Community. In 202324, Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conducts two concerts on December 2 and March 9. 201 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 503-5474 publicrelations@sfsymphony.org Press Releases Press Kits Photo Library Key Leadership Biographies Press Kit: SF Symphony 2022-23 Season PRESS RELEASE 2022-23 Season Announcement CALENDAR 2022-23 Season Calendar (Updated March 9, 2023) SEASON-AT-A-GLANCE 2022-23 Season-at-a-Glance Salonen curates his first live SoundBox program in March 2024, California Festival: A Celebration of New Music November 319, 2023, California Festival is a two-week, statewide festival featuring more than 50 organizations and ensembles celebrating the most innovative and compelling music composed around the world in the last five years
Known as The Queen of Mariachi, Cuevas became the first woman in the genre of mariachi to be awarded a Grammy when she won the award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album in 2018. 1. The Music for Families series is designed to bring children together with their families to engage with classical music through interactive themed performances. Additional Youth Orchestra performances will take place March 17 and May 19. The San Francisco Symphonys 202324 Season features a dynamic lineup of international guest conductors bringing fresh and unique perspectives to the podium. The San Francisco Symphonys summer season includes several film presentations, featuring the Orchestra performing movie scores live while the films are projected onto a large screen above the stage. (415) 503-5474. publicrelations@sfsymphony.org. The reason for the existence of a symphony orchestra is not existence itself, said Esa-Pekka Salonen. It is where a film industry founded by outcastsand refugees became a global cultural center,creating a constant demand for ever-more-creative musical compositionsthat have evolved into a genre in its own right. Conductor Mei-Ann Chen leads the San Francisco Symphony in the concert performance, which highlights vibrant Asian traditions through Eastern and Western repertoire and multimedia presentations. The program also features cellist Sterling Elliott performing Erich Wolfgang Korngolds Cello Concerto in C (from Deception) with Outwater and the Orchestra. More info Book tickets Alicia Keys hits the road with her Keys To The Summer tour! Purchase individual tickets from a wide array of programming, featuring films with live orchestra, timeless classics, and iconic stars. Location
CONCERTS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL
Proceeds from the event benefit the Symphonys education and community programs. Ludovic Morlot (Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Emeritus of the Seattle Symphony, and Associate Artist of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) conducts the first program in the series, Inspirations: Art/Music, November 24, focusing on the connections between art and music with Modest Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition. Reservations can be made online via sterngrove.org beginning on June 23 at 10am PT. Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt conducts Franz Schuberts Symphony No. Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm
Three returning conductors lead new Inspirations programs
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 7:30 pm | Cost: $50 Davies Symphony Hall | 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 Civic Center San Francisco Buy Tickets San Francisco Symphony's Summer Concert Series 2023 San Francisco Symphony Join us for a season of music that's just as vibrant, colorful, and thrilling as a summer in San Francisco. FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES. 5, recorded June 2022; and Igor Stravinskys Rite of Spring, recorded March 2022. Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm
Kuusisto and Nordin, along with members of the San Francisco Symphony, premiered a portion of Convergence at their jointly curated SoundBox performances in February 2023. Marta Gardoliska (Music Director of Opera National de Lorraine and Principal Guest Conductor of Orquestra Simfnica de Barcelona) is joined May 10 & 12 by Pablo Ferrndez, also in his Orchestral Series debut, for Edward Elgars Cello Concerto. More information can be found here. Its exciting for me to take my new band to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to show off a bit, said Salonen. In 202324, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads the San Francisco Symphony in the third annual Teen Night on April 6. The reason is the function of the symphony orchestra in the community. Convergence features Reactional Music, an electronic instrument invented by Nordin that Salonen will play while conducting the piece.
Music for Families, Teen Night, and San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
9, From the New World, written during the composers sojourn in the United States, and the first San Francisco Symphony performances of Pavel Haas Study for Strings.
On November 4, the San Francisco Symphony presents its 16th annual Da de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration, featuring a concert program of traditional and contemporary Latin American music conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, preceded by a festive array of family-friendly activities. DECEMBER 9-10 Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto join Salonen and the Orchestra across three Orchestral Series weeks in September & October
For a limited time, patrons have the option to get 1 additional Orchestral Series concert free when buying a Davies Symphony Hall 4-concert or more subscription package; 4 additional Orchestral Series concerts free when buying an 8-concert or more package; 6 additional Orchestral Series concerts free when buying a 12-concert or more package; or 8 additional Orchestral Series concerts, an additional seat upgrade, and 2 complimentary beverage vouchers when subscribing to 18 or more concerts. 201 Van Ness Avenue. ; Per Nrgrds Symphony No. Independence Day falls this year on Tuesday, July 4. One of Americas most distinguished choruses, the 152-member San Francisco Symphony Chorus is known for its precision, power, and versatility. In this adventurous series, the Symphony brings extraordinary, multisensory experiences to the underground club atmosphere of the SoundBox space. These performances mark Salonen and the Symphonys fourth collaboration with Alonzo King LINES Ballet: the Re-Opening Night concert in October 2021 saw the company perform Alberto Ginasteras Estancia Suite; a concert film of Igor Stravinskys The Soldiers Tale, featuring LINES Ballet dancer Adji Cissoko, was released in June 2022; and a performance of Arvo Prts Spiegel im Spiegel in Esa-Pekka Salonens digital SoundBox: Patterns, featured dancers Adji Cissoko and Shuaib Elhassan performing choreography by Alonzo King, released in April 2021. Led by Wattis Foundation Music Director Daniel Stewart, the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra opens their season on November 19, followed by their annual holiday performance of Sergei Prokofievs Peter and the Wolf on December 10. SF Symphony announces Summer Season, July 4August 5, 2023. Pekka Kuusisto joins Salonen and the Orchestra for the world premiere of composer and developer Jesper Nordins violin concerto Convergence, October 67. This website uses cookies. This years All San Francisco Concert is guided by an advisory committee made up of local community leaders, with founder of the All San Francisco Concert, San Francisco Symphony Life Governor Ellen Magnin Newman, serving as honorary chair. Reservations can be made online via sterngrove.org beginning June 23. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGApril 1113.
