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MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS WITHDRAWS FROM ALL ENGAGEMENTS FROM JUNE 17 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Michael Tilson Thomas announced today that he is withdrawing from all engagements beginning June 17 until September 3 in order to undergo a cardiac procedure. The operation, which will take place in Cleveland, is scheduled to follow his performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 with the San Francisco Symphony on June 13, 14, 15, and 16. Read more.

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• June 17, 2019 - Joshua Gersen conducts the San Francisco Symphony, June 20–22 at Davies Symphony Hall
• June 11, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony nominated for 2019 Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award
• June 6, 2019 - Martyn Brabbins leads the San Francisco Symphony & Chorus and a cast of internationally-renowned guest artists in semi-staged performances of Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilèges, June 27 & 29–30, 2019
• June 4, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas withdraws from all engagements from June 17 until September 3, 2019
• May 31, 2019 - Simone Young replaces Antonio Pappano conducting the San Francisco Symphony in November 2019
• May 17, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release digital recording of Henry Brant's Pulitzer Prize-winning spatial composition Ice Field on SFS Media Label May 17, 2019
• May 6, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony Announces Summer with the Symphony Concerts, July 4–26, 2019
• May 3, 2019 - James Gaffigan conducts the San Francisco Symphony, stepping in for Michael Tilson Thomas, May 9–11 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 30, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in works by Debussy, Ligeti, and Mahler in May, 2019, at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 25, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony Musicians perform at Public Solidarity Concert for the Notre-Dame de Paris, Monday, April 29 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco 
• April 25, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Announces 2019 European Tour
• April 23, 2019 - Francesco Lecce-Chong makes his San Francisco Symphony conducting debut, June 6-8 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 19, 2019 - Guest conductors Marek Janowski, Krzysztof Urbański, and Juraj Valčuha lead the SF Symphony in May, 2019
• April 15, 2019 - Mariachi Vargas to perform at Davies Symphony Hall, May 5, 2019
• April 2, 2019 - The San Francisco Symphony announces world premiere screenings of Call Me By Your Name June 18 and Disney•Pixar's Up July 26–27, performed live to picture at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 22, 2019 - Guest conductors Andrey Boreyko, Simone Young, and James Gaffigan lead the SF Symphony in April, 2019  
• March 21, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony April–June 2019 Concert Calendar
• March 20, 2019 - Andrea Bocelli and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus to perform at San Francisco's new Chase Center, December 5, 2019
• March 18, 2019 - Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, with special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas, announced as opening act for San Francisco's new Chase Center
• March 12, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony announce 2019–20 season: celebratory final season of MTT's distinguished 25-year tenure as Music Director
• February 20, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony embark on final national tour together with performances in eight cities, March 19–29, 2019
• February 8, 2019 - Manfred Honeck conducts the San Francisco Symphony, February 22-24 at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 4, 2019 - San Francisco Symphony announces new summer series at Frost Amphitheater, presented by Stanford Live
• February 1, 2019 - Sir András Schiff leads the San Francisco Symphony, February 14-15 & 17 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 24, 2019 - The San Francisco Symphony presents annual Chinese New Year Concert & Banquet, February 16 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 23, 2012 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release recording of John Adams' Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast machine on SFS Media March 13, 2012
• January 9, 2019 - Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in world premiere of Steven Mackey's Portals, Scenes and Celebrations, February 7–9 at Davies Symphony Hall 
• December 18, 2018 - Jaap van Zweden, Christian Reif, and Herbert Blomstedt conduct the SF Symphony in January, 2019
• December 11, 2018 - Newly announced Music Director Designate Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony for the first time following his appointment, January 18–20, 2019
• December 7, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's Schumann Symphonies Nos. 1–4 album nominated for 2019 Grammy Award in the category of Best Orchestral Performance  
• December 5, 2018 - Esa-Pekka Salonen named next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony
• November 23, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony January–March 2019 Calendar
