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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 July 5

David Robertson leads the Symphony in in one of Gustav Mahler’s most personal musical statements, his Symphony #9.

Mahler Symphony No. 9 in D major

Sunday July 12

Violinist Maria Duenas is the soloist in a concerto that had its origins in the movies. Conductor Tianyi Lu also leads the Symphony in a new piece inspired by the struggle for human rights in Iran, and the colorful tale of a woman who uses her quick wit and creativity to save herself from a sadistic husband.

Iman Habibi Zhiân Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Opus 35 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Opus 35

PAST PERFORMANCE

Sunday June 28

Elim Chan leads the orchestra in her first concert as Music Director Designate; passionate music that helped usher in the era of modernism, French songs of Romantic love with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and Claude Debussy’s moody portrait of the ever-changing ocean.

Wagner Prelude and Libestod from Tristan and Isolde Berlioz Les Nuits d'été, Opus 7 Tilson Thomas "Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen" from Meditations on Rilke Debussy La Mer

Conductor Elim Chan leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from June 6, 2026.

Sunday June 21

Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the orchestra in music from three continents, but all of it with a heritage in Spain: a new concerto inspired by a sound effect, a ballet about country life in Argentina, and dance music inspired by a fantastical novel and a mother’s memories.

Ginastera Estancia Suite, Opus 8a Jimmy López Shift Turina Danzas Fantasticas, Opus 22 Ravel Rapsodie espagnole

Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the San Francisco Symphony in this performance from May 29, 2026.

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.

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

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