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Sunday March 22
Thomas Wilkins leads the orchestra in music from two landmarks of American music theater. You’ll also hear a musical picture of the sounds of the American South, and pianist Michelle Cann is the soloist for the original jazz/classical crossover hit.
Bernstein (Arr. Harmon): Suite from Candide Wilkins Gershwin (Orch. Grofé): Rhapsody in Blue Wilkins Michelle Cann Still: Wood Notes Wilkins Gershwin (arr. Bennett): Porgy and Bess, A Symphonic Picture Wilkins
Thomas Wilkins leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from October 25, 2024.
PAST PERFORMANCE
Sunday March 15
Jaap van Zweden leads the orchestra in two very different symphonies by Beethoven: one of his most light-hearted, written at one of the most difficult times in his life, and one of his most popular, which was almost an afterthought at its premiere.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 36 van Zweden Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92 van Zweden
Jaap van Zweden leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from February 19, 2026.
Recent Broadcasts On Demand
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Opus 36 van Zweden Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Opus 92 van Zweden
Jaap van Zweden leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from February 19, 2026.
R. Strauss: Don Quixote, Opus 35, Canellakis, Alisa Weilerstein L. Boulanger: D'un Soir Triste, Canellakis Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra, Canellakis
Conductor Karina Canellakis leads the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from May 13, 2022.
Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D major, K.239, Serenata notturna Bicket Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C major, K.338 Bicket Mozart "Deh vieni, non tardar" from Le Nozze di Figaro, K.492 Bicket Goulda Schultz, soprano Mozart "Come scoglio" from Cosi fan tutte, K.588 Bicket Goulda Schultz, soprano Mozart "Don Ottavio, son morta...Or saichi l'onore" from Don Giovanni, K.527 Bicket Goulda Schultz, soprano; Samuel White, tenor Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, K.504, Prague Bicket
Conductor Harry Bicket leadsleads the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from February 5, 2026.
