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2022–23 SEASON esa-pekka salonen, music director

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INNOVATION. IMAGINATION. INSPIRATION. In the 2022–23 Season, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, eight Collaborative Partners, and the SF Symphony cultivate vibrant musical experiences shaped by a multitude of creative perspectives.

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CONCERT CALENDAR / SEPTEMBER

FILM

TO BE ANNOUNCED—FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA THU SEP 15 7:30PM

FILM SERIES

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE —FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA ESA-PEKKA SALONEN MUSIC DIRECTOR STEVEN DIBNER SFS ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL BASSOON

FILM-A FRI SEP 16 7:30PM

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FILM-B SAT SEP 17 7:30PM

JOHN WILLIAMS composer GEORGE LUCAS director

SPECIAL EVENT

ALL SAN FRANCISCO CONCERT THU SEP 22 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor San Francisco Symphony This opening week performance for Bay Area nonprofits and community organizations is a representation of our commitment to equitable access to our concerts.

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OPENING NIGHT GALA FRI SEP 23

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CONCERT CALENDAR / SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

CBSO & SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

SAT-D SEP 24 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Randall Goosby violin San Francisco Symphony

GPS-A SUN OCT 16 7:30PM

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Overture to The Impresario, K.486

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra BENJAMIN BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

FLORENCE PRICE Violin Concerto No. 2 [SF Symphony Premiere]

EDWARD ELGAR Cello Concerto

RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra

THOMAS ADÈS The Exterminating Angel Symphony CLAUDE DEBUSSY La Mer

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SALONEN CONDUCTS MAHLER 2 THU-B SEP 29 7:30PM SAT-A OCT 1 7:30PM SUN-B OCT 2 2PM

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Golda Schultz soprano Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE THU-OPEN OCT 20 10AM

TREVOR WESTON New work [World Premiere] GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 2

THU-B OCT 20 7:30PM

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SAT-A OCT 22 7:30PM

THE FIREBIRD FRI-C OCT 7 7:30PM SAT-C OCT 8 7:30PM SUN-A OCT 9 2PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Golda Schultz soprano San Francisco Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Bertrand Chamayou piano San Francisco Symphony MODEST MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain FRANZ LISZT Totentanz HECTOR BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

DANIEL KIDANE Precipice Dances [U.S. Premiere]

Bertrand Chamayou’s appearance is generously supported by the Shenson Young Artist Fund.

JEAN SIBELIUS Luonnotar IGOR STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete)

CHAMBER SERIES

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL SUN OCT 23 2PM

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Members of the SF Symphony

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN & YUJA WANG THU-A OCT 13 7:30PM FRI-D OCT 14 7:30PM SAT-B OCT 15 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano San Francisco Symphony

FILM

TO BE ANNOUNCED—FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA TUE OCT 25 2PM

CARL NIELSEN Helios Overture MAGNUS LINDBERG New work for Piano and Orchestra [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] BÉLA BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MIRGA GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

CATHRYN DOWN SFS VIOLIN

GOLDA SCHULTZ

YUJA WANG

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RANDALL GOOSBY

ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA JURAJ VALČUHA

GAUTIER CAPUÇON

DANIIL TRIFONOV BARBARA BOGATIN SFS CELLO

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS MUSIC DIRECTOR LAUREATE

EMANUEL AX

CONCERT CALENDAR / OCTOBER / NOVEMBER

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

FRANKENSTEIN & PSYCHO

CAPUÇON PLAYS DANNY ELFMAN

THU-C OCT 27 7:30PM FRI-E OCT 28 7:30PM SAT-D OCT 29 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Christopher Purves baritone San Francisco Symphony

FRI-C NOV 11 7:30PM SAT-C NOV 12 7:30PM

BÉLA BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

SUN-B NOV 13 2PM

BERNARD HERRMANN Suite from Psycho HK GRUBER Frankenstein!!