• November 13, 2018 - The San Francisco Symphony announces 2018–19 Music for Families series, with concerts December 1, February 2, March 9, and April 13 at Davies Symphony Hall
• November 8, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony's experimental SoundBox series returns for a fifth season
• November 2, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony releast Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette on SFS Media November 30, 2018
• October 31, 2018 - The San Francisco Symphony announces its annual holiday concert season, November 27—December 31, 2018
• October 23, 2018 - The San Francisco Symphony's annual film series features screenings of Universal Pictures' Jurassic Park, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney's Mary Poppins, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, performed live to picture
• October 23, 2018 - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla postpones January 2019 San Francisco Symphony conducting debut
• October 19, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights with two weeks of concerts, November 15–18 & 23–45
• October 16, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra announces 2018–2019 season
• October 15, 2018 - Jakub Hrůša conducts the San Francisco Symphony, November 8-10
• October 11, 2018 - La Sinfónica de San Francisco celebra el Día de los Muertos con música, actividades y arte el Sábado 3 de noviembre a las 2pm en Davies Symphony Hall 
• October 5, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony celebrates Día de los Muertos with music, activities, and art Saturday, November 3 at 2pm in Davies Symphony Hall
• October 2, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony's 2018–19 Chamber Music Series kicks off October 28 with two concerts, at Davies Symphony Hall & the Gunn Theater at the Palace of the Legion of Honor 
• September 20, 2018 - Manfred Honeck, Pablo Heras-Casado, and Cristian Măcelaru conduct the San Francisco Symphony in October Concerts
• September 17, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony open Carnegie Hall's 2018–2019 season with Opening Night Gala Concert, October 3
• September 12, 2018 - Simone Young conduct the San Francisco Symphony April 18–20, 2019 in place of Fabio Luisi
• August 23, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present two-week Stravinsky Festival, September 21–30 at Davies Symphony Hall
• August 14, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the SF Symphony in concerts featuring Copland's Appalachian Spring, and Yuja Wang performing Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, September 13–16, 2018
• August 1, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and SF Symphony Release Recording of Bernstein's Arias and Barcarolles on SFS Media Label August 24, 2018
• July 27, 2018 - Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in 2018–19 season Opening Night Gala, September 5
• July 26, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony September–November, 2018 Concert Calendar
• July 26, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony Names David Chambers as Chief Revenue and Advancement Officer
• July 3, 2018 - Single tickets for all San Francisco Symphony 2018–19 season concerts on sale Monday July 9, via the box office starting at 8am and online & by phone at 10am
• June 15, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, Pathétique on SFS Media Label June 29, 2018
• June 5, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony announces new Summer With the Symphony performance: actor and hip hop artist Common, August 1 
• May 31, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present final concerts of the 2017–2018 season, June 21–24 & 28–30  
• May 16, 2018 - MTT leads the SF Symphony in new semi-staged production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, June 14–15 & 17
• May 4, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony announces Summer with the Symphony concerts, July 3–August 3, 2018
• May 1, 2018 - May 6 recital featuring Yuja Wang is postponed
• April 25, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony celebrates 30 years of Adventures in Music
• April 23, 2018 - Guest conductors David Robertson, Semyon Bychkov, and Susanna Mälkki lead the San Francisco Symphony
• April 11, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music program for all San Francisco public elementary schools celebrates 30th anniversary
• April 6, 2018 - Juraj Valčuha, Stéphane Denève, and Itzhak Perlman lead the San Francisco Symphony in three concert programs 
• March 26, 2018 - The San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music program celebrates 30 years 
• March 19, 2018 - Pianists Sir András Schiff and Yuja Wang present solo recitals at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 14, 2018 - Christian Reif and Daniel Harding conduct the SF Symphony in April 
• March 5, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Announce 2018–19 Season
• February 28, 2018 - SF Symphony Mar–Jun 2018 Concert Calendar
• February 27, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony give world premiere performances of Sudden Changes by Charles Wuorinen, March 15–17
• February 26, 2018 - Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco Symphony, and violinist Gil Shaham embark on Tour of California, March 27–29, 2018
