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Guest Conductor Series at SF Symphony

March 22, 2023

A series of guest conductors for the San Francisco Symphony gets underway this spring with a number of intriguing interludes. The April 21–23 concerts are … Read more

Categories Classical Music, San Francisco, The City Tags San Francisco Symphony

SF Symphony Announces Opening Night Gala Concert

August 11, 2022

Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony kick off their 2022–23 season with two performances featuring San Francisco-based African-American Shakespeare Company (AASC). On … Read more

Categories Classical Music, San Francisco, The City, Theatre Tags African-American Shakespeare Company, San Francisco Symphony

Emanuel Ax Nails Early Work by Beethoven

January 18, 2020

2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, a composer who casts a long shadow over music—challenging, inspiring, haunting, and setting the bar … Read more

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MTT Reflects on Upcoming San Francisco Symphonys’ Homage to Rilke

January 4, 2020

Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) leads the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in two multi-faceted programs this January at Davies Symphony Hall. On January 9–12, Artist-in-Residence mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and … Read more

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Interview With a Diva: Sasha Cooke Shares Rare Insights on SFO and SFS Productions

November 9, 2019

As we have noted elsewhere in Cultural Currents, Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has earned acclaim for a wide variety of roles with San Francisco Opera, and … Read more

Categories Interviews, Music Tags San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony

Lang Lang Returns to Davies Symphony Hall

October 24, 2019October 17, 2019

Four years ago, Cultural Currents gave this story the headline: Lang Lang is Great Great…. San Francisco Symphony subscribers were out in full force last … Read more

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SFS Gala Was a Classic City Event

September 7, 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony celebrated the start of their 25th season together on Wednesday, September 4, with an Opening Night Gala … Read more

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San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Gala is a Salute to MTT

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) kick off their 25th season together with the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, September 4. The Opening Night Gala honors … Read more

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MTT Delivers Rousing SFS Performance of Mahler’s Ninth Before Hiatus

June 17, 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas announced some time ago that he is withdrawing from all engagements beginning June 17 until September 3 in order to undergo a … Read more

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Esa-Pekka Salonen Takes SFS Beyond Boundaries

May 10, 2019January 19, 2019

The much-anticipated creative partnership of SFS Music Director Designate Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony got underway last evening as “boundary-defying” Salonen stormed the … Read more

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