RACHMANINOFF’S SYMPHONIC DANCES

THU-A NOV 3 7:30PM FRI-F NOV 4 7:30PM SUN-A NOV 6 2PM

Juraj Valčuha conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano San Francisco Symphony

PIANO RECITAL WITH DANIIL TRIFONOV GPS-A SUN NOV 13 7:30PM

HANNAH KENDALL The Spark Catchers [SF Symphony Premiere] SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Children’s Album

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Fantasia in C minor, K.475 MAURICE RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit ALEXANDER SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No. 5

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor San Francisco Symphony

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ORCHESTRAL SERIES

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THU-M NOV 17 2PM FRI-D NOV 18 7:30PM

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

SAT-B NOV 19 7:30PM

ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Lahav Shani conductor Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Emanuel Ax piano San Francisco Symphony JOHANNES BRAHMS Serenade No. 1 in D major JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.

PAUL BEN-HAIM Symphony No. 1 GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 1

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Daniil Trifonov piano

ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasie in C major

SPECIAL EVENT

GPS-B SUN NOV 6 7:30PM

DANNY ELFMAN Cello Concerto [SF Symphony Commission, U.S. Premiere]

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

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SAT NOV 5 2PM

IGOR STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments

PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

THU-OPEN NOV 3 10AM

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Gautier Capuçon cello San Francisco Symphony

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA SUN NOV 20 2PM

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra SF Symphony Youth Orchestra JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ GRANERO Gion MAURICE RAVEL Mother Goose Suite NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade The Youth Orchestra concerts are supported by

FILM

FANTASIA—FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA TUE NOV 22 7:30 PM

Susie Seiter conductor San Francisco Symphony

FILM SERIES LAUREN SNOUFFER DANIEL HAWKINS SFS HORN

DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER RESIDENT CONDUCTOR OF ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION GABRIELLA REYES

THE GODFATHER—FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA FILM-A FRI NOV 25 7:30 PM

TBD conductor San Francisco Symphony

FILM-B SAT NOV 26 7:30 PM

NINO ROTA composer FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA director

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

BEETHOVEN 9 THU-C DEC 1 7:30PM FRI-E DEC 2 7:30PM SAT-A DEC 3 7:30PM XIAN ZHANG

Xian Zhang conductor Gabriella Reyes soprano Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano Issachah Savage tenor Reginald Smith, Jr. bass San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade, Opus 33 [SF Symphony Premiere] MICHAEL ABELS Emerge [SF Symphony Premiere] LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9

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CONCERT CALENDAR / NOVEMBER / DECEMBER / JANUARY

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

AUDIOBOOK! MUSIC INSPIRED BY STORIES

VIOLIN RECITAL WITH JOSHUA BELL

SAT DEC 3 2PM

GPS-B SUN DEC 11 7:30PM

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony Music for Families is supported by

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CHAMBER SERIES

CHAMBER SERIES

GUNN THEATER AT THE LEGION OF HONOR SUN DEC 4 2PM

Joshua Bell violin

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

Members of the SF Symphony

SUN DEC 18 2PM

Members of the SF Symphony

SPECIAL EVENT

DECK THE HALL SUN DEC 4 11AM & 3PM

FILM SERIES

JURASSIC PARK—FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony Let the San Francisco Symphony brighten your family’s holiday season with this beloved annual tradition.

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FILM-B SAT JAN 7 7:30PM

JOHN WILLIAMS composer STEVEN SPIELBERG director

ELIM CHAN CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY THU-M JAN 12 2PM

HANDEL’S MESSIAH

SAT-B DEC 10 7:30PM

Constantine Kitsopoulos conductor San Francisco Symphony

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

FRI-F DEC 9 7:30PM

FILM-A FRI JAN 6 7:30PM

FRI-C JAN 13 7:30PM

Masaaki Suzuki conductor Lauren Snouffer soprano Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen countertenor Leif Aruhn-Solén tenor Jonathon Adams baritone San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus

SAT-D JAN 14 7:30PM

Elim Chan conductor James Ehnes violin San Francisco Symphony ELIZABETH OGONEK New work [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] SERGEI PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2, Little Russian

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA: PETER AND THE WOLF SUN DEC 11 2PM

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra SF Symphony Youth Orchestra SERGEI PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf

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CONCERT CALENDAR / JANUARY / FEBRUARY

CHAMBER SERIES

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

MTT & JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

SUN JAN 15 2PM

THU-C JAN 26 7:30PM

Members of the SF Symphony

FRI-E JAN 27 7:30PM

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

VIOLIN RECITAL WITH ITZHAK PERLMAN GPS-A SUN JAN 15 7:30PM

SAT-A JAN 28 7:30PM

Itzhak Perlman violin Rohan De Silva piano

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony Chorus CLAUDE DEBUSSY Prélude à L’Après-midi d’un faune OLIVIER MESSIAEN Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine CLAUDE DEBUSSY Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra

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HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 10

SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES

STERLING ELLIOTT WED JAN 18 7PM

SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Sterling Elliott cello Elliot Wuu piano

JOHAN DALENE TUE JAN 31 7:30PM

J.S. BACH Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012

Johan Dalene violin EDVARD GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3

FELIX MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major

ARVO PÄRT Fratres MAURICE RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ROBIN TICCIATI CONDUCTS MAHLER 4 FRI-D JAN 20 7:30PM SAT-C JAN 21 7:30PM SUN-A JAN 22 2PM

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

Robin Ticciati conductor Alina Ibragimova violin Ying Fang soprano San Francisco Symphony

EMERGENCY SHELTER INTAKE FORM THU-B FEB 2 7:30PM

JÖRG WIDMANN Violin Concerto [SF Symphony Premiere]

FRI-F FEB 3 7:30PM

GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 4

GEORGE GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

PIANO RECITAL WITH LEIF OVE ANDSNES GPS-B SUN JAN 22 7:30PM

Edwin Outwater conductor Conrad Tao piano Alicia Hall Moran mezzo-soprano Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics: Holland Andrews, Gabriel Kahane, Holcombe Waller San Francisco Symphony

GABRIEL KAHANE emergency shelter intake form [SF Symphony Premiere]

Leif Ove Andsnes piano LEOŠ JANÁČEK Piano Sonata 1.X.1905

Experience Gabriel Kahane’s groundbreaking emergency shelter intake form, an unflinching narration of the fear, humiliation, and insurmountable obstacles associated with being unhoused in America.

ALEXANDER VUSTIN Lamento LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Poetic Tone Pictures

Conrad Tao’s appearance is generously supported by the Shenson Young Artist Fund.

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SPECIAL EVENT

LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE RABBIT SAT FEB 4 5PM

Earl Lee conductor San Francisco Symphony Welcome the Year of the Rabbit with the San Francisco Symphony! Our vibrant Lunar New Year event draws upon Asian traditions, past and present, in a celebration of music and community.

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ITZHAK PERLMAN ALINA IBRAGIMOVA

JONATHAN VINOCOUR SFS PRINCIPAL VIOLA JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

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CHAMBER SERIES

GUNN THEATER AT THE LEGION OF HONOR SUN FEB 5 2PM

Members of the SF Symphony

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTS DVOŘÁK THU-M FEB 9 2PM

Herbert Blomstedt conductor San Francisco Symphony

FRI-C FEB 10 7:30PM

JAN VÁCLAV VOŘĺŠEK Symphony in D major [SF Symphony Premiere]

SUN-B FEB 12 2PM

ANTONĺN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

THE ELEMENTS SAT FEB 11 2PM

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony Music for Families is supported by

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STERLING ELLIOTT ROBIN TICCIATI

YING FANG CONRAD TAO

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO AND JULIET FRI-D FEB 17 7:30PM SAT-B FEB 18 7:30PM SUN-A FEB 19 2PM

LANG LANG

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano San Francisco Symphony MAURICE RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin BÉLA BARTÓK Piano Concerto No. 2 SERGEI PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet

SPECIAL EVENT

LANG LANG PLAYS GRIEG MON FEB 20 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Lang Lang piano San Francisco Symphony EDVARD GRIEG Piano Concerto JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

YUJA WANG

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SALONEN CONDUCTS BRUCKNER & ADAMS THU-OPEN FEB 23 10AM THU-C FEB 23 7:30PM SAT-C FEB 25 7:30PM SUN-B FEB 26 2PM

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Conor Hanick piano San Francisco Symphony SAMUEL ADAMS New work [SF Symphony Commission, World Premiere] ANTON BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6 Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

STEPHEN TRAMONTOZZI SFS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BASS ALEXANDER MALOFEEV

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CONCERT CALENDAR / FEBRUARY / MARCH

SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

YUJA WANG PLAYS RACHMANINOFF

ALEXANDER MALOFEEV

GPS-A WED MAR 1 7:30PM

WED MAR 22 7:30PM

SPECIAL THU MAR 2 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Yuja Wang piano San Francisco Symphony

