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San Francisco Symphony currently has 56 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, 12 September 2025 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- Sept1212 Sept 2025Davies Symphony HallSan Francisco
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About San Francisco Symphony
Hometown
San Francisco, United States of America
Formed
1911
Genre
Classical
Since composer Henry Hadley conducted its first concerts in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony has evolved into an increasingly precise ensemble and one of the country’s pre-eminent outlets for American orchestral experimentation. Josef Krips brought a no-nonsense respect for the German and Austrian repertoire during his 1963-70 tenure as music director, raising its standard for the more flamboyant Seiji Ozawa, who ramped up the SFS’ visual appeal with stage productions and modern ballets. Ozawa successor Edo de Waart arrived in 1977 and led the first performances at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, where the SFS has resided since 1980. Michael Tilson Thomas, a rare openly gay conductor of a major orchestra, transformed it into an innovative force upon his arrival in 1995. His American Mavericks series attracted enthusiastic younger audiences, and the SFS’ 1999 collaboration with Metallica, S&M, sold more than five million copies. Thomas’ championing of American composers like John Adams continued with his 2018 successor, Esa-Pekka Salonen. The Apple-campaign star immediately recruited forward-thinking composers Nico Muhly and Esperanza Spalding to join his symphonic ensemble.
Members of San Francisco Symphony include, or have included, Josef Krips, Seiji Ozawa, Herbert Blomstedt, Edo de Waart, Pierre Monteux, Enrique Jorda, John Wilson, David Krehbiel, Alexander Barantschik, Michael Grebanier, Basil Cameron, Janet Goodman Guggenheim, Isabelle Perrin, Charles Vernon, Issay Dobrowen, Mark Lawrence, Timothy Higgins, Jean-Louis LeRoux, Marcia Van Dyke, Marc Lifschey, Julie Ann Giacobassi, Henry Hadley, Melissa Kleinbart, Alfred Hertz, Jacob Nissly, Robert McGinnis and Elayne Jones.
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