• February 20, 2018 - MTT elected to Academy of Arts and Letters as American Honorary Member 
• February 16, 2018 - SFS Youth Orchestra presents world premiere of new commission written by Anahita Abbasi, March 4
• February 16, 2018 - Yan Pascal Tortelier leads SFS in “French Greats” program April 19–21
• February 2, 2018 - March 16 recital with Martha Argerich and Itzhak Perlman at Davies Hall is cancelled
• January 24, 2018 - San Francisco Symphony presents Chinese New Year Concert & Imperial Dinner February 24
• January 17, 2018 - Herbert Blomstedt and Andrey Boreyko lead the SF Symphony in three concert programs in February  
• January 8, 2018 - Thierry Fischer conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra January 28–29 
• January 2, 2018 - Meow Meow and Thomas M. Lauderdale perform at Davies Symphony Hall, January 27
• December 21, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony severs ties with conductor Charles Dutoit in response to allegations of sexual misconduct
• December 21, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the SF Symphony in two concert programs in January 2018
• November 29, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony announces performances of Star Wars with the Symphony, to be presented as part of its 2018 Summer with the Symphony series
• November 28, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's Debussy: Images, Jeux, La plus que lente album nominated for 2018 Grammy Award in the category of Best Orchestral Performance
• November 17, 2017 - SoundBox returns December 8 & 9 with Connections, curated and conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
• November 17, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony's 2017–18 Music for Families series kicks off December 2, at Davies Symphony Hall
• November 15, 2017 - The San Francisco Symphony's fifth annual Film Series features screenings of North by Northwest, Home Alone, West Side Story, Amadeus, and Batman during the 2017–18 season
• November 9, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra launches 35th anniversary season, November 19
• November 2, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Present Symphony Relief: A Benefit Concert for the North Bay, November 19, 2017 at Davies Symphony Hall
• October 31, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas Announces Plans to Conclude His 25-Year Tenure as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Following the 2019–2020 Season
• October 30, 2017 - The San Francisco Symphony Presents China NCPA Orchestra Nov 4
• October 27, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas Leads the SFS in Four Concert Programs in November
• October 26, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony December–February 2017 Concert Calendar
• October 26, 2017 - The San Francisco Symphony announces its annual holiday concert season, November 30–December 31, 2017
• October 20, 2017 - The San Francisco Symphony presents 10th annual Día de los Muertos concerts and celebration, November 4 at 2pm and 8pm in Davies Symphony Hall
• October 20, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Release Recording of the Complete Schumann Symphonies on SFS Media November 10
• October 5, 2017 - 2017-18 Great Performers Series Presents Pianists George Li and Daniil Trifonov in October
• October 2, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony's Chamber Music Series kicks off October 29 at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 22, 2017 - International guest conductors lead the San Francisco Symphony in programs featuring music from their homelands throughout the 2017–18 season
• September 20, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique September 28–October 1, at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 19, 2017 - Violinist Viviane Hagner to perfrom with the San Francisco Symphony November 18 in place of Pinchas Zukerman's previously scheduled performance
• September 11, 2017 - Tickets now on sale for the San Francisco Symphony's first-ever Oktoberfest Celebration, October 3 at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 8, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony September–November, 2017 Concert Calendar
• September 7, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony announces Orchestra Personnel Updates for the 2017–18 season
• August 24, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony kick off season-long celebration of Leonard Bernstein's birth centennial, Sept 22–24 at Davies Symphony Hall
• July 27, 2017 - Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony open 2017–18 season with Opening Night Gala on Thursday, September 14 at Davies Symphony Hall
• July 13, 2017 - Single tickets for all San Francisco Symphony 2017–18 concerts on sale Monday July 17, via the box office starting at 8am and online & by phone at 10am
• July 7, 2017 - Mark C. Hanson named Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony
• June 30, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release recording of Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra on SFS Media label
• June 16, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony performs free summer concerts at Stern Grove Festival, July 9 and on the Waterfront at Pier 27, July 23. 
