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Sep 16, 2022
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2022–23 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES INCLUDES TEN PERFORMANCES FEATURING WORLD-CLASS SOLOISTS AND VISITING ORCHESTRAS
Great Performers Series features pianists Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Daniil Trifonov; violinists Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, and Itzhak Perlman; the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason; and the Israel Philharmonic with conductor Lahav Shani
SF Symphony 2022–23 Artist-in-Residence Pianist Igor Levit performs a solo recital on June 27 as part of his residency
Pianist Yuja Wang joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SF Symphony in performances preceding the Orchestra’s European tour, March 1 & 2
Sep 15, 2022
HARRY CONNICK, JR. AND SETH MACFARLANE JOIN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONy’S 2022 HOLIDAY CONCERT SEASON, DECEMBER 4–31
Harry Connick, Jr. and his Band bring holiday tour to Davies Symphony Hall, December 24
Seth MacFarlane rings in the New Year with the San Francisco Symphony, December 31
Tickets for Harry Connick, Jr. and New Year’s Eve with Seth MacFarlane are on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Sep 13, 2022
JOHN WILLIAMS AND ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN A PROGRAM OF WILLIAMS’ CONCERT AND FILM MUSIC, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Program features Williams’ Violin Concerto No. 2, written expressly for Mutter, and a selection of Williams’ beloved film music
One-night-only concert marks Williams’ first performance with San Francisco Symphony in nearly 10 years
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 16, at 4pm (PT) at sfsymphony.org
Sep 2, 2022
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN FOUR PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 24–OCTOBER 15, 2022
September 24 concert includes the SF Symphony premiere of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 performed by violinist Randall Goosby in his SF Symphony Orchestral Series debut, Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture to The Impresario
September 29–October 2 concerts include the world premiere of Push by the inaugural winner of the Emerging Black Composers Project, Trevor Weston, and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, featuring the SF Symphony Chorus, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, and soprano Golda Schultz in her SF Symphony debut
October 7–9 concerts include the U.S. premiere of Sun Poem by Daniel Kidane, co-commissioned by the SF Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, and Jean Sibelius’ Luonnotar featuring soprano Golda Schultz
October 13–15 concerts feature pianist Yuja Wang performing the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s SF Symphony-commissioned Piano Concerto No. 3, Carl Nielsen’s Helios Overture, and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra
Aug 31, 2022
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2022–23 FILM SERIES KICKS OFF WITH SCREENINGS OF STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE, SEPTEMBER 16 & 17, PERFORMED LIVE TO PICTURE
HOLIDAY FILM PROGRAMS INCLUDE RON HOWARD’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS AND JON FAVREAU’S ELF
2022–23 SEASON FILM PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES DISNEY’S HOCUS POCUS, DISNEY’S FANTASIA, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S THE GODFATHER, STEVEN SPIELBERG’S JURASSIC PARK, AND MARVEL STUDIOS’ BLACK PANTHER
Tickets for all performances on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Aug 18, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH FIESTAS PATRIAS CONCERT, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Concert features Ballet Folklórico de los Ángeles, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar, and singer-songwriter Lupita Infante with conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez and the San Francisco Symphony
Tickets for Fiestas Patrias, priced $25 to $109, can be purchased at sfsymphony.org
Aug 9, 2022
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY OPEN 2022–23 SEASON WITH TWO PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL FEATURING AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, SEPTEMBER 22 & SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Program for Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concerts features Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream interspersed with scenes from William Shakespeare’s play
Opening Night Gala concert on September 23 is preceded by a red-carpet welcome and followed by an outdoor after-party for all ticketholders
Opening Night Gala Dinner Packages offer an enhanced experience and are available for purchase via sfsymphony.org/gala; proceeds from the event benefit the SF Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs
All San Francisco Concert on September 22 welcomes and pays tribute to impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area
Visit sfsymphony.org/safety for updated health and safety protocols for the San Francisco Symphony’s 2022–23 season
Jul 14, 2022
SINGLE TICKETS FOR ALL SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY 2022–23 SEASON CONCERTS ON SALE SATURDAY JULY 16, VIA THE BOX OFFICE STARTING AT 10AM AND ONLINE & BY PHONE AT 12PM
New program details announced for Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concert
Added concert on September 15 celebrates Fiesta Patrias and Hispanic Heritage Month
Added holiday programming includes The Colors of Christmas, Cool Yule Christmas, Holiday Gaiety, How the Grinch Stole Christmas—Film with Live Orchestra, Holiday Brass, Elf—Film with Live Orchestra, and A Merry-Achi Christmas
Single tickets for all 2022–23 concerts can be purchased online starting July 16 at 12pm via sfsymphony.org
Jul 13, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA IN THE 2022–23 SEASON
New musicians include Principal Cellist Rainer Eudeikis, violists Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss and Leonid Plashinov-Johnson, and Associate Principal & E-flat Clarinet Matthew Griffith
Jun 28, 2022
JENS IBSEN SELECTED AS WINNER OF SECOND ANNUAL EMERGING BLACK COMPOSERS PROJECT PRIZE
Ibsen will receive a $15,000 commission and mentorship, and his piece will premiere with the San Francisco Symphony during the 2023–24 season
Jun 21, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CONTRABASSOON STEVEN BRAUNSTEIN RETIRES AT END OF 2021–22 SEASON