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Opus 27, no.2, Moonlight

GABRIELLA SMITH Tumblebird Contrails [SF Symphony Premiere]

MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG Piano Sonata No. 4

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Nyx

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 FILM SERIES

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA SUN MAR 5 2PM

Alexander Malofeev piano

Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra Eunseo Oh violin, Winner, 2022 SF Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition SF Symphony Youth Orchestra

FILM-A FRI MAR 24 7:30PM

Anthony Parnther conductor San Francisco Symphony

FILM-B SAT MAR 25 7:30PM

LUDWIG GÖRANSSON composer RYAN COOGLER director

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

PIANO RECITAL WITH JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET GPS-B SUN MAR 26 7:30PM

GABRIELA LENA FRANK Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto

Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano CLAUDE DEBUSSY Preludes for Piano, Book 1 CLAUDE DEBUSSY Preludes for Piano, Book 2

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

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MTT CONDUCTS MAHLER 6

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

VIOLIN RECITAL WITH HILARY HAHN GPS-A SUN MAR 12 7:30PM

Hilary Hahn violin Presenting sponsor of The Great Performers Series

THU-A MAR 30 7:30PM

GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 6

SAT-D APR 1 7:30PM

DISCOVERING BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH SYMPHONY Daniel Stewart Wattis Foundation Music Director, SF Symphony Youth Orchestra SF Symphony Youth Orchestra Music for Families is supported by

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Michael Tilson Thomas conductor San Francisco Symphony

FRI-F MAR 31 7:30PM

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

SAT MAR 18 2PM

THU-OPEN MAR 30 10AM

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Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

BRANFORD MARSALIS

RUSS DE LUNA SFS ENGLISH HORN

THOMAS WILKINS

JANE GLOVER

CRISTIAN MĂCELARU JOSHUA BELL

DALIA STASEVSKA

BOMSORI

CONCERT CALENDAR / APRIL / MAY

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS

THOMAS WILKINS & BRANFORD MARSALIS

THU-B APR 13 7:30PM

THU-M MAY 4 2PM

FRI-E APR 14 7:30PM SAT-A APR 15 7:30PM

Jane Glover conductor Alexander Barantschik violin Eugene Izotov oboe San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony

FRI-E MAY 5 7:30PM SAT-D MAY 6 7:30PM

J.S. BACH Magnificat, BWV 243 J.S. BACH Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060

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CHAMBER SERIES

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL

MADSADGLAD

Members of the SF Symphony

SAT MAY 6 2PM

CRISTIAN MĂCELARU CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

SUN-A APR 23 2PM

Cristian Măcelaru conductor Russ de Luna English horn San Francisco Symphony

CHAMBER SERIES

GUNN THEATER AT THE LEGION OF HONOR SUN MAY 7 2PM

OUTI TARKIAINEN Milky Ways [SF Symphony Commission, U.S. Premiere]

SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

WED MAY 10 7:30PM

BOMSORI

SAT-C APR 29 7:30PM SUN-B APR 30 2PM

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Bomsori violin Julia Okruashvili piano HENRYK WIENIAWSKI Polonaise de concert, Opus 4

JOSHUA BELL PLAYS SIBELIUS

FRI-D APR 28 7:30PM

Members of the SF Symphony

WYNTON MARSALIS Selections from Blues Symphony [SF Symphony Premiere]

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

THU-A APR 27 7:30PM

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductor San Francisco Symphony Music for Families is supported by

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SAT-B APR 22 7:30PM

ERWIN SCHULHOFF Hot-Sonate [SF Symphony Premiere]

DUKE ELLINGTON Harlem

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks

FRI-C APR 21 7:30PM

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Three Dances from On the Town

JOHN WILLIAMS Escapades [SF Symphony Premiere]

STACY GARROP Spectacle of Light [SF Symphony Premiere]

SUN APR 16 2PM

Thomas Wilkins conductor Branford Marsalis saxophone San Francisco Symphony

CLAUDE DEBUSSY Sonata in G minor

Dalia Stasevska conductor Joshua Bell violin San Francisco Symphony

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI Nocturne and Tarantella, Opus 28 JEAN SIBELIUS Selections from Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, Opus 79

ANNA MEREDITH Nautilus [SF Symphony Premiere] JEAN SIBELIUS Violin Concerto JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

HENRYK WIENIAWSKI Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Opus 20

Dalia Stasevska’s appearance is generously supported by the Shenson Young Artist Fund.