• June 8, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony performs Annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Ampitheatre 
• June 2, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette, June 28–July 1 at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 26, 2017 - Susanna Mälkki and Vasily Petrenko lead the San Francisco Symphony in two concert programs featuring pianist Garrick Ohlsson and violinist Joshua Bell, June 9–18 at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 18, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in "Music for a Modern Age," June 23–25 at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 15, 2017 - Music for Families: Music to Your Feet explores dance, rhythm, and music on Saturday June 3, at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 10, 2017 - Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik leads the San Francisco Symphony in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, May 31–June 1, at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 2, 2017 - Guest conductors Roberto Abbado and Manfred Honeck lead the San Francisco Symphony in two programs, May 17–21 & 25–27, at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 25, 2017 - Resident Conductor and Wattis Foundation Music Director Christian Reif leads the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra in its final concert of the season on Mother's Day, May 14, at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 17, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony announces Summer with the Symphony concerts, July 4–29 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 10, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony Presents “Disney and Pixar–A Musical Journey into Animation,” May 18 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 6, 2017 - Charles Dutoit leads two thrilling concert programs in May, featuring Berlioz’s magnificent Requiem May 4–6 and Debussy’s La Mer May 10–13, at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 15, 2017 - Guest conductors Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Fabio Luisi lead the San Francisco Symphony in two programs of Russian works and German Romanticism, April 19-22 & April 27-29 at Davies Symphony Hall 
• March 13, 2017 - Guest conductor Fabio Luisi leads the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in two programs April 2 & 3, at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 9, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony April-June, 2017 Concert Calendar
• March 6, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony announce 2017-18 season
• February 27, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present Symphony Pride, April 4, at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 24, 2017 - Guest conductors Marek Janowski and Juraj Valčuha lead the San Francisco Symphony in two dynamic programs, March 9-18 at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 15, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony presents Music for Families: How to Build an Orchestra, featuring Lemony Snicket and Nathaniel Stookey's The Composer is Dead, March 11, at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 14, 2017 - Conductor Christian Reif leads the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra in Mozart, Barber, and Dvořák on Sunday, March 5, at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 7, 2017 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in four distinct concert programs in March, at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 9, 2017 - The San Francisco Symphony presents its 17th Annual Lunar Concert & Celebration on Saturday, February 4 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 4, 2017 - San Francisco Symphony marks composer John Adams's 70th Birthday with three weekend celebration, February 10-25
• December 22, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in works by Mahler, January 13-15 at Davies Symphony Hall
• December 12, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony cancels planned concerts in North Carolina due to state's House Bill 2
• December 6, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's recording of Mason Bates: Works for Orchestra nominated for 2017 Grammy Award
• December 2, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony January-March, 2017 Concert Calendar
• November 28, 2016 - The San Francisco Symphony announces 2016-17 Music for Families series, featuring four concerts December 3, January 28, March 11, and June 3 at Davies Symphony Hall
• October 28, 2016 - Soundbox launches its third season December 9-10, with Michael Tilson Thomas leading a centennial celebration of American musical maverick Lou Harrison
• October 18, 2016 - The San Francisco Symphony announces its annual Holiday concert season, November 30-December 31
• October 6, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony present two weeks of concerts featuring pianists Rudolf Buchbinder and Yuja Wang, October 27-November 4
• October 5, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra's 2016-17 season welcomes new Wattis Foundation Music Director Christian Reif
• September 29, 2016 - SF Symphony presents annual Día de los Muertos Community Concerts, November 5 at 2pm and 8pm 
• September 27, 2016 - Brent Assink to step down as Executive Director of the San Francisco Symphony after 18 seasons