Guest artists making their San Francisco Symphony Orchestral Series debuts include sopranos Heidi Stober and Mary Elizabeth Williams; tenor Andrew Staples; baritone Gerald Finley; bass Dashon Burton; pianist Seong-Jin Cho; cellists Pablo Ferrndez and Sheku Kanneh-Mason; cuatro player Jorge Glem, and organist James McVinnie. On July 23, conductors Christopher Dragon and Edwin Outwater lead the San Francisco Symphony in a concert at the 86th Stern Grove Festivalthe admission-free performing arts series that takes place every summer in the natural outdoor amphitheater at Sigmund Stern Grove. The love is real.
"Vocalist Capathia Jenkins, conductor Edwin Outwater, and the San Francisco Symphony fill the night air with a crowd-pleasing lineup featuring favorite American classics and a special tribute. Gustavo Gimeno conducts Dmitri Shostakovich, William Walton, and Sergei Prokofiev
On July 27, 28 & 30, Constantine Kitsopoulos conducts Steven Spielbergs Raiders of the Lost Ark, with music composed by John Williams. About the San Francisco Symphony
On January 1820, MTT leads the Orchestra in Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Symphony No. The Symphony's summer season includes a wide range. 12/3: Deck The Hall. The ten-movement piece depicts Mussorgskys tour of an exhibition of artist, architect, and designer Viktor Hartmanns work following the artists sudden death in 1873. October 1214, Salonen, Emanuel Ax, and the San Francisco Symphony give the world premiere of a new piano concerto by one of Salonens longtime collaborators, composer Anders Hillborg. Tickets for concerts at Frost Amphitheater start at $25 and can be purchased via Stanford Live. 3, performed by pianist Seong-Jin Cho in his Orchestral Series debut. Select from a wide array of curated ticket packages designed around day of the week, concert experience, musical taste, and more. Weilerstein also conducts Antonn Dvoks Symphony No. Lights, Camera, Music! The evening begins with pre-concert libations followed by the opening night concert. (Shutterstock) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA Ready the red, white and blue! San Francisco Symphony California Festival programming also includes the United States premiere of Betsy Jolass Latest, conducted by Ludovic Morlot; a Chamber Music program with members of the Orchestra; and a San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra concert, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony release first official recordings together in 2023, Salonen and the Orchestra partner with Apple for the launch of new classical music streaming app Apple Music Classical by releasing exclusive spatial audio recordings of Gyrgy Ligetis Clocks and Clouds, Lux Aeterna, and Ramificationsavailable now
In November, Hillary Leben returns as animator for Les Noces by Igor Stravinsky (orchestrated by Steven Stucky). For the Young & Young at Heart: Share the joy of music with all your loved ones in captivating performances created with your entire family in mind.
Click to access the online Summer with the Symphony Press Kit, which includes downloadable artist headshots and performance images from past SF Symphony summer concerts. Stern Grove Festival takes place in Sigmund Stern Grove, located at19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevardin San Francisco. Admission to the July 23 Stern Grove concert is free with advance reservations required. The 202324 season sees Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt and guest conductors Thomas Ads, Karina Canellakis, Gustavo Dudamel, Gustavo Gimeno, Daniel Harding, Ludovic Morlot, and Jaap van Zweden make return appearances with the San Francisco Symphony. 11/29: Audra Mcdonald And The San Francisco Symphony. The San Francisco Symphony is making movie dates especially fun this summer: favorite films on the big screen acquire a whole new dimension when the orchestra plays the music score live.
And especially in a Sibelius program, which for a Finnish conductor is a bit of an obvious thing to do, but I dont think Ive ever conducted a Sibelius-only program in my life.
