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APOLLO 13

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WED SEP 22 at 7:30pm THU SEP 23 at 7:30pm

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The Princess Bride — Film with Live Orchestra

Apollo 13 —Film with Live Orchestra

Salonen: Esperanza Spalding & LINES Ballet Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Esperanza Spalding vocalist and bass Alonzo King LINES Ballet Choreography by Alonzo King San Francisco Symphony JOHN ADAMS Slonimsky’s Earbox ALBERTO GINASTERA Estancia Suite WAYNE SHORTER Selected Songs SILVESTRE REVUELTAS Noche de encantamiento, from La noche de los Mayas

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SALONEN: ESPERANZA SPALDING & LINES BALLET SAT-A OCT 2 at 7:30pm

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

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Kendall, Chin & Beethoven THU-C OCT 7 at 7:30pm FRI-C OCT 8 at 7:30pm SAT-B OCT 9 at 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor San Francisco Symphony HANNAH KENDALL Tuxedo: Vasco ‘de’ Gama [SF Symphony Premiere, U.S. Premiere] UNSUK CHIN Graffiti [SF Symphony Premiere] LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

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Davies Symphony Hall SUN

OCT 10 at 2pm

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Exotic Birds: Debussy, Messiaen & Saariaho THU THU-A FRI-D SAT-C SUN-A

OCT 14 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] OCT 14 at 7:30pm OCT 15 at 7:30pm OCT 16 at 7:30pm OCT 17 at 2pm

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Claire Chase flute Jeremy Denk piano San Francisco Symphony CLAUDE DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun) OLIVIER MESSIAEN Oiseaux exotiques KAIJA SAARIAHO Aile du songe [SF Symphony Premiere] CLAUDE DEBUSSY La Mer open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan.

Schubert 5 & Dessner Violin Concerto THU-B OCT 21 AT 7:30PM FRI-E OCT 22 AT 7:30PM SAT-D OCT 23 AT 7:30PM Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Pekka Kuusisto violin San Francisco Symphony LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 2 BRYCE DESSNER Violin Concerto [SF Symphony Commission, U.S. Premiere] FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 pekka kuusisto’s appearance is generously supported by the shenson young artist fund.

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Gunn Theater at the Legion of Honor SUN

OCT 24 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

YEFIM BRONFMAN

ORCHESTRAL SERIES RAY CHEN

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Violin Recital with Ray Chen SUN-GPS A

OCT 24 at 7:30pm

Ray Chen violin Julio Elizalde piano LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major IGOR STRAVINSKY Divertimento for Violin and Piano GIUSEPPE TARTINI (arr. Léopold Charlier) Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil’s Trill JOHANNES BRAHMS (arr. Joseph Joachim) Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major JOHANNES BRAHMS (arr. Fritz Kreisler) Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor PABLO DE SARASATE Zigeunerweisen presenting sponsor of the great performers series

Bronfman Plays Beethoven THU-M OCT 28 at 2pm FRI-F OCT 29 at 7:30pm SAT-A OCT 30 at 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yefim Bronfman piano San Francisco Symphony ANDERS HILLBORG Kongsgaard Variations [SF Symphony Premiere] RICHARD STRAUSS Symphony for Wind Instruments LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of rhoda goldman.

GUSTAVO GIMENO

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Gimeno Conducts Mendelssohn & Mozart THU THU-C FRI-C SUN-B

NOV 4 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] NOV 4 at 7:30pm NOV 5 at 7:30pm NOV 7 at 2pm

Gustavo Gimeno conductor Javier Perianes piano San Francisco Symphony UNSUK CHIN Subito con Forza [SF Symphony Premiere, West Coast Premiere] WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 GYÖRGY LIGETI Concert Românesc FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Italian open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan.