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CONCERT CALENDAR / MAY / JUNE

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

HILARY HAHN PLAYS BRAHMS

HER STORY

THU-OPEN MAY 11 10AM THU-B MAY 11 7:30PM FRI-F MAY 12 7:30PM SAT-A MAY 13 7:30PM

Rafael Payare conductor Hilary Hahn violin San Francisco Symphony

THU-OPEN MAY 25 10AM THU-C MAY 25 7:30PM

WILLIAM GRANT STILL Darker America [SF Symphony Premiere]

SAT-C MAY 27 7:30PM

JOHANNES BRAHMS Violin Concerto RICHARD STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

Giancarlo Guerrero conductor Lorelei Ensemble San Francisco Symphony NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade JULIA WOLFE Her Story [SF Symphony Co-Commission, West Coast Premiere] Folk/rock/classical mixologist Julia Wolfe’s profound new work Her Story is paired with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade in a program that examines the ongoing struggle and perseverance of women.

Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

Rafael Payare’s appearance is generously supported by the Shenson Young Artist Fund.

Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

CHAMBER SERIES

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL SUN MAY 14 2PM

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

MANFRED HONECK & BEATRICE RANA

Members of the SF Symphony

THU-M JUN 1 2PM

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

BRITTEN’S WAR REQUIEM THU-A MAY 18 7:30PM FRI-C MAY 19 7:30PM SAT-B MAY 20 7:30PM

FRI-D JUN 2 7:30PM

Philippe Jordan conductor Ian Bostridge tenor Iain Paterson baritone San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony

SAT-D JUN 3 7:30PM

Manfred Honeck conductor Beatrice Rana piano San Francisco Symphony GLORIA ISABEL RAMOS TRIANO amazon [SF Symphony Premiere] SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini FRANZ SCHUBERT Symphony in C major, The Great

BENJAMIN BRITTEN War Requiem

Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

KAIJA SAARIAHO’S ADRIANA MATER

SUN MAY 21 2PM

THU-A JUN 8 7:30PM

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

SAT-A JUN 10 7:30PM

HUAN-ZHI LI Spring Festival Overture

SUN-A JUN 11 2PM

GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Peter Sellars director San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony KAIJA SAARIAHO Adriana Mater (Staged) [SF Symphony Premiere] Kaija Saariaho’s intensely moving opera Adriana Mater explores the relationship between a mother and her son as they navigate a world rumbling with the threat of violence.

IGOR STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring The Youth Orchestra concerts are supported by

These concerts, a part of The Barbro and Bernard Osher Staged Production Fund, are made possible by a generous gift from Barbro and Bernard Osher.

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GIANCARLO GUERRERO

LORELEI ENSEMBLE HILARY HAHN

MELISSA KLEINBART SFS VIOLIN

FIRST NAME LAST NAME

RAFAEL PAYARE

BEATRICE RANA

MANFRED HONECK

DANIEL STEWART

SF SYMPHONY CHORUS

CONCERT CALENDAR / JUNE

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

IGOR LEVIT PLAYS BEETHOVEN THU-M JUN 15 2PM FRI-E JUN 16 7:30PM SAT-B JUN 17 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Igor Levit piano San Francisco Symphony LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.

CHAMBER SERIES

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL SUN JUN 18 2PM

Igor Levit piano Members of the SF Symphony

ORCHESTRAL SERIES

IGOR LEVIT PLAYS BUSONI THU-OPEN JUN 22 10AM THU-B JUN 22 7:30PM SAT-C JUN 24 7:30PM SUN-B JUN 25 2PM

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

IGOR LEVIT

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Igor Levit piano Members of the SF Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony FERRUCCIO BUSONI Piano Concerto [SF Symphony Premiere] Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

PIANO RECITAL WITH IGOR LEVIT

The San Francisco Symphony welcomes renowned pianist Igor Levit for a multi-week concert residency.

Levit became a household name in 2020 when he presented a daily concert online from his home for fifty consecutive days, offering music, hope, and connection during the pandemic.

