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Discover Northern California’s vibrant classical music scene with NorCal Sunday Night! Tune in every Sunday at 7 p.m. to enjoy live recordings of the region's best classical performances, including concerts by the San Francisco Symphony and other standout Bay Area ensembles. Scroll down for On Demand Audio of the most recent concert performances!
Sunday January 11
Violinist Christian Tetzlaff joins guest conductor Simone Young for a very personal but fiendishly difficult concerto by Sir Edward Elgar; and you’ll also hear the piece that helped Tchaikovsky triumph over Fate and writer’s block, his Symphony #5.
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61, Young. Christian Tetzlaff Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64, Young
Conductor Simone Young leads the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from December 2, 2021.
Sunday January 18
Violinist Julia Fischer joins Esa-Pekka Salonen for Johannes Brahms’ monumental Violin Concerto in D. You’ll also hear the centerpiece of Igor Stravinsky’s neo-classical period, his tribute to music that he thought he didn’t like.
Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Salonen, Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 77, Salonen, Julia Fischer
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from February 2, 2021.
Recent Broadcasts On Demand
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61, Young. Christian Tetzlaff Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Opus 64, Young
Conductor Simone Young leads the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from December 2, 2021.
Johann Strauss II: Overture to Die Fledermaus Francis Tchaikovsky; Trans. Stravinsky: Bluebird Pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty, Opus 66 Francis Susanna Phillips Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring Waltz, Opus 410 Francis Elgar: Chanson de Nuit, Opus 15, no.1 Francis Johann Strauss II: Perpetuum Mobile, Opus 257 Francis Delibes: Dance of the Automatons and Waltz from Coppelia, Suite No. 1 Francis Rodgers; Arr. Walker: Carousel Waltz from Carousel Francis Gershwin/Heyward: "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess Francis Susanna Phillips Herbert/Young: "Italian Street Song" from Naughty Marietta Francis Susanna Phillips Johann Strauss II: By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314 Francis
Conductor Michael Francis leads the the San Francisco Symphony on this concert broadcast from December 31, 2012.