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DEMARRE MCGILL

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MTT: Mozart, Tilson Thomas & Schumann FRI-E NOV 12 at 7:30pm SAT-B NOV 13 at 7:30pm SUN-A NOV 14 at 2pm Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Demarre McGill flute San Francisco Symphony WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Three German Dances, K.605 MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Notturno ROBERT SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1

Día de los Muertos SAT

NOV 6 at 2pm

Enluis Montes Olivar conductor San Francisco Symphony this concert is presented in partnership with

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS

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MTT: Still, Higgins & Copland THU THU-A FRI-D SAT-D

NOV 18 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] NOV 18 at 7:30pm NOV 19 at 7:30pm NOV 20 at 7:30pm

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra SUN

NOV 21 at 2pm

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World the youth orchestra concerts are supported by

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Timothy Higgins trombone San Francisco Symphony WILLIAM GRANT STILL Patterns [SF Symphony Premiere] TIMOTHY HIGGINS Trombone Concerto [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] AARON COPLAND Appalachian Spring open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan.

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Sound and Fury: Beethoven 9 WED* NOV 24 at 7:30pm FRI NOV 26 at 7:30pm SAT-C NOV 27 at 7:30pm Daniel Stewart conductor Michelle Bradley soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano Mario Chang tenor Rod Gilfry baritone San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin director San Francisco Symphony ANNA CLYNE Sound and Fury [SF Symphony Premiere, U.S. Premiere] LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 *Part of the Thursday-B Subscription package

Simone Young Conducts Tchaikovsky 5 THU THU-A FRI-F SAT-A

DEC 2 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] DEC 2 at 7:30pm DEC 3 at 7:30pm DEC 4 at 7:30pm

Simone Young conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin San Francisco Symphony EDWARD ELGAR Violin Concerto PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan.

SOUNDBOX

Quentin Baxter FRI SAT

DEC 17 at 9pm DEC 18 at 9pm

Quentin Baxter curator San Francisco Symphony

PETER AND THE WOLF

DECK THE HALL

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Deck the Hall

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf

SUN

SPECIAL EVENT

DEC 5 at 11am & 3pm

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony

DEC 12 at 2pm

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

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Handel’s Messiah FRI SAT

DEC 10 at 7:30pm DEC 11 at 7:30pm

Ragnar Bohlin conductor Rachele Gilmore soprano Leah Wool mezzo-soprano Nicholas Phan tenor Christian Pursell bass-baritone San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin director

FILM SERIES

Back to the Future — Film with Live Orchestra FRI-FILM A SAT-FILM B

JAN 7 at 7:30pm JAN 8 at 7:30pm

Nicholas Buc conductor San Francisco Symphony ALAN SILVESTRI composer ROBERT ZEMECKIS director

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Piano Recital with Hélène Grimaud SUN

JAN 9 at 7:30pm

Hélène Grimaud piano VALENTIN SILVESTROV Bagatelle No. 1 CLAUDE DEBUSSY Arabesque No. 1 in E major VALENTIN SILVESTROV Bagatelle No. 2 ERIK SATIE Gnossienne No. 4 FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Nocturne in E minor, Opus 72, no.1 ERIK SATIE Gnossienne No. 1 ERIK SATIE En y regardant à deux foix, from Six pièces froides CLAUDE DEBUSSY La Plus que lente FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Mazurka in A minor, Opus 17, no.4

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Waltz in A minor, Opus 34, no.2 CLAUDE DEBUSSY Clair de lune, from Suite bergamasque CLAUDE DEBUSSY Rêverie ERIK SATIE Passer, from Six pièces froides ROBERT SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Opus 16 presenting sponsor of the great performers series

CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Eschenbach Conducts Beethoven & Brahms

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THU-M JAN 13 at 2pm FRI-E JAN 14 at 7:30pm SAT-D JAN 15 at 7:30pm

SUN

ITZHAK PERLMAN

Davies Symphony Hall JAN 16 at 2pm

Christoph Eschenbach conductor Jan Lisiecki piano San Francisco Symphony

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

FANNY MENDELSSOHN Overture in C major [SF Symphony Premiere] LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 1

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

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SOUNDBOX

Jamie Man FRI SAT

JAN 14 at 9pm JAN 15 at 9pm

Jamie Man curator San Francisco Symphony

An Evening with Itzhak Perlman SUN

JAN 16 at 7:30pm

Itzhak Perlman violin Rohan De Silva piano presenting sponsor of the great performers series

GAUTIER CAPUÇON

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

MTT: Gautier Capuçon Plays Shostakovich THU-C JAN 20 at 7:30pm FRI-C JAN 21 at 7:30pm SAT-A JAN 22 at 7:30pm Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Gautier Capuçon cello San Francisco Symphony DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 2 SERGEI PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 these concerts, a part of the barbro and bernard osher masterworks series, are made possible by