GPS-B TUE JUN 27 7:30PM

Igor Levit piano Presenting sponsor of The Great Performers Series

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ORCHESTRAL SERIES

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN & JULIA BULLOCK THU-C JUN 29 7:30PM FRI-F JUN 30 7:30PM SAT-D JUL 1 7:30PM

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Julia Bullock soprano San Francisco Symphony Chorus San Francisco Symphony REENA ESMAIL Black Iris [SF Symphony Premiere] GEORGE GERSHWIN “Somebody from Somewhere” [SF Symphony Premiere] MARGARET BONDS “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” [SF Symphony Premiere] GEORGE GERSHWIN “Summertime” MARGARET BONDS “Winter Moon” [SF Symphony Premiere] GEORGE GERSHWIN “Soon” [SF Symphony Premiere] MAURICE RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé

JULIA BULLOCK

Intense, beautiful, and totally unpredictable, our SoundBox series invites adventurous listeners in for expanded experiences that push the classical music envelope in fearless ways. Go ahead: Hear what’s inside.

Dec 9–10: Curated by composer Reena Esmail JAN 13–14: Curated by pianist and composer Conrad Tao FEB 10–11: Curated by Collaborative Partner and violinist Pekka Kuusisto and composer Jesper Nordin MAR 4:

Curated by Collaborative Partner and composer Nico Muhly with pianist Yuja Wang

APR 14–15: Curated by Collaborative Partner and composer Nicholas Britell

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THURSDAY

THURSDAY A 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

THURSDAY MATINEE 6 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

Oct 13 Nov 3 Mar 30 Apr 27 May 18 Jun 8

Nov 17 Jan 12 Feb 9 May 4 Jun 1 Jun 15

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Britten’s War Requiem Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater

THURSDAY B 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Sep 29 Oct 20 Feb 2 Apr 13 May 11 Jun 22

Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.

Salonen Conducts Mahler 2 Symphonie fantastique emergency shelter intake form Music for the Royal Fireworks Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Igor Levit Plays Busoni

THURSDAY MATINEE BUS PACKAGES Sit back, relax, and let us bring you to the Symphony!

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THURSDAY C 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 27 Dec 1 Jan 26 Feb 23 May 25 Jun 29

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Frankenstein & Psycho Beethoven 9 MTT & Jean-Yves Thibaudet Salonen Conducts Bruckner & Adams Her Story Esa-Pekka Salonen & Julia Bullock

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THURSDAY OPEN REHEARSAL 7 CONCERTS AT 10:00AM Oct 20 Nov 3 Feb 23 Mar 30 May 11 May 25 Jun 22

MTT & Emanuel Ax Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis Manfred Honeck & Beatrice Rana Igor Levit Plays Beethoven

THURSDAY COMBO Z 12 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

Symphonie fantastique Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Salonen Conducts Bruckner & Adams MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Her Story Igor Levit Plays Busoni

Sep 29 Oct 13 Oct 20 Nov 3 Feb 2 Mar 30 Apr 13 Apr 27 May 11 May 18 Jun 8 Jun 22

Open rehearsals are endowed by a bequest from The Estate of Katharine Hanrahan.

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Salonen Conducts Mahler 2 Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang Symphonie fantastique Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances emergency shelter intake form MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Music for the Royal Fireworks Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Britten’s War Requiem Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater Igor Levit Plays Busoni

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FRIDAY

FRIDAY C 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

FRIDAY A COMBO 12 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

Oct 7 Nov 11 Jan 13 Feb 10 Apr 21 May 19

Oct 7 Oct 28 Nov 11 Dec 2 Jan 13 Jan 27 Feb 10 Apr 14 Apr 21 May 5 May 19 Jun 16

The Firebird Capuçon Plays Danny Elfman Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich Britten’s War Requiem

FRIDAY D 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 14 Nov 18 Jan 20 Feb 17 Apr 28 Jun 2

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang MTT & Emanuel Ax Robin Ticciati Conducts Mahler 4 Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Manfred Honeck & Beatrice Rana

FRIDAY B COMBO 12 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 14 Nov 4 Nov 18 Dec 9 Jan 20 Feb 3 Feb 17 Mar 31 Apr 28 May 12 Jun 2 Jun 30

