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Oct 12, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CELEBRATES DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS WITH CONCERT, LOBBY INSTALLATIONS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND ¡FIESTA! DINNER EXPERIENCE, NOVEMBER 4
Oct 11, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS ELIM CHAN AND LUDOVIC MORLOT LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2023
Oct 26–28 Chan leads the Orchestra in Gustav Holst’s The Planets featuring the SF Symphony Chorus and Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations featuring tenor Andrew Staples in his Orchestral Series debut
Nov 2–4 Morlot conducts the United States premiere of Betsy Jolas’ Latest; Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich; and Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
Inspired by Pictures at an Exhibition, newly commissioned artwork by Bay Area artists Liz Hernández and Fernando Escartiz will be displayed in the Davies Symphony Hall lobby and on screen during the Nov 2–4 concerts
Oct 10, 2023
STING JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR TWO CONCERTS, PERFORMING HIS MOST CELEBRATED HITS REIMAGINED FOR ORCHESTRA FEBRUARY 14 & 15, 2024
Tickets for An Evening with Sting and the San Francisco Symphony go on sale Friday, October 13, at 10am PT at sfsymphony.org
Oct 9, 2023
FEBRUARY 15, 16 & 18 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SERIES PERFORMANCES CANCELED
Alternate programming for this week will be announced at a later date
Oct 3, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 9, OCTOBER 19 & 21–22, 2023, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
MTT and the Orchestra are joined by soprano Angel Blue, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Ben Bliss, bass Dashon Burton, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony Chorus celebrates its 50th anniversary with these performances, and the concerts mark Chorus Director Jenny Wong’s first performances in her new role
Sep 28, 2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS 10 PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL AND THE GUNN THEATER AT THE LEGION OF HONOR
2023–24 Chamber Music Series includes concerts at Davies Symphony Hall on November 5, December 17, January 28, April 21, May 26, and June 16
SF Symphony musicians Alexander Barantschik and Peter Wyrick, with pianist Anton Nel, perform four concerts at the Legion of Honor on October 8, December 3, January 28, and June 2
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Sep 26, 2023
CONDUCTOR ELIM CHAN REPLACES DANIEL HARDING IN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES OF GUSTAV HOLST’S THE PLANETS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, OCTOBER 26–28
Chan also conducts Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations, featuring tenor Andrew Staples; Les Illuminations replaces Ralph Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge on this program
Harding has withdrawn from these performances to step in for Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst on the Orchestra’s three-concert Israel debut in October
Sep 21, 2023
San Francisco Symphony enters entitlement process for potential renovations to Davies Symphony Hall
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Sep 18, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE JENNY WONG AS NEXT SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR
Wong is the San Francisco Symphony Chorus’s fourth Director in the Chorus’s 50-year history
The San Francisco Symphony Chorus celebrates its 50th year during the 2023–24 season
Sep 13, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON
New musicians include Second Violin Olivia Chen, Second Bassoon Justin Cummings, Associate Principal Flute Blair Francis Paponiu, and Assistant Librarian Matthew Searing
Chen, Cummings, Francis Paponiu, and Searing are joined by new SF Symphony musicians Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi, whose appointments were announced in August
Sep 8, 2023
THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT
Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date
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Oct 12, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CELEBRATES DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS WITH CONCERT, LOBBY INSTALLATIONS, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND ¡FIESTA! DINNER EXPERIENCE, NOVEMBER 4
Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts the San Francisco Symphony in music by Clarice Assad, Arturo Márquez, Alfonso Leng, Silvestre Revueltas, and Arturo Rodríguez; vocalist Edna Vázquez performs a selection of songs with Harth-Bedoya and the Symphony; with performances by Casa Círculo Cultural and Canción de Obsidiana
Local artists, community groups, and Latin American cultural partners join the SF Symphony to celebrate Día de los Muertos through lobby art installations and preconcert activities
¡Fiesta! Día de los Muertos dinner packages include post-concert reception, seated dinner, and online auction plus premium concert seating
Oct 11, 2023
GUEST CONDUCTORS ELIM CHAN AND LUDOVIC MORLOT LEAD THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2023
Oct 26–28 Chan leads the Orchestra in Gustav Holst’s The Planets featuring the SF Symphony Chorus and Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations featuring tenor Andrew Staples in his Orchestral Series debut
Nov 2–4 Morlot conducts the United States premiere of Betsy Jolas’ Latest; Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, featuring violinist Augustin Hadelich; and Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
Inspired by Pictures at an Exhibition, newly commissioned artwork by Bay Area artists Liz Hernández and Fernando Escartiz will be displayed in the Davies Symphony Hall lobby and on screen during the Nov 2–4 concerts
Oct 10, 2023
STING JOINS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FOR TWO CONCERTS, PERFORMING HIS MOST CELEBRATED HITS REIMAGINED FOR ORCHESTRA FEBRUARY 14 & 15, 2024
Tickets for An Evening with Sting and the San Francisco Symphony go on sale Friday, October 13, at 10am PT at sfsymphony.org
Oct 9, 2023
FEBRUARY 15, 16 & 18 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SERIES PERFORMANCES CANCELED
Alternate programming for this week will be announced at a later date
Oct 3, 2023
MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTS THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY IN BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 9, OCTOBER 19 & 21–22, 2023, AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
MTT and the Orchestra are joined by soprano Angel Blue, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Ben Bliss, bass Dashon Burton, and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony Chorus celebrates its 50th anniversary with these performances, and the concerts mark Chorus Director Jenny Wong’s first performances in her new role
Sep 28, 2023
THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES PRESENTS 10 PERFORMANCES AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL AND THE GUNN THEATER AT THE LEGION OF HONOR
2023–24 Chamber Music Series includes concerts at Davies Symphony Hall on November 5, December 17, January 28, April 21, May 26, and June 16
SF Symphony musicians Alexander Barantschik and Peter Wyrick, with pianist Anton Nel, perform four concerts at the Legion of Honor on October 8, December 3, January 28, and June 2
Sep 26, 2023
CONDUCTOR ELIM CHAN REPLACES DANIEL HARDING IN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES OF GUSTAV HOLST’S THE PLANETS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, OCTOBER 26–28
Chan also conducts Benjamin Britten’s Les Illuminations, featuring tenor Andrew Staples; Les Illuminations replaces Ralph Vaughan Williams’ On Wenlock Edge on this program
Harding has withdrawn from these performances to step in for Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Möst on the Orchestra’s three-concert Israel debut in October
Sep 21, 2023
San Francisco Symphony enters entitlement process for potential renovations to Davies Symphony Hall
Sep 18, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE JENNY WONG AS NEXT SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR
Wong is the San Francisco Symphony Chorus’s fourth Director in the Chorus’s 50-year history
The San Francisco Symphony Chorus celebrates its 50th year during the 2023–24 season
Sep 13, 2023
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON
New musicians include Second Violin Olivia Chen, Second Bassoon Justin Cummings, Associate Principal Flute Blair Francis Paponiu, and Assistant Librarian Matthew Searing
Chen, Cummings, Francis Paponiu, and Searing are joined by new SF Symphony musicians Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi, whose appointments were announced in August
Sep 8, 2023