YUJA WANG

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

MTT: Yuja Wang & Mahler 1 THU-B JAN 27 at 7:30pm FRI-F JAN 28 at 7:30pm SAT-C JAN 29 at 7:30pm Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Yuja Wang piano San Francisco Symphony FRANZ LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 1

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Gunn Theater at the Legion of Honor SUN

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JAN 30 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Sasha Cooke: HOW DO I FIND YOU SUN

JAN 30 at 7:30pm

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Kirill Kuzmin piano Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke presents an original recital program comprised entirely of world premieres written by composers during the pandemic, specifically for her. TIMO ANDRES “Altitude” LEMBIT BEECHER “After the Fires” MATT BOEHLER “Risk Not One” CHRIS CERRONE “Everything Will Be Ok” JOHN GLOVER “Spider” GABRIEL KAHANE “The Hazelnut Tree” JIMMY LÓPEZ “Our Songs, An Artist Anthem” ANDREW MARSHALL “A Bad Case of Kids” MISSY MAZZOLI “Self-Portrait with Disheveled Hair” NICO MUHLY “Inward Things” RENE ORTH “Dear Colleagues” FRANCES POLLACK “Masks Used to be Fun” HILARY PURRINGTON “That Night” HUANG RUO “The Work of Angels” KAMALA SANKARAM “Listen” CAROLINE SHAW “How Do I Find You?” JOEL THOMPSON “Still Waiting” all seventeen world premieres in sasha cooke’s recital are made possible through the generous support of laurence corash as a surprise 50th wedding anniversary gift to his wife, michèle.

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SASHA COOKE

HERBERT BLOMSTEDT

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Blomstedt: Beethoven 5 THU THU-C FRI-D SUN-B

FEB 3 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] FEB 3 at 7:30pm FEB 4 at 7:30pm FEB 6 at 2pm

Herbert Blomstedt conductor San Francisco Symphony CARL NIELSEN Symphony No. 4 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan.

SPECIAL EVENT

Lunar New Year: Year of the Tiger SAT

WU MAN

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Perry So & Wu Man FRI-E FEB 11 at 7:30pm SAT-B FEB 12 at 7:30pm Perry So conductor Wu Man pipa San Francisco Symphony TEXU KIM Bounce!! [SF Symphony Premiere] LOU HARRISON Concerto for Pipa with String Orchestra [SF Symphony Premiere] YOUNGHI PAGH-PAAN NIM [SF Symphony Premiere] TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU The Age of Birds [SF Symphony Premiere] ZHOU LONG The Rhyme of Taigu [SF Symphony Premiere]

FEB 5 at 5pm

San Francisco Symphony this concert is presented in partnership with

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DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES MICHAEL MORGAN

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Morgan Conducts Price 3 THU-B FEB 17 at 7:30pm FRI-F FEB 18 at 7:30pm SAT-A FEB 19 at 7:30pm Michael Morgan conductor Melody Wilson mezzo-soprano San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin director San Francisco Symphony CARLOS SIMON Amen! [SF Symphony Premiere] FLORENCE PRICE Symphony No. 3 [SF Symphony Premiere] JOHANNES BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody TRADITIONAL (arr. Jack Perla) “Give Me Jesus” [SF Symphony Premiere] TRADITIONAL (arr. Jack Perla) “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” [SF Symphony Premiere] TRADITIONAL (arr. Jack Perla) “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord” [SF Symphony Premiere] CÉSAR FRANCK Le Chasseur maudit

Music Around the World—Percussion SAT

FEB 19 at 2pm

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony the music for families series is supported by

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Davies Symphony Hall SUN

FEB 20 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

Prometheus With its dramatic tale of personal sacrifice and enlightenment, the Greek legend of Prometheus has proven irresistible to artists over the centuries. In a two-week focus on this story of man, cosmos, and fire, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads Prometheus-inspired works by three iconoclastic composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, and Alexander Scriabin. This is music of the myths that make us, music of the then and now.

