Orchestra

Lisa Houston - October 21, 2018

The star violinist is building connections with the next generation of music-makers and fans through social media.

Roger Wallace - October 16, 2018

Soloist David Fung shines in Rachmaninoff but the orchestra plays a notable interpretation of the Shostakovich.

Richard S. Ginell - October 16, 2018

Hancock’s powerful jazz ignited sparks on stage — with the orchestra and without.

Steven Winn - October 15, 2018

Cellist Truls Mørk tears into Prokofiev’s Sinfonia concertante with the S.F. Symphony.

Jim Farber - October 15, 2018

The folksy composer and instrumentalist fronts a program honoring former composer-in-residence Steven Stucky.

Jim Farber - October 11, 2018

The orchestra commissions six new works in a variety of styles.

David Bratman - October 9, 2018

The orchestra reveals its strengths under guest conductor JoAnn Falletta’s baton.

Steve Osborn - October 8, 2018

The new conductor tackles Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony with precision and exemplary technique.

Jessica Balik - October 7, 2018

Violinist Benjamin Beilman wows with a powerful rendition of a Jennifer Higdon concerto.

Jim Farber - October 7, 2018

The vibrant new composition works brilliantly in tandem with a transitional work from Esa-Pekka Salonen.