Mar 14, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN’S TENURE AS SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR CULMINATES IN JUNE 2025 FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF HIS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT
Mar 12, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCED AS 2024 POLAR MUSIC PRIZE LAUREATE
Salonen joins Grammy Award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers in the honor
Award ceremony will take place on May 21 in Stockholm
Feb 21, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES TWO SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY PROGRAMS: BEN FOLDS WITH THE SF SYMPHONY AND THE TRAILBLAZING MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, CAROLE KING & CARLY SIMON
Ben Folds performs with conductor Edwin Outwater and the SF Symphony, July 27
Ted Sperling leads SF Symphony and guest vocalists in music by Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, August 1
Tickets for both programs go on sale Friday, February 23, at 10am PT on sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony’s full Summer with the Symphony lineup will be announced in May
Feb 8, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND VIOLINIST LISA BATIASHVILI EMBARK ON THREE-CONCERT CALIFORNIA TOUR, MARCH 20–22
Salonen and the Orchestra make tour stops at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
Repertoire includes Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring Batiashvili, and John Adams’s Naïve and Sentimental Music
Salonen conducts pre-tour performances of all-Sibelius program at Davies Symphony Hall, March 14–16
Jan 31, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
February 23–25 Salonen conducts Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with vocal soloists and Brahms’ Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer
March 1–3 San Francisco Symphony and Cartier present a multisensory performance of Scriabin’s Prometheus, The Poem of Fire, with olfactory curation, devised by Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent; program also features Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and baritone Gerald Finley
March 14–16 Salonen conducts an all-Sibelius program including Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring soloist Lisa Batiashvili
March 20–22 Salonen, SF Symphony, and Batiashvili travel to Costa Mesa, Palm Desert, and Los Angeles for three-concert Southern California Tour
Jan 18, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “ALL WE NEED IS LOVE” WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, JUNE 18 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Tickets are on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Jan 10, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5, JANUARY 25–27
MTT and the Orchestra celebrate 50 years performing Mahler together with these concerts; MTT made his debut with the Orchestra in January 1974, conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, launching an unprecedented partnership
This program marks MTT’s final subscription series with the San Francisco Symphony
Jan 9, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE DRAGON, FEBRUARY 17, 2024, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Mei-Ann Chen leads the Orchestra in a program highlighting works by Asian composers including Che Chang, Chen Ge Xin, Vivian Fung, Huang Ruo, Li Huan-Zhi, and Phoon Yew Tien
Violinist Paul Huang joins Chen and the Orchestra to perform music from Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto: Fire Ritual
Jan 3, 2024
GUEST CONDUCTORS DALIA STASEVSKA AND JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2024
Jan 18–20 Stasevska leads the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring pianist Seong-Jin Cho in his Orchestral Series Debut, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Feb 2–4 Saraste conducts Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
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GUEST CONDUCTORS KARINA CANELLAKIS, GUSTAVO GIMENO, MARTA GARDOLIŃSKA, AND RYAN BANCROFT LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN APRIL AND MAY 2024
April 18–20 Canellakis conducts Richard Strauss’ Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration; and Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, featuring Cédric Tiberghien, and La Valse
April 25–27 Gimeno leads the Orchestra in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Funeral March from The Great Citizen; William Walton’s Viola Concerto, featuring SF Symphony Principal Viola Jonathan Vinocour; and Sergei Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 3
May 10–12 Gardolińska makes her Orchestral Series Debut conducting Grażyna Bacewicz’s Overture; Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, featuring Pablo Ferrández in his Orchestral Series Debut; and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, Scottish
May 16–18 Ryan Bancroft, in his Orchestral Series Debut, conducts the World Premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Alaraph ‘Ritus des Herzschlags’; Henri Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 5, featuring Joshua Bell; Kevin Puts’ Earth; and Claude Debussy’s La Mer
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Mar 14, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN’S TENURE AS SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR CULMINATES IN JUNE 2025 FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF HIS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT
Following the 2024–25 season, Salonen will maintain an ongoing partnership with the San Francisco Symphony through regular guest conducting appearances and collaborations
Mar 12, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCED AS 2024 POLAR MUSIC PRIZE LAUREATE
Salonen joins Grammy Award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist Nile Rodgers in the honor
Award ceremony will take place on May 21 in Stockholm
Feb 21, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES TWO SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY PROGRAMS: BEN FOLDS WITH THE SF SYMPHONY AND THE TRAILBLAZING MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, CAROLE KING & CARLY SIMON
Ben Folds performs with conductor Edwin Outwater and the SF Symphony, July 27
Ted Sperling leads SF Symphony and guest vocalists in music by Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, August 1
Tickets for both programs go on sale Friday, February 23, at 10am PT on sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony’s full Summer with the Symphony lineup will be announced in May
Feb 8, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND VIOLINIST LISA BATIASHVILI EMBARK ON THREE-CONCERT CALIFORNIA TOUR, MARCH 20–22
Salonen and the Orchestra make tour stops at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
Repertoire includes Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring Batiashvili, and John Adams’s Naïve and Sentimental Music
Salonen conducts pre-tour performances of all-Sibelius program at Davies Symphony Hall, March 14–16
Jan 31, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
February 23–25 Salonen conducts Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with vocal soloists and Brahms’ Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer
