 6
Chamber Music with Thibaudet, Batiashvili, & Capuçon
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Alisa Weilerstein
Nov 20–22
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
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Yefim Bronfman
Oct 8–11
Salonen: Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
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Renée Fleming
Jun 10–13
Renée Fleming Sings R. Strauss’ Four Last Songs
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Lang Lang
Mar 21
Piano Recital: Lang Lang Plays Goldberg Variations
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On the Precipice: 
Music of the Weimar Republic

In June 2021, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony present On the Precipice: Music of the Weimar Republic, a journey through one of history’s most inventive and decadent cultural periods.

With performances exploring the satiric and degenerate, peculiar and cynical, duty and demise, experience why this eclectic festival of music, cabaret, film, and discussions about art at the dawn of fascist Germany so clearly speaks to us now.   

Jun 17-19 Salonen: Make Art, Not War

Jun 24-26 Salonen: Weimar Nightfall

PREMIERES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

Enjoy a slate of World, West Coast, US, and SF Symphony premieres—exciting music played for the first time at Davies Symphony Hall.

Julia Wolfe
Nov 12 & 14
The Fight for Equality: Julia Wolfe & Florence Price
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Fang Man
Mar 11–13
Salonen: Scriabin’s Prometheus
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Wynton Marsalis
Jan 14–16
A New American Sound
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Gabriel Kahane
Feb 4-6
Give Me Shelter: emergency shelter intake form
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Florence Price
Nov 12 & 14
The Fight for Equality: Julia Wolfe & Florence Price
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John Corigliano
Jan 14–16
A New American Sound
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Myths & Mortals: 
A Festival of Greek Mythology

Modern civilization is laden with legends and lore, none with more timeless potency than the ancient libraries of Greek mythology. These extraordinary stories are a source of wisdom, philosophy, and morality; they are humanized by scorching drama, deep tenderness, and poetic beauty. 

In March 2021, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the San Francisco Symphony in a wide-ranging, three-week immersion into music inspired by Greek mythology. This is music of the myths that make us, music of the then and now.

Mar 5-7 Salonen Conducts Salonen & Ravel

Conducting Debuts at Davies Symphony Hall

We introduce conductors of varied cultural backgrounds who bring fresh insights and viewpoints to the podium in their SF Symphony debuts.

Nathalie Stutzmann
JUN 10–13
Renée Fleming Sings R. Strauss’ Four Last Songs
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Rafaeil Payare
Nov 20–22
Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique
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Han-Na Chang
Apr 8–10
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
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Giancarlo Guerrero
Nov 12 & 14
The Fight for Equality: Julia Wolfe & Florence Price
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Perry So
Feb 11 & 13
Lunar New Year: Celebrating Asia
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Elim Chan
Jun 3–5
Elim Chan & Hilary Hahn: Carmen Fantasy
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Jonathan Cohen
Dec 11 & 12
Handel’s Messiah
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Ludovic Morlot
May 27–29
Ludovic Morlot Conducts Debussy’s La Mer
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Michael Sanderling
May 20–22
Beethoven 5 & Julia Fischer
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Voices of Change

Art is a timely and timeless expression of existence. Throughout history and never more than today, composers have served as some of our greatest reporters on the human condition. Their narratives can reveal the world’s discords and injustices, and bring us back to humanity, giving voice to the human spirit.

Oct 2-3 Salonen: J.S. Bach & Sibelius 1

Oct 19 Mirga, Gidon Kremer, & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Nov 12 & 14 The Fight for Equality: Julia Wolfe & Florence Price

Feb 4 & 6 Give Me Shelter: Gabriel Kahane’s emergency shelter intake form

May 13-15 Philippe Jordan Conducts Britten’s War Requiem


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Michael Tilson Thomas

Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the San Francisco Symphony in four programs featuring artists and composers essential to his remarkable 25-year musical legacy with the Orchestra.

Oct 30 MTT: Mahler 1

Nov 5-8 MTT: Beethoven’s Missa solemnis 

Jan 21-23 MTT: Emanuel Ax Plays Mozart

Jan 27-30 MTT: Yuja Plays Rach Piano Concerto 2

Film with Live Orchestra

Enjoy the magic of cinema like never before—with the score performed live-to-screen by the SF Symphony.

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Family-Friendly Concerts and Events

Share the joy of music with all your loved ones. Discover how music speaks to us all—young listeners ages 5-12 and longtime fans alike—through enriching performances and fun-filled pre-concert activities, created for enthusiasts of all ages and with your entire family in mind!

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