• September 27, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony release an all-Debussy album on SFS Media, available October 28, 2016
• September 20, 2016 - Pablo Heras-Casado returns to the San Francisco Symphony to conduct concerts featuring cellist Alisa Weilerstein, October 19-22 at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 15, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco Symphony, and pianist Yuja Wang embark on tour of Asia featuring ten concerts in six cities November 9-22, 2016
• September 13, 2016 - MTT leads two weeks of concerts celebrating Italian and Russian music, September 22-October 1  
• September 6, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony announces Orchestra Personnel Updates for 2016-17 season
• September 15, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, September 14-18 at Davies Symphony Hall
• July 28, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony open the 2016-17 season with the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, September 7 at Davies Symphony Hall
• July 21, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony appoints Edward Stephan as principal timpani
• July 18, 2016 - Single tickets now on sale for the SF Symphony's 2016-17 season: September-November calendar of events 
• September 23, 2016 - SF Symphony's 2016-17 Film Series includes 2001: A Space Odyssey, On the Waterfront, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Casablanca 
• July 13, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas announce details of week-long celebration honoring composer Steve Reich's 80th birthday, September 7-11 at Davies Symphony Hall
• June 30, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony performs a free community concert at Pier 27 Sunday, July 24 at 12pm-2pm
• June 16, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony announces updates to Summer with the Symphony series, July 4-July 29, 2016
• May 16, 2016 - Amanda Green replaces Tyne Daly in the San Francisco Symphony's semi-staged production of Leonard Bernstein's On the Town at Davies Symphony Hall, May 25-29
• May 16, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in three final concert weeks of the 2015-16 season, June 16-July 2 at Davies Symphony Hall
• May 4, 2016 - The San Francisco Symphony welcomes guest conductors Vladimir Ashkenazy and James Conlon with young artists making their SFS debuts, June 2-4 and 8-12 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 27, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in concerts with soloist Susan Graham, May 19-22 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 20, 2016 - Donato Cabrera leads the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra in his final concert as Music Director, May 15 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 18, 2016 - Juraj Valčuha conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Richard Strauss's Don Juan and Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, May 12-14 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 18, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony announces Summer with the Symphony concerts, July 4-July 29
• April 13, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony Chorus and director Ragnar Bohlin perform Fauré's Requiem, May 1 at Davies Symphony Hall
• April 12, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony to offer live webcast of the world premiere of Auditorium by Mason Bates via "Facebook Live", April 27 at 8:15 pm PST
• March 24, 2016 - Violinist Hilary Hahn performs works by Mozart, Bach, and Copland, along with music written for her, in a solo recital, April 26 at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 21, 2016 - Pablo Heras-Casado leads the San Francisco Symphony in two weeks of concerts April 20-29 at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 16, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas, the SF Symphony and Chorus, and an all-star Broadway cast present On the Town at Davies Symphohy Hall, May 25-29
• March 15, 2016 - Program Change: Jeremy Denk performs J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations in recital, March 20 at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 8, 2016 - Jeremy Denk performs a solo piano recital of wide-ranging works, March 20 at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 4, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony April-June, 2016 Concert Calendar
• March 4, 2016 - Program Change: Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in concerts featuring mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, May 19-22 at Davies Symphony Hall
• March 3, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony preview East Coast tour with two concerts featuring Copland, Schumann, and Mahler
• February 29, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony announce 2016-17 season
• February 23, 2016 - San Francisco Symphony appoints Christian Reif as Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and Wattis Foundation Music Director of the SFS Youth Orchestra
• February 18, 2016 - Charles Dutoit returns to lead the San Francisco Symphony in two weeks of concerts, March 10-19 at Davies Symphony Hall
• February 9, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release Mason Bates: Works for Orchestra on SFS Media March 11, 2016
