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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
JANUARY – MARCH, 2016 CONCERT CALENDAR
Calendar editors, please note: Tickets for individual 2015-16 San Francisco Symphony are now on sale at www.sfsymphony.org, (415)
864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, located on Grove Street between Franklin and Van Ness.
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All concerts are at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, unless otherwise noted
Calendar editors, please note:
ITZHAK PERLMAN with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 2 pm
Itzhak Perlman violinist and conductor
San Francisco Symphony
BEETHOVEN
MOZART
BRAHMS
Romances No. 1 in G major, Opus 40
Romances No. 2 in F major, Opus 50
Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Opus 98
Tickets: $35-$159
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, KRZYSZTOF URBAŃSKI CONDUCTING
Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, January 15, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 8 pm
Krzysztof Urbański conductor [SFS debut]
Emanuel Ax piano
San Francisco Symphony
BEETHOVEN
DVOŘÁK
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 73, Emperor
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 2 of 11
Tickets: $15-$185
SOUNDBOX
Friday, January 15, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
300 Franklin Street (corner of Hayes), San Francisco
members of the San Francisco Symphony
Program
to be announced
Please note: tickets for the January SoundBox shows will go on sale on Monday, December 14 at sfsoundbox.com and 415-503-5299
6th BAY AREA YOUTH ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 3 pm
Alasdair Neale Festival Orchestra Director
Wendy Tokuda Master of Ceremonies
El Camino Youth Symphony
BAYOF 2016 Festival Orchestra
Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra
Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Young People’s Symphony Orchestra
Jindong Cai conductor
Alasdair Neale conductor
Ann Krinitsky conductor
Omid Zoufonoun conductor
Donato Cabrera conductor
David Ramadanoff conductor
Tickets: $70 reserved seating, $25 general admission, half price for 17 and under in general admission only
ITZHAK PERLMAN and EMANUEL AX in RECITAL
Monday, January 18, 2016 at 8 pm
Itzhak Perlman violin
Emanuel Ax piano
MOZART, FAURÉ, and R. STRAUSS selected sonatas
Tickets: $25-$175
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MAREK JANOWSKI CONDUCTING
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2 pm
Marek Janowski conductor
San Francisco Symphony
BEETHOVEN
PFITZNER
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Opus 93
Three Preludes from Palestrina [first SFS performances]
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Opus 60
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 3 of 11
Tickets: $15-162
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN CONDUCTING
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Great Performers Series
Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 7 pm
Pinchas Zukerman conductor
Jonathan Biss piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
MOZART
MOZART
TCHAIKOVSKY
Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K.620
Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K.467
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
Tickets: $15-$184
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN CONDUCTOR and VIOLIN
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Great Performers Series
Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8 pm
Pinchas Zukerman conductor and violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
BEETHOVEN
MOZART
ELGAR
Overture to Egmont, Opus 84
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219, Turkish
Enigma Variations, Opus 36
Tickets: $15-$184
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, EDWIN OUTWATER CONDUCTING
Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 2 pm
Friday, January 29, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 2 pm
Edwin Outwater conductor
Stephen Hough piano
San Francisco Symphony
WEBER
SAINT-SAËNS
BUSONI
HINDEMITH
Overture to Oberon, J.306
Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Opus 103, Egyptian
Excerpts from Turandot Suite, Opus 41 [first SFS performances]
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Weber
Tickets: $15-$165
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AND NFL FILMS: A CONCERT OF CHAMPIONS
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 8 pm
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 8 pm
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 4 of 11
Joshua Gersen conductor
Marcus Allen host, NFL Hall of Fame running back
San Francisco Symphony
Select NFL Films with live orchestral accompaniment:
Additional orchestral programming will be announced at a later date
Pre-concert Dinner Events on Wednesday, February 3:
5pm
Cocktail Reception, Wattis Room
6pm
Dinner, Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall A
Concert tickets: $50-$195. Includes access to the pre-concert lobby activities in Davies Symphony Hall. These tickets can be
purchased by calling the box office at 415-864-6000, at www.sfsymphony.org/NFL, or at the box office located on Grove Street
between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street.
Formal dinner packages begin at $1000 and include a 5 p.m. cocktail reception and 6 p.m. dinner in the Wattis Room and Zellerbach
Rehearsal Hall A, respectively. Dinner packages are available by contacting the Volunteer Council at (415) 503-5500 or online at
www.sfsymphony.org/NFL.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MASAAKI SUZUKI CONDUCTING
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 8 pm
Masaaki Suzuki conductor [SFS debut]
Stephen Paulson bassoon
San Francisco Symphony
HAYDN
MOZART
STRAVINSKY
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No. 95 in C minor, H.I:95
Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K.191(186e)
Concerto in D, Basle
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Opus 90, Italian
Tickets: $15-$165
MUSIC FOR FAMILIES with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: How Is Music Put Together?
Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 2 pm
Joshua Gersen conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Program
to be announced
The building blocks of music (i.e. pitch, harmony, and rhythm) will be demonstrated by the Exploratorium and musicians of the
Symphony through wine glass vibration and pitch and/or blowing into bottles.
Tickets: $15-$64; half price for 17 and under
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, PINCHAS ZUKERMAN CONDUCTOR and VIOLIN
Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 8 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 2 pm
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 5 of 11
Pinchas Zukerman violinist and conductor
San Francisco Symphony
ELGAR
MOZART
MOZART
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Opus 20
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K.543
Haffner Serenade, K.250(248b) [mvmts 1-4]
Tickets: $15-$155
VERTIGO with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
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Film Series
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8 pm
Joshua Gersen conductor
San Francisco Symphony
HERRMANN
Vertigo (1958)
Shot on location in San Francisco, Vertigo is considered one of the defining works of Alfred Hitchcock’s career.
Tickets: $45-$160
CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT AND CELEBRATION with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 3 pm (festivities at 2 pm)
Mei-Ann Chen conductor
Loong Mah Sing See Wui dance ensemble
Wu Man pipa
San Francisco Symphony
Program
to be announced
Celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Monkey at this family event that draws on both ancient and contemporary
Chinese traditions. Arrive at 2 pm for a festive reception with Asian instruments, dancers, Chinese calligraphers, tea bars, and more.
The elegant Imperial Dinner, inspired by the rich visual pageantry of traditional Lunar New Year celebrations, is at 5 pm in Zellerbach
Rehearsal Hall – Dinner packages sold separately.
Tickets: $15-$74.
Dinner packages that include access to the Festival Reception, premiere concert seating, and the Imperial Dinner are available on the
SF Symphony website or by calling the SFS Volunteer Council at (415) 503-5500.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, STÉPHANE DENÈVE CONDUCTING
Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 8 pm
Stéphane Denève conductor
Nikolaj Znaider violin
San Francisco Symphony
Guillaume CONNESSON
A Glimmer in an Age of Darkness (Une lueur dans l’âge sombre) [first SFS
performances]
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 6 of 11
NIELSEN
PROKOFIEV
Violin Concerto
Excerpts from Cinderella
Tickets: $30-$162
SOUNDBOX
Friday, February 19, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
300 Franklin Street (corner of Hayes), San Francisco
members of the San Francisco Symphony & San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Ragnar Bohlin director
Program
to be announced
Please note: tickets for the February SoundBox shows will go on sale on Monday, January 18 at sfsoundbox.com and 415-503-5299
CHAMBER MUSIC with members of the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 2 pm (Florence Gould Theater at the Legion of Honor)
Alexander Barantschik violin
Florin Parvulescu violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
Michael Grebanier cello
Anton Nel piano
MOZART
FRANCK
Piano Quartet in G minor, K.478
Piano Quintet in F minor, M.7
Tickets: $50 (member); $59 (non-member)
YUJA WANG with the RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
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Great Performers Series
Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 7 pm
Mikael Pletnev conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Russian National Orchestra
Lisa Delan soprano
SHOSTAKOVICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
GORDON GETTY
STRAVINSKY
Festive Overture, Opus 96
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Opus 44
Gretchen to Faust (dedicated to the memory of Andrew Getty)
The Firebird Suite (1945 revision)
Tickets: $15-$214
YUJA WANG with the RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
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Great Performers Series
Monday, February 22, 2016 at 8 pm
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 7 of 11
Mikael Pletnev conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Russian National Orchestra
SCHUMANN
MOZART
TCHAIKOVSKY
Overture to Genoveva
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K.271, Jeunehomme
Suite from Swan Lake, Opus 20a
Tickets: $15-$184
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTING
Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 2 pm
Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 8 pm
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Maria-João Pires piano [SFS debut]
San Francisco Symphony
BEETHOVEN
BRUCKNER (ed. Novak)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Opus 37
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Tickets: $15-$165
CHAMBER MUSIC with members of the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 2 pm
BRAHMS
Intermezzo, Op 118a
Russ deLuna oboe
Pamela Smith English horn
Britton Day piano
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Opus 80
Kelly-Leon Pearce violin
John Chisholm violin
Gina Feinauer viola
David Goldblatt cello
GLAZUNOV
Five Novelettes for String Quartet, Opus 15
Raushan Akhmedyarova violin
Cathryn Down violin
Christina King viola
Barbara Bogatin cello
Tickets: $28-$38
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, HERBERT BLOMSTEDT CONDUCTING
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 8 pm
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8 pm
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 8 of 11
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 8 pm
Herbert Blomstedt conductor
Alexander Barantschik violin
San Francisco Symphony
MOZART
MOZART
MOZART
Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385, Haffner
Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K.205
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551, Jupiter
Tickets: $15-$162
MUSIC FOR FAMILIES with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: How Is Music Used?
