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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
Damon Gupton conductor San Francisco Symphony
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. To request an invitation for your organization, contact allsf@sfsymphony.org. Presented in partnership with
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OPENING NIGHT GALA FRI SEP 23
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor San Francisco Symphony Kick off the new season in style! Celebrate with Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, special guests, and the San Francisco Symphony in this one-of-a-kind event. Opening Night includes pre-concert libations, a spirited performance, and post-concert festivities.
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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
MTT & EMANUEL AX
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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. Make the experience even more memorable by purchasing a Sponsorship Package that includes premium seating and exclusive pre-concert delights. For more information, please call the SF Symphony Events Department at 415.503.5351.
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
Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.
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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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. Get the most out of your experience by reserving a Lunar New Year package, which includes special festivities and a stylish banquet. Sponsors of Lunar New Year support the San Francisco Symphony's myriad artistic, education, and community programs. For more information, please call the SF Symphony Events Department at 415.503.5351.
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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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
Thursday matinee concerts are endowed by a gift in memory of Rhoda Goldman.
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
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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
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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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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
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FRIDAY A COMBO 12 CONCERTS AT 7:30PM
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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
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SUNDAY
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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
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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
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ORCH
PREMIER FRONT ORCH
FRONT ORCH
ORCH REAR BOX
PREMIER 1ST TIER
1ST TIER
UPPER ORCH
SIDE TERRACE
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2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
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6
978
766
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698
498
454
526
438
290
498
258
218
150
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6
900
720
540
444
444
404
455
370
233
430
180
150
150
THU C
6
894
752
534
562
462
414
462
374
251
434
219
184
150
THU M
6
870
726
510
438
438
394
436
350
226
410
180
150
150
THU Z
12
1878
1486
1158
1142
942
858
981
808
523
928
438
368
300
FRI C
6
870
726
510
438
438
394
436
350
226
410
180
150
150
FRI D
6
978
766
618
698
498
454
526
438
290
498
258
218
150
FRI E
6
894
752
534
562
462
414
462
374
251
434
219
184
150
FRI F
6
900
720
540
444
444
404
455
370
233
430
180
150
150
FRI A
12
1764
1478
1044
1000
900
808
898
724
477
844
399
334
300
FRI B
12
1878
1486
1158
1142
942
858
981
808
523
928
438
368
300
FRI Z
24
3642
2964
2202
2142
1842
1666
1879
1532
1000
1772
837
702
600
SAT A
7
1109
859
689
649
549
503
579
479
305
549
249
209
175
SAT B, C
7
1079
865
659
643
543
493
560
459
298
529
249
209
175
SAT D
7
995
851
575
507
507
453
496
395
259
465
210
175
175
SAT Z
14
2188
1724
1348
1292
1092
996
1139
938
603
1078
498
418
350
SUN A
6
900
720
540
444
444
404
455
370
233
430
180
150
150
SUN B
6
954
740
594
574
474
434
500
414
265
474
219
184
150
SUN Z
12
1854
1460
1134
1018
918
838
955
784
498
904
399
334
300
SIDE TERRACE
PREMIER 2ND TIER
2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES NO. OF CONCERTS
LOGE/ SIDE BOX
PREMIER ORCH
ORCH
PREMIER FRONT ORCH
FRONT ORCH
ORCH REAR BOX
PREMIER 1ST TIER
1ST TIER
UPPER ORCH
GPS A, B
5
645
545
455
605
405
335
365
295
335
325
245
205
125
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10
1290
1090
910
1210
810
670
730
590
670
650
490
410
250
OTHER SERIES NO. OF LOGE/ CONCERTS SIDE BOX
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SIDE TERRACE
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2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
Film A, B
4
620
480
380
316
316
280
480
380
260
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196
140
100
Chamber
6
180
180
180
180
180
180
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—
180
180
—
—
150
Spotlight
4
160*
160
160
160
160
160
—
—
160
160
—
—
100
4
208
160
136
136
136
128
136
128
136
104
104
88
100
4
104
80
68
68
68
64
68
64
68
52
52
44
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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
LOGE/ PREMIER SIDE BOX ORCH
155
120
ORCH
PREMIER FRONT ORCH
FRONT ORCH
ORCH REAR BOX
PREMIER 1ST TIER
1ST TIER
UPPER ORCH
95
79
79
70
120
95
65
SIDE PREMIER TERRACE 2ND TIER
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2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
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35
25
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—
—
—
—
—
—
360
—
—
—
225
—
OCT 25
155
120
95
79
79
70
120
95
65
—
49
35
25
NOV 5
100
90
80
80
70
60
60
50
60
60
45
35
25
NOV 22
155
120
95
79
79
70
120
95
65
—
49
35
25
Deck the Hall†
DEC 4
—
—
70
—
—
48
48
48
48
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—
—
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Peter and the Wolf
DEC 11
95
85
75
75
75
55
55
45
55
55
35
25
25
Lunar New Year †
FEB 4
—
90
76
—
—
60
60
60
60
—
35
25
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Lang Lang
FEB 20
189
159
129
209
119
99
109
89
99
109
79
69
25
Yuja Wang
MAR 2
189
159
129
209
119
99
109
89
99
109
79
69
25
2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
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LOGE/ PREMIER SIDE BOX ORCH
ORCH
PREMIER FRONT ORCH
FRONT ORCH
ORCH REAR BOX
PREMIER 1ST TIER
1ST TIER
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SIDE PREMIER TERRACE 2ND TIER
Esa-Pekka Salonen & Yuja Wang
OCT 13–15
179
145
119
199
99
89
105
89
65
99
69
59
25
Frankenstein & Psycho
OCT 27-29
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
Beethoven 9
DEC 1–3
179
145
119
199
99
89
105
89
65
99
69
59
25
Elim Chan Conducts Tchaikovsky
JAN 12–14
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
emergency shelter intake form
FEB 2–3
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
Cristian Măcelaru & Shostakovich
APR 21–23
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius
APR 27–30
179
145
119
199
99
89
105
89
65
99
69
59
25
Thomas Wilkins & Branford Marsalis
MAY 4–6
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
Her Story
MAY 25 & 27
125
125
65
69
69
59
60
45
33
55
30
25
25
ALL OTHER ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS
155
119
95
75
75
69
79
65
40
75
30
25
25
ALL OTHER FILM CONCERTS
155
120
95
79
79
70
120
95
65
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49
35
25
2ND TIER
PRE-PAID PARKING
GREAT PERFORMERS CONCERTS / ADD-ON PRICES DATE
LOGE/ PREMIER SIDE BOX ORCH
ORCH
PREMIER FRONT ORCH
FRONT ORCH
ORCH REAR BOX
PREMIER 1ST TIER
1ST TIER
UPPER ORCH
SIDE PREMIER TERRACE 2ND TIER
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
89
99
79
89
99
69
59
25
Daniil Trifonov
NOV 13
99
89
79
79
69
59
59
49
59
49
39
29
25
Joshua Bell
DEC 11
179
149
119
199
109
89
99
79
89
99
69
59
25
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
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