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May 23, 2023
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
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
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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Mulligan replaces Iain Paterson, who has regretfully withdrawn from this program due to visa difficulties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
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
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May 23, 2023
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
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
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