FRIDAY E 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 28 Frankenstein & Psycho Dec 2 Beethoven 9 Jan 27 MTT & Jean-Yves Thibaudet Apr 14 Music for the Royal Fireworks May 5 Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis Jun 16 Igor Levit Plays Beethoven FRIDAY F 6 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Nov 4 Dec 9 Feb 3 Mar 31 May 12 Jun 30

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances MTT & Emanuel Ax Handel’s Messiah Robin Ticciati Conducts Mahler 4 emergency shelter intake form Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Manfred Honeck & Beatrice Rana Esa-Pekka Salonen & Julia Bullock

FRIDAY COMBO Z 24 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Handel’s Messiah emergency shelter intake form MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Esa-Pekka Salonen & Julia Bullock

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The Firebird Frankenstein & Psycho Capuçon Plays Danny Elfman Beethoven 9 Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky MTT & Jean-Yves Thibaudet Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák Music for the Royal Fireworks Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis Britten’s War Requiem Igor Levit Plays Beethoven

THIS PACKAGE COMBINES FRI C + D + E + F.

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SATURDAY

SUNDAY

SATURDAY A 7 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

SUNDAY A 6 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

Oct 1 Oct 22 Dec 3 Jan 28 Apr 15 May 13 Jun 10

Oct 9 Nov 6 Jan 22 Feb 19 Apr 23 Jun 11

Salonen Conducts Mahler 2 Symphonie fantastique Beethoven 9 MTT & Jean-Yves Thibaudet Music for the Royal Fireworks Hilary Hahn Plays Brahms Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater

SUNDAY B 6 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

SATURDAY B 7 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 15 Nov 19 Dec 10 Feb 18 Apr 22 May 20 Jun 17

Oct 2 Nov 13 Feb 12 Feb 26 Apr 30 Jun 25

Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang MTT & Emanuel Ax Handel's Messiah Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich Britten’s War Requiem Igor Levit Plays Beethoven

Oct 2 Oct 9 Nov 6 Nov 13 Jan 22 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Apr 23 Apr 30 Jun 11 Jun 25

The Firebird Capuçon Plays Danny Elfman Robin Ticciati Conducts Mahler 4 Salonen Conducts Bruckner & Adams Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Her Story Igor Levit Plays Busoni

SATURDAY D 7 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Sep 24 Oct 29 Jan 14 Apr 1 May 6 Jun 3 Jul 1

Salonen Conducts Mahler 2 Capuçon Plays Danny Elfman Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák Salonen Conducts Bruckner & Adams Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Igor Levit Plays Busoni

SUNDAY Z COMBO 12 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

SATURDAY C 7 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Oct 8 Nov 12 Jan 21 Feb 25 Apr 29 May 27 Jun 24

The Firebird Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Robin Ticciati Conducts Mahler 4 Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater

Salonen Conducts Mahler 2 The Firebird Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances Capuçon Plays Danny Elfman Robin Ticciati Conducts Mahler 4 Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Salonen Conducts Bruckner & Adams Cristian Măcelaru Conducts Shostakovich Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater Igor Levit Plays Busoni

Also sprach Zarathustra Frankenstein & Psycho Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky MTT Conducts Mahler 6 Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis Manfred Honeck & Beatrice Rana Esa-Pekka Salonen & Julia Bullock

SATURDAY Z COMBO 14 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM THIS PACKAGE COMBINES SAT A + B.

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GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES

We welcome top-tier ensembles and artists from across the globe to the Davies Symphony Hall stage.

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

YUJA WANG

JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

IGOR LEVIT

HILARY HAHN

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON

GREAT PERFORMERS A 5 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

GREAT PERFORMERS Z 10 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM

Oct 16 Nov 13 Jan 15 Mar 1 Mar 12

Oct 16 Nov 6 Nov 13 Dec 11 Jan 15 Jan 22 Mar 1 Mar 12 Mar 26 Jun 27

CBSO & Sheku Kanneh-Mason Piano Recital with Daniil Trifonov Violin Recital with Itzhak Perlman Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff Violin Recital with Hilary Hahn

GREAT PERFORMERS B 5 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Nov 6 Dec 11 Jan 22 Mar 26 Jun 27

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Violin Recital with Joshua Bell Piano Recital with Leif Ove Andsnes Piano Recital with Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano Recital with Igor Levit

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CBSO & Sheku Kanneh-Mason Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Piano Recital with Daniil Trifonov Violin Recital with Joshua Bell Violin Recital with Itzhak Perlman Piano Recital with Leif Ove Andsnes Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff Violin Recital with Hilary Hahn Piano Recital with Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano Recital with Igor Levit

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FILM SERIES

Enjoy the magic of cinema like never before—with the score performed live-to-screen by the SF Symphony.