March 1–3 San Francisco Symphony and Cartier present a multisensory performance of Scriabin’s Prometheus, The Poem of Fire, with olfactory curation, devised by Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent; program also features Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and baritone Gerald Finley
March 14–16 Salonen conducts an all-Sibelius program including Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring soloist Lisa Batiashvili
March 20–22 Salonen, SF Symphony, and Batiashvili travel to Costa Mesa, Palm Desert, and Los Angeles for three-concert Southern California Tour
Jan 18, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “ALL WE NEED IS LOVE” WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, JUNE 18 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Tickets are on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Jan 10, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5, JANUARY 25–27
MTT and the Orchestra celebrate 50 years performing Mahler together with these concerts; MTT made his debut with the Orchestra in January 1974, conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, launching an unprecedented partnership
This program marks MTT’s final subscription series with the San Francisco Symphony
Jan 9, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE DRAGON, FEBRUARY 17, 2024, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Mei-Ann Chen leads the Orchestra in a program highlighting works by Asian composers including Che Chang, Chen Ge Xin, Vivian Fung, Huang Ruo, Li Huan-Zhi, and Phoon Yew Tien
Violinist Paul Huang joins Chen and the Orchestra to perform music from Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto: Fire Ritual
Jan 3, 2024
GUEST CONDUCTORS DALIA STASEVSKA AND JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2024
Jan 18–20 Stasevska leads the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring pianist Seong-Jin Cho in his Orchestral Series Debut, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Feb 2–4 Saraste conducts Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
Dec 20, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5, JANUARY 25-27
MTT will withdraw from conducting previously announced January 18-20 and February 23-25 programs in order to focus on his health
Dalia Stasevska steps in for MTT January 18–20, conducting Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Seong-Jin Cho and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the February 23-25 program, featuring Brahms’s Violin Concerto with Julia Fischer and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella
Dec 14, 2023
CONDUCTOR JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE REPLACES HERBERT BLOMSTEDT IN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES OF BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 7 AND SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO. 6 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, FEBRUARY 2–4
Maestro Blomstedt is currently being treated in hospital after a fall and has been advised by his doctors to cancel his concert engagements until further notice
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Feb 21, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES TWO SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY PROGRAMS: BEN FOLDS WITH THE SF SYMPHONY AND THE TRAILBLAZING MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, CAROLE KING & CARLY SIMON
Ben Folds performs with conductor Edwin Outwater and the SF Symphony, July 27
Ted Sperling leads SF Symphony and guest vocalists in music by Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, August 1
Tickets for both programs go on sale Friday, February 23, at 10am PT on sfsymphony.org
San Francisco Symphony’s full Summer with the Symphony lineup will be announced in May
Feb 8, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, AND VIOLINIST LISA BATIASHVILI EMBARK ON THREE-CONCERT CALIFORNIA TOUR, MARCH 20–22
Salonen and the Orchestra make tour stops at Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
Repertoire includes Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring Batiashvili, and John Adams’s Naïve and Sentimental Music
Salonen conducts pre-tour performances of all-Sibelius program at Davies Symphony Hall, March 14–16
Jan 31, 2024
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN THREE PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
February 23–25 Salonen conducts Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with vocal soloists and Brahms’ Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer
March 1–3 San Francisco Symphony and Cartier present a multisensory performance of Scriabin’s Prometheus, The Poem of Fire, with olfactory curation, devised by Salonen, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Cartier in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent; program also features Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and baritone Gerald Finley
March 14–16 Salonen conducts an all-Sibelius program including Finlandia, Symphony No. 1, and Violin Concerto featuring soloist Lisa Batiashvili
March 20–22 Salonen, SF Symphony, and Batiashvili travel to Costa Mesa, Palm Desert, and Los Angeles for three-concert Southern California Tour
Jan 18, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “ALL WE NEED IS LOVE” WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, JUNE 18 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Tickets are on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Jan 10, 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5, JANUARY 25–27
MTT and the Orchestra celebrate 50 years performing Mahler together with these concerts; MTT made his debut with the Orchestra in January 1974, conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 9, launching an unprecedented partnership
This program marks MTT’s final subscription series with the San Francisco Symphony
Jan 9, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE DRAGON, FEBRUARY 17, 2024, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Mei-Ann Chen leads the Orchestra in a program highlighting works by Asian composers including Che Chang, Chen Ge Xin, Vivian Fung, Huang Ruo, Li Huan-Zhi, and Phoon Yew Tien
Violinist Paul Huang joins Chen and the Orchestra to perform music from Tan Dun’s Violin Concerto: Fire Ritual
Jan 3, 2024
GUEST CONDUCTORS DALIA STASEVSKA AND JUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2024
Jan 18–20 Stasevska leads the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, featuring pianist Seong-Jin Cho in his Orchestral Series Debut, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World
Feb 2–4 Saraste conducts Schubert’s Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7
Dec 20, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5, JANUARY 25-27
MTT will withdraw from conducting previously announced January 18-20 and February 23-25 programs in order to focus on his health
Dalia Stasevska steps in for MTT January 18–20, conducting Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 with Seong-Jin Cho and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9
Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the February 23-25 program, featuring Brahms’s Violin Concerto with Julia Fischer and Stravinsky’s Pulcinella
Dec 14, 2023