Only small clutch bags (no larger than 5 x 8), clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC bags that do not exceed 12"W x 12"H x 6"D, and one-gallon clear plastic bags will be allowed inside the venue. Add-ons and special events do not count towards the total. This summer marks the fourth season of SF Symphony at Frost, presented by Stanford Live. The series was inaugurated in 2019 when the SF Symphony partnered with Stanford Live to present concerts annually in the newly renovated Frost Amphitheater. Collaborations with Alonzo King LINES Ballet & Peter Sellars, June 79, 2024
Salonen and the Orchestra are joined by violinist Lisa Batiashvili for three-concert Southern California Tour to Costa Mesa, Palm Desert, and Los Angeles, March 2022
Weve put together a season that has something for everyone. Single tickets for individual 202324 concerts will go on sale July 15, 2023. Opening Night Gala & All San Francisco Concert
By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Though theyre frequent collaborators, this is the first time Salonen and Bronfman have performed Schumanns concerto, which Salonen called one of the great jewels of the Romantic piano and orchestra repertoire. The second half of the program is devoted to Anton Bruckners Symphony No. Or found yourself swept up in the heroic narrative of a Romantic tone poem. Sat: noon-6pm
The program opens with John Stafford Smiths The Star-Spangled Banner and features works by John Williams, Aaron Copland, Ervin Rouse, and George Gershwin, among others. 1, both featuring violinist Julia Fischer; and Igor Stravinskys Pulcinella, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Nicholas Phan, and baritone Luca Pisaroni. Folk & Blues Jazz Funk & Soul Reggae 2404 upcoming concerts Thursday 08 June 2023 Eric Hutchinson Sweetwater Music Hall , Mill Valley, CA, US FOR KING + COUNTRY and For King The Mountain Winery , Saratoga, CA, US joan Harriette and Aviv Gustavo Dudamel (Music and Artistic Director Designate of the New York Philharmonic, Music and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Music Director of Opra National de Paris, and Music Director of the Simn Bolvar Symphony Orchestra) joins the San Francisco Symphony November 2426 for a post-California Festival program featuring two works written in the last three years: Gabriella Ortizs Kauyumari and Gonzalo Graus Odisea: Concerto for Venezuelan Cuatro and Orchestra, featuring cuatro player Jorge Glem in his Orchestral Series debut. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and the San Francisco Symphony release new album recording of Bla Bartks three piano concertos with classical music label PENTATONE in August 2023, Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas conducts four weeks of Orchestral Series programs, including performances of Ludwig van Beethovens Symphony No. The battalion of black women erased from history, Thanks for visiting Florida: one Black familys road trip to a hostile tourist trap, Anthony Mackie Forgot His Captain America 4 Lines Because Harrison Ford Was So Intimidating, Then Ford Said: Lets Shoot This Piece of S. February 1516 & 18, Thomas Ads (Artistic Partner of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) conducts a program titled Inspirations: Letters/Legacies. The program finds connections between composers of three generationsJean Sibelius, Per Nrgrd, and Thomas Adsthrough their letters to one another. Education &
IMAGINATION. Learn More. Sun: two hours before concerts, 2023 San Francisco Symphony | Privacy & Terms. Following the Opening Gala and All San Francisco concert, Esa-Pekka Salonen leads three weeks of programs featuring acclaimed guest artists Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto, as well as world premiere performances of new works by Anders Hillborg and Jesper Nordin. Rancho Cordova | Two Day Festival & FIREWORKS + DRONE SHOW both nights - July 3 & 4, 2023. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said Mack, 40, was released Monday from a federal prison in Dublin, California, near San Francisco. Click to access the online Summer with the Symphony Press Kit, which includes downloadable artist headshots and performance images from past SF Symphony summer concerts. In the 202021 season, the San Francisco Symphony welcomed conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as its 12th Music Director, embarking on a new vision for the present and future of the orchestral landscape. ITZHAK PERLMAN:IN THE FIDDLERS HOUSEJanuary 21, AUDRA MCDONALDAND THE SF SYMPHONYNovember 29. San Francisco Symphony 2 upcoming dates Tap the to get new show alerts. A concert is an immersive journey that starts before you set foot in the hall and continues long after the final downbeat. Daniel Harding (Music and Artistic Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Designate of the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Conductor Laureate of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and Conductor in Residence of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) conducts Gustav Holsts The Planets with the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, October 2628. Frost Amphitheater is located at 351 Lasuen Street, at the intersection of Lasuen Street and Roth Way on the Stanford University campus. Salonen conducts San Francisco Symphonys Opening Night Gala on September 22 and annual All San Francisco concert on September 23
Salonen conducts four world premiere performances during the 202324 season, including Anders Hillborgs Piano Concerto No.
Teen Night
The Orchestra will also present Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, a program conducted by George Daugherty on February 10. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Film concerts
Stony foot path in Japanese Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Tickets for the Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at Shoreline Amphitheatre start at $25 and can be purchased via LiveNation.com. 1. Patrons can also reserve a Gala Package which includes a post-concert dinner and after-party.
BLOMSTEDTCONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 7February 24. 9, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas; Gustav Holsts The Planets, conducted by Daniel Harding; Igor Stravinskys Les Noces, orchestrated by Steven Stucky and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen; and Gustav Mahlers Symphony No.