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CONDUCTOR ELIM CHAN REPLACES DANIEL HARDING IN SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY PERFORMANCES OF GUSTAV HOLST’S THE PLANETS AT DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL, OCTOBER 26–28

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Information on Davies Symphony Hall entitlement process

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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN ANNOUNCE JENNY WONG AS NEXT SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUS DIRECTOR

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Sep 13, 2023

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN AND SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ANNOUNCE FOUR NEW MUSICIANS JOINING THE ORCHESTRA DURING THE 2023-24 SEASON

New musicians include Second Violin Olivia Chen, Second Bassoon Justin Cummings, Associate Principal Flute Blair Francis Paponiu, and Assistant Librarian Matthew Searing

Chen, Cummings, Francis Paponiu, and Searing are joined by new SF Symphony musicians Principal Flute Yubeen Kim and Principal Harp Katherine Siochi, whose appointments were announced in August

Sep 8, 2023

THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT

Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date

Sep 7, 2023

THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S 2023–24 GREAT PERFORMERS SERIES PRESENTS EIGHT PERFORMANCES FEATURING ACCLAIMED SOLOISTS AND ENSEMBLES

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili, cellist Gautier Capuçon, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet kick off 2023–24 Great Performers Series with special chamber music performance, October 15

Great Performers Series also features pianists Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov, and Yuja Wang; violinist Ray Chen; Joshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; and San Francisco Symphony Brass

Sep 6, 2023

ELLIE GOULDING ANNOUNCES SPECIAL INTIMATE U.S. SHOWS THIS FALL WITH ORCHESTRA, THREE NIGHTS ONLY

Goulding appears with San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall
Monday, November 20

Additional performances:
November 16 – New York City – Kings Theatre
November 22 – Los Angeles – Walt Disney Concert Hall

Ellie Goulding’s latest critically acclaimed album Higher Than Heaven out now

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SF Symphony 2023-24 Season

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SF Symphony 2022-23 Season

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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

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Opening Night Gala 2022

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MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN & COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

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Esa-Pekka Salonen

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Priscilla B. Geeslin

President

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Matthew Spivey

Chief Executive Officer

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THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date

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THOMAS ADÈS WITHDRAWS FROM FEBRUARY 2024 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND SOUNDBOX PERFORMANCES DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICT

Artists and programming for these concerts will be announced at a later date