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2 pm
Edwin Outwater conductor
TBD actor/narrator
San Francisco Symphony
Program
to be announced
Through stories in music, animal sounds, onomatopoeia, and more, we look at music as a language and ask how it is used in
storytelling and in the conveyance of ideas.
Tickets: $15-$64, half price for 17 and under
ORGAN RECITAL with DAVID TITTERINGTON
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 3 pm
David Titterington organ
BUXTEHUDE
Sally BEAMISH
NIELSEN
BRAHMS
FRANCK
Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155
Chaconne (U.S. premiere)
Commotio, Opus 58
Prelude & Fugure in A minor, WoO9
Grande Pièce Symphonique, Opus 17
Tickets: $23-$33
JOSHUA BELL and ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 8pm
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell conductor / violin
PROKOFIEV
BRUCH
SCHUMANN (arr. BRITTEN)
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Opus 25, Classical
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26
Elegy for Orchestra
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Opus 93
Tickets: $25-$165
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTING
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 9 of 11
Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 10 am (Open Rehearsal)
Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, March 11, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8 pm
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2 pm
Charles Dutoit conductor
Nikolai Lugansky piano
San Francisco Symphony
RAVEL
RACHMANINOFF
FAURÉ
STRAVINSKY
Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) [complete]
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43
Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Tickets: $15-$162
IGUDESMAN & JOO: AND NOW MOZART
Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 8 pm
Tickets: $15-$80
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, CHARLES DUTOIT CONDUCTING
Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8 pm
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8 pm
Charles Dutoit conductor
Jonathan Vinocour viola
San Francisco Symphony
BERLIOZ
HAYDN
BERLIOZ
Waverley Overture, Opus 1
Symphony No. 104 in D major, London
Harold in Italy, Opus 16
Tickets: $15-$161
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 pm
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
ROSSINI
SCHUBERT
SIBELIUS
Overture to William Tell
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D.485
Symphony No. 6, Opus 104
Tickets: $54 reserved seating, $15 general admission.
CHAMBER MUSIC with members of the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 10 of 11
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 pm (Florence Gould Theater at the Legion of Honor)
Alexander Barantschik violin
Florin Parvulescu violin
Jonathan Vinocour viola
Michael Grebanier cello
Anton Nel piano
BEETHOVEN
PROKOFIEV
DOHNÁNYI
Variations in G minor for Piano Trio, Op. 121a on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op.94bis
Piano Quintet in C minor, Opus 1
Tickets: $50 (member); $59 (non-member)
JEREMY DENK in RECITAL
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Great Performers Series
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 7 pm
Jeremy Denk piano
Program
to be announced
Tickets: $15-$99
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
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Film Series
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 7:30 pm (UC Davis, Mondavi Center)
Friday, March 25, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Sarah Hicks conductor
San Francisco Symphony
John WILLIAMS
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial [first SFS performances]
Tickets: $45-$160
SOUNDBOX
Friday, March 25, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 9 pm (doors open 8 pm)
300 Franklin Street (corner of Hayes), San Francisco
Michael Tilson Thomas curator & conductor
members of the San Francisco Symphony
Program
to be announced
Please note: tickets for the March SoundBox shows will go on sale on Monday, February 22 at sfsoundbox.com and 415-503-5299
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS CONDUCTING
San Francisco Symphony 2015-2016 Season Calendar – Page 11 of 11
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 8 pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 8 pm (Great Performer’s Series)
Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 8 pm
Friday, April 8, 2016 at 8 pm
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Inon Barnatan piano
San Francisco Symphony
COPLAND
COPLAND
COPLAND
SCHUMANN
Orchestral Variations
Inscape
Piano Concerto
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Opus 61
Tickets: $15-$162
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2015-16 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
The San Francisco Symphony receives support from over 10,000 individual donors and 150 partner institutions. We are especially
grateful to the following major funders supporting programs and events in the 2015-16 season:
Second Century Partners
Chevron - Inaugural Partner
Wells Fargo
Official Partners
Emirates Airline - Official Airline
Major Institutional Partners
Franklin Templeton Investments
Jones Day
Koret Foundation
Microsoft
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Public Funding
San Francisco Arts Commission
Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
National Endowment for the Arts
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