• February 1, 2016 - Herbert Blomstedt leads the orchestra in two weeks of concerts, with violin soloist Alexander Barantschik, and pianist Maria João Pires making her SFS debut, Feb 25-March 5 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 19, 2016 - Stéphane Denève and the San Francisco Symphony bring a beloved folk tale to life with excerpts from Prokofiev's ballet, Cinderella, February 18-20 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 12, 2016 - Edwin Outwater leads the San Francisco Symphony with piano soloist Stephen Hough, January 28-31 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 11, 2016 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's Keeping Score episodes now available for digital download and rental
• January 8, 2016 - The San Francisco Symphony presents its third annual Film Series during the 2015-16 season
• January 7, 2016 - Conductor Masaaki Suzuki makes his San Francisco Symphony debut, with principal bassoon Stephen Paulson as soloist, February 5-6 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 7, 2016 - The San Francisco Symphony Presents its 16th annual Chinese New Year Concert & Celebration, February 13 at Davies Symphony Hall
• January 6, 2016 - The SF Symphony and NFL Films celebrate Super Bowl 50 with "A Concert of Champions" February 3-4 at Davies Symphony Hall 
• December 30, 2015 - Marek Janowski leads the San Francisco Symphony in concerts featuring the music of Beethoven and Pfitzner, January 21-24 at Davies Symphony Hall
• December 29, 2015 - San Francisco Symphony January - March, 2016 Concert Calendar
• December 23, 2015 - Violinist Itzhak Perlman performs as conductor and soloist with the San Francisco Symphony January 9-10; and in recital with pianist Emanuel Ax January 18 at Davies Symphony Hall
• December 22, 2015 - The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Music Director Donato Cabrera host the sixth Bay Area Youth Orchestra Festival at Davies Symphony Hall, January 17, 2016
• December 18, 2015 - Conductor Krzysztof Urbański makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with pianist Emanuel Ax, January 14-16 at Davies Symphony Hall 
• November 19, 2015 - The San Francisco Symphony announces its 2015 holiday concert lineup
• October 9, 2015 - Conductor Andrey Boreyko makes his San Francisco Symphony debut with violinist Gidon Kremer, October 28-30 in Davies Symphony Hall
• October 7, 2015 - Grammy Award winners Paul Jacobs and Christine Brewer perform duo recital at Davies Symphony Hall on October 18
• October 29, 2015 - MTT season-long Schumann symphony cycle continues with performances of Symphony No. 1, Spring, November 19-22 at Davies Symphony Hall
• June 10, 2015 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's 2015 European Festivals Tour, August 27-September 14
• October 19, 2015 - MTT and the SF Symphony begin year-long Schumann cycle, plus Leonidas Kavakos performs Sibelius's Violin Concerto, November 13-15 at Davies Symphony Hall
• November 5, 2015 - The SF Symphony announces its 2015-16 Music for Families series, featuring four concerts of musical discovery December 5, February 6, March 5, and April 30
• July 14, 2015 - MTT & SF Symphony release new recording of John Adams's Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music on August 14
• April 7, 2015 - Michael Tilson Thomas & the SF Symphony release recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture on SFS Media May 5, 2015
• October 6, 2015 - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Announces 2015-16 Concert Season
• October 26, 2015 - Leif Ove Andsnes performs solo piano recital November 18 in Davies Symphony Hall
• October 16, 2015 - Yan Pascal Tortelier leads the San Francisco Symphony in all-French concerts featuring pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, November 4-6 at Davies Symphony Hall.   
• October 30, 2015 - Program Change: Charles Dutoit leads the SF Symphony in works by Berlioz and Haydn, March 17-19 at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 21, 2015 - The SF Symphony & Peaches Christ celebrate The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary on Halloween at Davies Symphony Hall
• September 21, 2015 - Sir András Schiff performs solo recital and orchestral engagements with the SF Symphony October 4-10 in Davies Symphony Hall
• September 11, 2015 - Kelsey Grammer replaces Patrick Stewart in the San Francisco Symphony's 2015 Opening Gala concert, September 24 in Davies Symphony Hall
• October 13, 2015 - Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release new recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring Emanuel Ax and Mass in C Major on SFS Media, November 13, 2015
• September 16, 2015 - MTT and the SF Symphony welcome the 2015-16 season with the Opening Gala on Thursday, September 24 at Davies Symphony Hall
• August 25, 2015 - SF Symphony performs the West Coast Premiere of Ted Hearne's Dispatches, co-commissioned by the SFS & New World Symphony
• September 16, 2015 - Susanna Mälkki leads 2 weeks of concerts with the San Francisco Symphony, October 15-24
• July 20, 2015 - Single tickets for SF Symphony's 2015-16 season are now on sale
• September 28, 2015 - Eighth annual Dia de los Muertos community concert and celebration presented by SF Symphony, Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 and 8:00 pm in Davies Symphony Hall
• March 2, 2015 - Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony announce their 2015-16 season