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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
Apr 25, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS GIANCARLO GUERRERO AND MANFRED HONECK LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN MAY AND JUNE 2023
May 25 and 27 San Francisco Symphony performs the West Coast premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring the Lorelei Ensemble in its Orchestral Series debut
June 1–3 Manfred Honeck leads the Orchestra in the first SF Symphony performances of Gloria Isabel Ramos Triano’s amazon; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, featuring pianist Beatrice Rana in her Orchestral Series debut; and Franz Schubert’s Symphony in C major, The Great
Apr 4, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS PHILIPPE JORDAN, RAFAEL PAYARE, AND THOMAS WILKINS LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN MAY 2023
May 4–6 Thomas Wilkins makes his Orchestral Series debut, conducting Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; the first SF Symphony performances of Erwin Schulhoff’s Hot-Sonate and John Williams’ Escapades, both featuring saxophonist Branford Marsalis; and Duke Ellington’s Harlem
May 11–13 Rafael Payare makes his Orchestral Series debut, conducting the first SF Symphony performances of William Grant Still’s Darker America, Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto featuring Hilary Hahn, and Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben
May 18–20 Philippe Jordan leads the Orchestra in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, featuring the SF Symphony Chorus; the Ragazzi Boys Chorus; and soprano Jennifer Holloway, tenor Ian Bostridge, and baritone Iain Paterson in their Orchestral Series debuts
Mar 28, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE 2023–24 SEASON
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s fourth season as Music Director includes 12 Orchestral programs, four world premiere performances, SoundBox, continued partnerships with Peter Sellars and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and a celebration of the spirit of California including California Festival & tour of Southern California
Mar 14, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS JANE GLOVER, CRISTIAN MĂCELARU, AND DALIA STASEVSKA LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN APRIL 2023
April 13–15 Jane Glover leads the SF Symphony in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat featuring sopranos Cheryl Cain and Morgan Balfour, mezzo-soprano Leandra Ramm, tenor Michael Jankosky, bass Matthew Peterson, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minor performed by Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik and Principal Oboe Eugene Izotov; the first SF Symphony performances of Stacy Garrop’s Spectacle of Light; and George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks
April 21–23 Cristian Măcelaru conducts selections from Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony, the United States premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways written for SF Symphony English horn player Russ de Luna, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1
April 27–30 Dalia Stasevska makes her Orchestral Series debut, conducting the first SF Symphony performances of Anna Meredith’s Nautilus, Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto featuring Joshua Bell, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2
Mar 6, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY EMBARK ON 2023 SPRING TOUR TO EUROPE, WITH EXTENDED RESIDENCIES IN PARIS AND HAMBURG, MARCH 9–17
Tour includes two programs curated by and featuring Collaborative Partners Claire Chase and Nico Muhly, as well as guest appearances by Yuja Wang and Johan Dalene
Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony perform at the Philharmonie de Paris in France (March 9–12); Philharmonie Luxembourg (March 13); and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany (March 15–17)
Jan 31, 2023
Announcing the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music A Two-Week Statewide Festival Celebrating the Most Innovative and Compelling Music Composed Around the World in the Last Five Years
Music Directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony Join Forces to Conceive of Sweeping Program
November 3–19, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN FOUR PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING THE PIANO AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, FEBRUARY 17–MARCH 2, 2023
February 17–19 pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 on a program with Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and selections from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
February 20 Lang Lang joins the Orchestra for one evening, performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto on a program with Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5
February 23, 25 & 26 pianist Conor Hanick makes his San Francisco Symphony debut as soloist in the world premiere of Samuel Adams’ No Such Spring, on a program with Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6
March 1 & 2 features Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails, Salonen’s Nyx, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Yuja Wang
These four programs—along with Nico Muhly’s SoundBox program, Codes, featuring Yuja Wang and Esa-Pekka Salonen—precede Salonen and the Orchestra’s March 9–17 European residencies tour, featuring performances at the Philharmonie de Paris in France; the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany; and the Philharmonie Luxembourg
Jan 19, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE RABBIT, FEBRUARY 5, 2023 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Earl Lee leads the Orchestra in a program highlighting works by Asian composers including An-Lun Huang, Huang Ruo, Tyzen Hsiao, and Zhou Tian
Renowned soprano Sumi Jo joins Lee and the Orchestra for works by Du-Nam Cho, Huang Tzu, Hong-ryeol Lee, and Geung-Su Lim
Jan 12, 2023
HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, FEBRUARY 9–10 AND 12, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
The program includes Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the San Francisco Symphony premiere of Jan Václav Voříšek’s Symphony in D major
Jan 11, 2023
EDWIN OUTWATER CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PREMIERE OF GABRIEL KAHANE’S EMERGENCY SHELTER INTAKE FORM, A SONG CYCLE EXPLORING INEQUALITY THROUGH THE LENS OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, FEBRUARY 2 & 3 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
emergency shelter intake form features mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran; vocalists Gabriel Kahane, Kristen Toedtman, and Holcombe Waller as the Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics; and a chorus made up of community members from Community Music Center and Skywatchers
The program opens with George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F featuring soloist Conrad Tao in his SF Symphony Orchestral Series Debut
Jan 10, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY COLLABORATIVE PARTNER CLAIRE CHASE PERFORMS MARCOS BALTER’S PAN FOR SOLO FLUTE, LIVE ELECTRONICS, AND MASS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, FEBRUARY 24 IN SYMPHONY’S SOUNDBOX SPACE
