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May 16, 2023
PIANIST IGOR LEVIT JOINS ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR A MULTI-WEEK CONCERT RESIDENCY, JUNE 15–27
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May 12, 2023
BARITONE BRIAN MULLIGAN JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM, MAY 18–20
Mulligan replaces Iain Paterson, who has regretfully withdrawn from this program due to visa difficulties
Philippe Jordan leads the San Francisco Symphony in the program, which also features the SF Symphony Chorus; the Ragazzi Boys Chorus; and soprano Jennifer Holloway and tenor Ian Bostridge in their Orchestral Series debuts
May 11, 2023
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 4–AUGUST 5, 2023
Conductors Edwin Outwater, Anna Rakitina, and Joshua Weilerstein lead classical programs at Davies Symphony Hall with performances by violinist Alexi Kenney, pianist Denis Kozhukhin, and cellist Sterling Elliott
Special guest performances by singer Aída Cuevas, Maxwell, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake
San Francisco Symphony presents Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Summer film concerts include Ratatouille, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Batman
Edwin Outwater conducts the San Francisco Symphony in the Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Amphitheatre
San Francisco Symphony performs four concerts at Frost Amphitheater, presented by Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony, July 7, 14, 21 & 28
San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert at Sigmund Stern Grove featuring funk band Lettuce on a program conducted by Christopher Dragon and Edwin Outwater, July 23
Tickets on sale now via sfsymphony.org/summer
May 9, 2023
BRUCE LIU JOINS CONDUCTOR RAFAEL PAYARE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY TO PERFORM BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3, MAY 11–13 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Liu replaces violinist Hilary Hahn, who is unwell and regretfully unable to perform on this week’s program
May 2, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENT NEW STAGED PRODUCTION OF KAIJA SAARIAHO’S ADRIANA MATER, JUNE 8, 10 & 11, 2023
Adriana Mater features mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron as Adriana, soprano Axelle Fanyo as Refka, tenor Nicholas Phan as Yonas, baritone Christopher Purves as Tsargo, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
These performances of Adriana Mater are the second production in Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony’s four-year collaboration with Peter Sellars
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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY COLLABORATIVE PARTNER JULIA BULLOCK JOINS ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE ORCHESTRA FOR FINAL PROGRAM OF THE 2022–23 SEASON, JUNE 29–JULY 1, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Bullock joins Salonen and the Orchestra for songs by Margaret Bonds and George Gershwin; the program also includes Reena Esmail’s Black Iris and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé featuring the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
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May 16, 2023
PIANIST IGOR LEVIT JOINS ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR A MULTI-WEEK CONCERT RESIDENCY, JUNE 15–27
June 15-17 Salonen conducts an all-Ludwig van Beethoven program featuring Piano Concerto No. 5, with Levit as soloist, and Symphony No. 3, Eroica
June 22, 24 and 25 Levit performs Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto with Salonen, the Orchestra, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
During his residency, Levit performs a chamber music program with members of the San Francisco Symphony on June 18, and a solo Great Performers Series recital on June 27
May 12, 2023
BARITONE BRIAN MULLIGAN JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM, MAY 18–20
Mulligan replaces Iain Paterson, who has regretfully withdrawn from this program due to visa difficulties
Philippe Jordan leads the San Francisco Symphony in the program, which also features the SF Symphony Chorus; the Ragazzi Boys Chorus; and soprano Jennifer Holloway and tenor Ian Bostridge in their Orchestral Series debuts
May 11, 2023
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 4–AUGUST 5, 2023
Conductors Edwin Outwater, Anna Rakitina, and Joshua Weilerstein lead classical programs at Davies Symphony Hall with performances by violinist Alexi Kenney, pianist Denis Kozhukhin, and cellist Sterling Elliott
Special guest performances by singer Aída Cuevas, Maxwell, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake
San Francisco Symphony presents Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Summer film concerts include Ratatouille, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Batman
Edwin Outwater conducts the San Francisco Symphony in the Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Amphitheatre
San Francisco Symphony performs four concerts at Frost Amphitheater, presented by Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony, July 7, 14, 21 & 28
San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert at Sigmund Stern Grove featuring funk band Lettuce on a program conducted by Christopher Dragon and Edwin Outwater, July 23
Tickets on sale now via sfsymphony.org/summer
May 9, 2023
BRUCE LIU JOINS CONDUCTOR RAFAEL PAYARE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY TO PERFORM BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3, MAY 11–13 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Liu replaces violinist Hilary Hahn, who is unwell and regretfully unable to perform on this week’s program
May 2, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENT NEW STAGED PRODUCTION OF KAIJA SAARIAHO’S ADRIANA MATER, JUNE 8, 10 & 11, 2023
Adriana Mater features mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron as Adriana, soprano Axelle Fanyo as Refka, tenor Nicholas Phan as Yonas, baritone Christopher Purves as Tsargo, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
These performances of Adriana Mater are the second production in Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony’s four-year collaboration with Peter Sellars
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May 11, 2023
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 4–AUGUST 5, 2023
Conductors Edwin Outwater, Anna Rakitina, and Joshua Weilerstein lead classical programs at Davies Symphony Hall with performances by violinist Alexi Kenney, pianist Denis Kozhukhin, and cellist Sterling Elliott
Special guest performances by singer Aída Cuevas, Maxwell, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, and Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake
San Francisco Symphony presents Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Summer film concerts include Ratatouille, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Batman
Edwin Outwater conducts the San Francisco Symphony in the Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Amphitheatre
San Francisco Symphony performs four concerts at Frost Amphitheater, presented by Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony, July 7, 14, 21 & 28
San Francisco Symphony performs a free concert at Sigmund Stern Grove featuring funk band Lettuce on a program conducted by Christopher Dragon and Edwin Outwater, July 23
Tickets on sale now via sfsymphony.org/summer
May 9, 2023
BRUCE LIU JOINS CONDUCTOR RAFAEL PAYARE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY TO PERFORM BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3, MAY 11–13 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Liu replaces violinist Hilary Hahn, who is unwell and regretfully unable to perform on this week’s program
May 2, 2023
