NorCal Sunday Night

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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 May 17

Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Symphony and Symphony Chorus in three songs by Brahms, and Tchaikovsky’s enigmatic final statement.

Brahms Nänie, Opus 82 Stutzmann San Francisco Symphony Chorus Brahms Gesang der Parzen, Opus 89 Stutzmann San Francisco Symphony Chorus Brahms Schicksalslied, Opus 54 Stutzmann San Francisco Symphony Chorus Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique Stutzmann

Nathalie Stutzmann leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from May 26, 2022.

Sunday May 24

Violinist Vilde Frang joins conductor Klaus Mäkelä for a lyrical and very personal musical statement by Alban Berg. You’ll also hear a recent work inspired by the folk music of Peru, and one of the most devastating portraits of tyranny ever composed.

Jimmy López Perú Negro Mäkelä Berg Violin Concerto Mäkelä Vilde Frang Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Opus 93 Mäkelä Conductor Klaus Mäkelä leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from April 28, 2022.

PAST PERFORMANCE

Sunday May 10

Simone Young leads the orchestra in her own symphonic synopsis of music from one of opera’s greatest sagas. You’ll also hear music inspired by the heavens – both literal and figurative – and the concerto that cemented Camille Saint-Saens’ fame as a composer, with soloist Gautier Capucon.

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 33 Young Capuçon Wagner/Young Selections from Das Ring des Nibelung Young Macens The Space Between the Stars Young

Simone Young conducts the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from April 17, 2026.

Sunday May 3

Bernard Labadie leads the Symphony, Symphony Chorus and soloists in an all-Bach concert, featuring music that shows off not only his versatility as a composer, but his ability to write music for God, his audience, and his employers: his Magnificat and Easter Oratorio.

Bach Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 Labadie Joélle Harvey, soprano; Hugh Cutting, countertenor; Andrew Haji, tenor; Joshua Hopkins, baritone; SFS Chorus Bach Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Labadie

Bernard Labadie leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from April 9, 2026.

Sunday April 26

Pianist Conrad Tao joins guest conductor Nicholas Collon and the orchestra for a great concerto that almost didn’t make it off the drawing board. You’ll also hear a Three-piece Suite from a controversial recent opera, and a set of personalized variations that was once one of classical music’s great mysteries.

Thomas Adès Three-Piece Suite from Powder Her Face Collon Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23 Collon Conrad Tao Elgar Enigma Variations, Opus 36 Collon

Guest conductor Nicholas Collon leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from November 11, 2024.

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