The program opens with Balter’s Alone for flute and wine glasses
Tickets are $40 and available for purchase now at sfsymphony.org/pan
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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
Apr 25, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS GIANCARLO GUERRERO AND MANFRED HONECK LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN MAY AND JUNE 2023
May 25 and 27 San Francisco Symphony performs the West Coast premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero and featuring the Lorelei Ensemble in its Orchestral Series debut
June 1–3 Manfred Honeck leads the Orchestra in the first SF Symphony performances of Gloria Isabel Ramos Triano’s amazon; Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, featuring pianist Beatrice Rana in her Orchestral Series debut; and Franz Schubert’s Symphony in C major, The Great
Apr 4, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS PHILIPPE JORDAN, RAFAEL PAYARE, AND THOMAS WILKINS LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN MAY 2023
May 4–6 Thomas Wilkins makes his Orchestral Series debut, conducting Leonard Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; the first SF Symphony performances of Erwin Schulhoff’s Hot-Sonate and John Williams’ Escapades, both featuring saxophonist Branford Marsalis; and Duke Ellington’s Harlem
May 11–13 Rafael Payare makes his Orchestral Series debut, conducting the first SF Symphony performances of William Grant Still’s Darker America, Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto featuring Hilary Hahn, and Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben
May 18–20 Philippe Jordan leads the Orchestra in Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, featuring the SF Symphony Chorus; the Ragazzi Boys Chorus; and soprano Jennifer Holloway, tenor Ian Bostridge, and baritone Iain Paterson in their Orchestral Series debuts
Mar 28, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE 2023–24 SEASON
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s fourth season as Music Director includes 12 Orchestral programs, four world premiere performances, SoundBox, continued partnerships with Peter Sellars and Alonzo King LINES Ballet, and a celebration of the spirit of California including California Festival & tour of Southern California
Mar 14, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS JANE GLOVER, CRISTIAN MĂCELARU, AND DALIA STASEVSKA LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN APRIL 2023
April 13–15 Jane Glover leads the SF Symphony in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat featuring sopranos Cheryl Cain and Morgan Balfour, mezzo-soprano Leandra Ramm, tenor Michael Jankosky, bass Matthew Peterson, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D minor performed by Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik and Principal Oboe Eugene Izotov; the first SF Symphony performances of Stacy Garrop’s Spectacle of Light; and George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks
April 21–23 Cristian Măcelaru conducts selections from Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony, the United States premiere of Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways written for SF Symphony English horn player Russ de Luna, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1
April 27–30 Dalia Stasevska makes her Orchestral Series debut, conducting the first SF Symphony performances of Anna Meredith’s Nautilus, Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto featuring Joshua Bell, and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2
Mar 6, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY EMBARK ON 2023 SPRING TOUR TO EUROPE, WITH EXTENDED RESIDENCIES IN PARIS AND HAMBURG, MARCH 9–17
Tour includes two programs curated by and featuring Collaborative Partners Claire Chase and Nico Muhly, as well as guest appearances by Yuja Wang and Johan Dalene
Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony perform at the Philharmonie de Paris in France (March 9–12); Philharmonie Luxembourg (March 13); and Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany (March 15–17)
Jan 31, 2023
Announcing the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music A Two-Week Statewide Festival Celebrating the Most Innovative and Compelling Music Composed Around the World in the Last Five Years
Music Directors of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony Join Forces to Conceive of Sweeping Program
November 3–19, 2023
Jan 26, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN FOUR PROGRAMS HIGHLIGHTING THE PIANO AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, FEBRUARY 17–MARCH 2, 2023
February 17–19 pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs Béla Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 on a program with Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and selections from Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
February 20 Lang Lang joins the Orchestra for one evening, performing Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto on a program with Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5
February 23, 25 & 26 pianist Conor Hanick makes his San Francisco Symphony debut as soloist in the world premiere of Samuel Adams’ No Such Spring, on a program with Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6
March 1 & 2 features Gabriella Smith’s Tumblebird Contrails, Salonen’s Nyx, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with soloist Yuja Wang
These four programs—along with Nico Muhly’s SoundBox program, Codes, featuring Yuja Wang and Esa-Pekka Salonen—precede Salonen and the Orchestra’s March 9–17 European residencies tour, featuring performances at the Philharmonie de Paris in France; the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany; and the Philharmonie Luxembourg
Jan 19, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PRESENTS LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE RABBIT, FEBRUARY 5, 2023 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Earl Lee leads the Orchestra in a program highlighting works by Asian composers including An-Lun Huang, Huang Ruo, Tyzen Hsiao, and Zhou Tian
Renowned soprano Sumi Jo joins Lee and the Orchestra for works by Du-Nam Cho, Huang Tzu, Hong-ryeol Lee, and Geung-Su Lim
Jan 12, 2023
HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, FEBRUARY 9–10 AND 12, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
The program includes Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and the San Francisco Symphony premiere of Jan Václav Voříšek’s Symphony in D major
Jan 11, 2023
EDWIN OUTWATER CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PREMIERE OF GABRIEL KAHANE’S EMERGENCY SHELTER INTAKE FORM, A SONG CYCLE EXPLORING INEQUALITY THROUGH THE LENS OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, FEBRUARY 2 & 3 AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
emergency shelter intake form features mezzo-soprano Alicia Hall Moran; vocalists Gabriel Kahane, Kristen Toedtman, and Holcombe Waller as the Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics; and a chorus made up of community members from Community Music Center and Skywatchers
The program opens with George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F featuring soloist Conrad Tao in his SF Symphony Orchestral Series Debut
Jan 10, 2023