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SUN-A FEB 27 at 2pm

THU-B MAR 3 at 7:30pm FRI-D MAR 4 at 7:30pm SAT-C MAR 5 at 7:30pm

Creatures of Prometheus Prometheus, THU-A FEB 24 at 7:30pm The Poem of Fire SAT-D FEB 26 at 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Hillary Leben animator San Francisco Symphony LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus (complete) [SF Symphony Premiere] these concerts, a part of the barbro and bernard osher masterworks series, are made possible by

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Wu Wei sheng Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano San Francisco Symphony FRANZ LISZT Prometheus FANG MAN Song of the Flaming Phoenix (火凤凰的笙音) for Sheng and Orchestra [SF Symphony Co-commission, World Premiere] JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU Music from Castor and Pollux ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Prometheus, The Poem of Fire

PEKKA KUUSISTO

SOUNDBOX

Pekka Kuusisto & Jesper Nordin FRI SAT

Pekka Kuusisto curator and violin Jesper Nordin curator and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor San Francisco Symphony

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra SUN

LEILA JOSEFOWICZ

FEB 25 at 9pm FEB 26 at 9pm

MAR 6 at 2pm

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra GABRIELLA SMITH Tumblebird Contrails MASON BATES Mothership GUSTAV HOLST The Planets the youth orchestra concerts are supported by

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Salonen: Stravinsky & Ogonek THU-M MAR 10 at 2pm FRI-C MAR 11 at 7:30pm SAT-B MAR 12 at 7:30pm Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Leila Josefowicz violin San Francisco Symphony ELIZABETH OGONEK Sleep & Unremembrance [SF Symphony Premiere] IGOR STRAVINSKY Violin Concerto IGOR STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of rhoda goldman.

JOSHUA BELL

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Joshua Bell & Academy of St Martin in the Fields SUN

MAR 13 at 7:30pm

Joshua Bell leader and violin Academy of St Martin in the Fields JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Violin Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 SAMUEL BARBER Violin Concerto LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica

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SKYFALL

SPECIAL EVENT

Skyfall — Film with Live Orchestra WED THU

MAR 16 at 7:30pm MAR 17 at 7:30pm

David Newman conductor San Francisco Symphony THOMAS NEWMAN composer SAM MENDES director

DREW PETERSEN

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Drew Petersen WED

MAR 23 at 7:30pm

Drew Petersen piano FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Selected Etudes MAURICE RAVEL Gaspard de la Nuit SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2

LANG LANG

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Lang Lang Plays Goldberg Variations WED

MAR 30 at 7:30pm

Lang Lang piano SOUNDBOX

Tyshawn Sorey FRI SAT

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Goldberg Variations

MAR 25 at 9pm MAR 26 at 9pm

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SPECIAL EVENT

Buster Keaton’s The General — Silent Film with Organist Cameron Carpenter SUN

MAR 27 at 3pm

Cameron Carpenter organ

CHAMBER SERIES

Davies Symphony Hall SUN

APR 3 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

GIANCARLO GUERRERO

ORCHESTRAL SERIES YUJA WANG

CHAMBER SERIES

Gunn Theater at the Legion of Honor SUN

APR 3 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Piano Recital with Yuja Wang SUN

APR 3 at 7:30pm

Yuja Wang piano

Guerrero Conducts Corigliano & Piazzolla THU-M APR 7 at 2pm FRI-F APR 8 at 7:30pm SAT-B APR 9 at 7:30pm Giancarlo Guerrero conductor Timothy McAllister saxophone Daniel Binelli bandoneon San Francisco Symphony ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK An American Port of Call [SF Symphony Premiere] JOHN CORIGLIANO Saxophone Concerto [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] ANTONIO ESTÉVEZ Mediodía en el Llano [SF Symphony Premiere] ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Sinfonía Buenos Aires [SF Symphony Premiere] thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of rhoda goldman.

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john corigliano’s saxophone concerto is made possible through the generous support of

michèle and laurence corash, as a 50th wedding anniversary present to one another.