BLACK PANTHER FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

FILM A 4 FILMS AT 7:30PM

FILM B 4 FILMS AT 7:30PM

Sep 16 Nov 25 Jan 6 Mar 24

Sep 17 Nov 26 Jan 7 Mar 25

Star Wars: A New Hope The Godfather Jurassic Park Black Panther

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SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES

CHAMBER SERIES

Ascendant artists make their Davies Symphony Hall debuts in this recital series. Discover these astounding performers on the move.

Experience music curated and performed by small ensembles of SF Symphony musicians.

STERLING ELLIOTT

CHAMBER MUSIC AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL 6 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

JOHAN DALENE

Oct 23 Dec 18 Jan 15 Apr 16 May 14 Jun 18

ALEXANDER MALOFEEV

CHAMBER MUSIC AT GUNN THEATER AT LEGION OF HONOR 3 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM

BOMSORI

Dec 4 Feb 5 May 7

SHENSON SPOTLIGHT SERIES 4 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM Jan 18 Jan 31 Mar 22 May 10

Sterling Elliott Johan Dalene Alexander Malofeev Bomsori

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA SERIES Celebrating its 40th anniversary season, the phenomenal San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra—featuring more than 100 of the Bay Area’s brightest young talents under the baton of Wattis Foundation Music Director Daniel Stewart—comes together in exhilarating showcases of music’s most virtuosic repertoire.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA 3 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM Nov 20 Mar 5 May 21 The Youth Orchestra concerts are supported by

SF SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES Share the joy of music with all your loved ones. Discover how music speaks to young listeners ages 5–12 and longtime fans alike, through enriching, interactive performances.

MUSIC FOR FAMILIES 4 CONCERTS AT 2:00PM Dec 3 Feb 11 Mar 18 May 6 Music for Families is supported by

DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER

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3642

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496

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259

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14

2188

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996

1139

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603

1078

498

418

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SUN A

6

900

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540

444

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233

430

180

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6

954

740

594

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474

434

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184

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1854

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1018

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* Loge Not Available for Spotlight Series ** Center Terrace Available for Music for Families Series (Adult: $56 Child: $28) Your ticket price includes a Hall Improvement Fee, which allows the San Francisco Symphony to elevate and refresh the concert experience through physical improvements and enriched offerings in our lobbies and hall before, during, and after performances.

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SPECIAL EVENTS & CONCERTS DATE

Film Single #1

SEP 15

Opening Night Gala† SEP 23 Film Single #2 Día de los Muertos† Kids Half Price Fantasia—Film with Live Orchestra

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120

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95

65

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NOV 5

100

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NOV 22

155

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Deck the Hall†

DEC 4

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48

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Peter and the Wolf

DEC 11

95

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55

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Lunar New Year †

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76

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Lang Lang

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189

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Yuja Wang

MAR 2

189

159

129

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Frankenstein & Psycho

OCT 27-29

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Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky

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emergency shelter intake form

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Cristian Măcelaru & Shostakovich

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Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius

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Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis

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Her Story

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155

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155

120

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CBSO & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

OCT 16

99

89

79

79

69

59

59

49

59

49

39

29

25

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

NOV 6

179

149

119

199

109

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99

69

59

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NOV 13

99

89

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79

69

59

59

49

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49

39

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Joshua Bell

DEC 11

179

149

119

199

109

89

99

79

89

99

69

59

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Itzhak Perlman

JAN 15

179

149

119

199

109

89

99

79

89

99

69

59

25

Leif Ove Andsnes

JAN 22

89

69

59

49

49

39

49

39

39

29

29

29

25

Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff

MAR 1

179

149

119

199

109

89

99

79

89

99

69

59

25

Hilary Hahn

MAR 12

89

69

59

49

49

39

49

39

39

29

29

29

25

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

MAR 26

99

89

79

79

69

59

59

49

59

49

39

29

25

Igor Levit

JUN 27

99

89

79

79

69

59

59

49

59

49

39

29

25

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