Upcoming broadcasts featuring the San Francisco Symphony:
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 June 14
Pianist Simon Trpceski joins conductor Cristian Macelaru and the orchestra for a concerto that helped launch one of the great musical careers of the 20th century. You’ll also hear the World Premiere of a piece that follows a musical voice fighting to be heard, and the greatest American symphony not written by an American.
Tyler Taylor Embers Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Opus 1 Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Opus 95, From the New World
Conductor Cristian Macelaru leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from May 22, 2026.
PAST PERFORMANCE
Sunday June 7
Violinist James Ehnes joins guest conductor Elim Chan and the orchestra for an intimate and yet international concerto by Prokofiev; you’ll also hear the World Premiere of a piece inspired by an otherworldly atmospheric phenomenon, and a symphony by Tchaikovsky inspired by Ukrainian folk music.
Elizabeth Ogonek Moondog (2022) - World Premiere - SFS Commission Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 17, Little Russian
Conductor Elim Chanleads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from January 11, 2023.
Sunday May 31
The Symphony’s principal flute, Yubeen Kim, is the soloist in a cheeky but fiendishly difficult concerto. Conductor Dima Slobodeniuk also leads the orchestra in a sort of aural kinetic sculpture, and the work that brought Tchaikovsky back from the brink of suicide.
Dutilleux Métaboles Ibert Flute Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
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 Berg Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Opus 93 Conductor Klaus Mäkelä leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from April 28, 2022.
Recent Broadcasts On Demand
Elizabeth Ogonek Moondog (2022) - World Premiere - SFS Commission Chan Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 63 Chan James Ehnes Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 17, Little Russian Chan
Dutilleux Métaboles Slobodeniouk Ibert Flute Concerto Slobodeniouk Yubeen Kim Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36 Slobodeniouk
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.
