The San Francisco Symphony is an award-winning symphony, led by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen.

The San Francisco Symphony Concert Calendar.

The word symphony is derived from the Greek word συμφωνία (symphōnía), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of vocal or instrumental music", from σύμφωνος (sýmphōnos), "harmonious". [1] The word referred to a variety of different concepts before ultimately settling on its current meaning designating a musical form. In late Greek and medieval theory, the word ...

The California Symphony is distinguished by vibrant concert programs of classical music, bringing music to people in new and unconventional settings.

Symphony Parnassus is San Francisco's community orchestra supporting local composers and musicians led by Stephen Paulson, Music Director.

The Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall is the permanent home of the San Francisco Symphony and has 2,743 seats. Part of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center and built in 1980, you can enjoy an all year round schedule of classical concerts and other events.

2025年2月18日 · SAN FRANCISCO, CA—On July 19 & 21–22, Another Planet Entertainment and the San Francisco Symphony present Paul Simon in Concert: A Quiet Celebration at Davies Symphony Hall. The concerts are part of Simon’s “A Quiet Celebration Tour” taking place this spring and summer, where he will present the live-debut performance of his critically …

The San Francisco Symphony, founded in 1911, [1] is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood.

2025年1月31日 · Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt returned to lead the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday, Jan. 30. Photo: Stefan Cohen/San Francisco Symphony This time last year, the San Francisco Symphony’s conductor laureate, Herbert Blomstedt, withdrew from a set of concerts he was ...

symphony, a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of which usually employs sonata form (also called first-movement form).