RANDALL GOOSBY

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

The Planets SAT

APR 9 at 2pm

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst GUSTAV HOLST Music from The Planets the music for families series is supported by

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang WED

NOA WILDSCHUT

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Noa Wildschut & Elizabeth Brauss WED

APR 20 at 7:30pm

Noa Wildschut violin Elizabeth Brauss piano WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Violin Sonata in E minor, K.304 (K300c) MAURICE RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2 JOEY ROUKENS Sarasvati PAUL SCHOENFIELD Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano

APR 13 at 7:30pm

Randall Goosby violin Zhu Wang piano ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Sonatina for Violin and Piano WILLIAM GRANT STILL Suite for Violin and Piano EDVARD GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3

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GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Dudamel Conducts Mahler 5 THU-C FRI SAT-A SUN-A

APR 21 at 7:30pm APR 22 at 7:30pm APR 23 at 7:30pm APR 24 at 2pm

SHEKU & ISATA KANNEH-MASON

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Duo Recital: Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason SUN-GPS B

Gustavo Dudamel conductor San Francisco Symphony WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Symphony No. 38, Prague GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 5

APR 24 at 7:30pm

Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello Isata Kanneh-Mason piano KAREN KHACHATURIAN Cello Sonata BENJAMIN BRITTEN Cello Sonata in C major FRANK BRIDGE Cello Sonata in D minor DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata in D minor presenting sponsor of the great performers series

KLAUS MÄKELÄ

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Mäkelä Conducts Shostakovich 10 THU THU-A FRI-D SAT-C

APR 28 at 10am [Open Rehearsal] APR 28 at 7:30pm APR 29 at 7:30pm APR 30 at 7:30pm

EVGENY KISSIN

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

Piano Recital with Evgeny Kissin MON

Klaus Mäkelä conductor Vilde Frang violin San Francisco Symphony JIMMY LÓPEZ Perú Negro [SF Symphony Premiere] ALBAN BERG Violin Concerto DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from the estate of katharine hanrahan. klaus mäkelä’s appearance is generously supported by the shenson young artist fund.

MAY 2 at 7:30pm

Evgeny Kissin piano JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH / CARL TAUSIG Toccata and Fugue in D minor WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio in B minor, K.540 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Selected Mazurkas FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise presenting sponsor of the great performers series

CHAMBER SERIES

Gunn Theater at the Legion of Honor SUN

MAY 1 at 2pm

Members of the San Francisco Symphony

XIAN ZHANG

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Zhang Conducts Dvořák’s New World Symphony THU-M MAY 5 at 2pm SAT-D MAY 7 at 7:30pm SUN-B MAY 8 at 2pm Xian Zhang conductor Aaron Diehl piano San Francisco Symphony NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message [SF Symphony Premiere] FLORENCE PRICE Piano Concerto [SF Symphony Premiere] ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, From the New World

ALISA WEILERSTEIN

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Karina Canellakis & Alisa Weilerstein FRI-D MAY 13 at 7:30pm SAT-C MAY 14 at 7:30pm SUN-A MAY 15 at 2pm Karina Canellakis conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello San Francisco Symphony

thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of rhoda goldman.

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

Superheroes SAT

MAY 7 at 2pm

Akiko Fujimoto conductor San Francisco Symphony the music for families series is supported by

RICHARD STRAUSS Don Quixote LILI BOULANGER D’un soir triste [SF Symphony Premiere] WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI Concerto for Orchestra

JULIA BULLOCK

SPECIAL EVENT

Julia Bullock: History’s Persistent Voice TUE

MAY 17 at 7:30pm

Julia Bullock curator and classical singer Members of the San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partner Julia Bullock gives an expanded version of History’s Persistent Voice, her original program highlighting the words, work, and experiences of Black American artists. This mixed media concert explores how oppressed voices across generations use various forms of human expression to realize liberation and freedom.

CAMILLE NORMENT New Work [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT New Work [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] CAROLYN YARNELL New Work [West Coast Premiere] PAMELA Z New Work [SF Symphony Commission, West Coast Premiere] TANIA LEÓN Green Pastures [West Coast Premiere] ALLISON LOGGINS-HULL Mama’s Little Precious Things [West Coast Premiere] JESSIE MONTGOMERY Five Freedom Songs [SF Symphony Co-Commission, West Coast Premiere] the san francisco symphony’s presentation of julia bullock: history’s persistent voice is made possible through the generous support of solomon b. cera.

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