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Sep 16, 2022
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2022–23 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES INCLUDES TEN PERFORMANCES FEATURING WORLD-CLASS SOLOISTS AND VISITING ORCHESTRAS
Great Performers Series features pianists Leif Ove Andsnes, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Daniil Trifonov; violinists Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, and Itzhak Perlman; the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason; and the Israel Philharmonic with conductor Lahav Shani
SF Symphony 2022–23 Artist-in-Residence Pianist Igor Levit performs a solo recital on June 27 as part of his residency
Pianist Yuja Wang joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SF Symphony in performances preceding the Orchestra’s European tour, March 1 & 2
Sep 15, 2022
HARRY CONNICK, JR. AND SETH MACFARLANE JOIN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONy’S 2022 HOLIDAY CONCERT SEASON, DECEMBER 4–31
Harry Connick, Jr. and his Band bring holiday tour to Davies Symphony Hall, December 24
Seth MacFarlane rings in the New Year with the San Francisco Symphony, December 31
Tickets for Harry Connick, Jr. and New Year’s Eve with Seth MacFarlane are on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Sep 13, 2022
JOHN WILLIAMS AND ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER JOIN THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN A PROGRAM OF WILLIAMS’ CONCERT AND FILM MUSIC, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Program features Williams’ Violin Concerto No. 2, written expressly for Mutter, and a selection of Williams’ beloved film music
One-night-only concert marks Williams’ first performance with San Francisco Symphony in nearly 10 years
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, September 16, at 4pm (PT) at sfsymphony.org
Sep 2, 2022
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN LEADS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN FOUR PROGRAMS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, SEPTEMBER 24–OCTOBER 15, 2022
September 24 concert includes the SF Symphony premiere of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2 performed by violinist Randall Goosby in his SF Symphony Orchestral Series debut, Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture to The Impresario
September 29–October 2 concerts include the world premiere of Push by the inaugural winner of the Emerging Black Composers Project, Trevor Weston, and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection, featuring the SF Symphony Chorus, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, and soprano Golda Schultz in her SF Symphony debut
October 7–9 concerts include the U.S. premiere of Sun Poem by Daniel Kidane, co-commissioned by the SF Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, and Jean Sibelius’ Luonnotar featuring soprano Golda Schultz
October 13–15 concerts feature pianist Yuja Wang performing the world premiere of Magnus Lindberg’s SF Symphony-commissioned Piano Concerto No. 3, Carl Nielsen’s Helios Overture, and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra
Aug 31, 2022
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2022–23 FILM SERIES KICKS OFF WITH SCREENINGS OF STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE, SEPTEMBER 16 & 17, PERFORMED LIVE TO PICTURE
HOLIDAY FILM PROGRAMS INCLUDE RON HOWARD’S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS AND JON FAVREAU’S ELF
2022–23 SEASON FILM PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES DISNEY’S HOCUS POCUS, DISNEY’S FANTASIA, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S THE GODFATHER, STEVEN SPIELBERG’S JURASSIC PARK, AND MARVEL STUDIOS’ BLACK PANTHER
Tickets for all performances on sale now at sfsymphony.org
Aug 18, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH FIESTAS PATRIAS CONCERT, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Concert features Ballet Folklórico de los Ángeles, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar, and singer-songwriter Lupita Infante with conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez and the San Francisco Symphony
Tickets for Fiestas Patrias, priced $25 to $109, can be purchased at sfsymphony.org
Aug 9, 2022
MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY OPEN 2022–23 SEASON WITH TWO PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL FEATURING AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, SEPTEMBER 22 & SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Program for Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concerts features Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream interspersed with scenes from William Shakespeare’s play
Opening Night Gala concert on September 23 is preceded by a red-carpet welcome and followed by an outdoor after-party for all ticketholders
Opening Night Gala Dinner Packages offer an enhanced experience and are available for purchase via sfsymphony.org/gala; proceeds from the event benefit the SF Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs
All San Francisco Concert on September 22 welcomes and pays tribute to impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations across the Bay Area
Visit sfsymphony.org/safety for updated health and safety protocols for the San Francisco Symphony’s 2022–23 season
Jul 14, 2022
SINGLE TICKETS FOR ALL SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY 2022–23 SEASON CONCERTS ON SALE SATURDAY JULY 16, VIA THE BOX OFFICE STARTING AT 10AM AND ONLINE & BY PHONE AT 12PM
New program details announced for Opening Night Gala and All San Francisco concert
Added concert on September 15 celebrates Fiesta Patrias and Hispanic Heritage Month
Added holiday programming includes The Colors of Christmas, Cool Yule Christmas, Holiday Gaiety, How the Grinch Stole Christmas—Film with Live Orchestra, Holiday Brass, Elf—Film with Live Orchestra, and A Merry-Achi Christmas
Single tickets for all 2022–23 concerts can be purchased online starting July 16 at 12pm via sfsymphony.org
Jul 13, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA IN THE 2022–23 SEASON
New musicians include Principal Cellist Rainer Eudeikis, violists Katarzyna Bryla-Weiss and Leonid Plashinov-Johnson, and Associate Principal & E-flat Clarinet Matthew Griffith
Jun 28, 2022
JENS IBSEN SELECTED AS WINNER OF SECOND ANNUAL EMERGING BLACK COMPOSERS PROJECT PRIZE
Ibsen will receive a $15,000 commission and mentorship, and his piece will premiere with the San Francisco Symphony during the 2023–24 season
Jun 21, 2022
