Opening Gala with Hilary Hahn at Davies Symphony Hall
Dates: 9/24/2026
📍 Theatre: Davies Symphony Hall
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Violinist Hilary Hahn joins conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and the San Francisco Symphony to celebrate the start of the 2026–27 season. The program includes Hahn performing Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, alongside John Adams's The Chairman Dances and Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio espagnol conducted by Guerrero.
Cast and Creative Team for Opening Gala with Hilary Hahn at Davies Symphony Hall
Cast
Sasha Cooke
Ensemble
Audra McDonald
Ensemble
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Ensemble
Yuja Wang
Ensemble
Teddy Abrams
Ensemble
Edwin Outwater
Ensemble
Jenny Wong
Ensemble
Mychal Threets
Ensemble
Hilary Hahn
Ensemble
Giancarlo Guerrero
Ensemble
Joshua Elmore
Ensemble
Aeneas Yu
Ensemble
Alexander Barantschik
Ensemble
Peter Wyrick
Ensemble
Anton Nel
Ensemble
Creative Team
Teddy Abrams
Conductor
Edwin Outwater
Conductor
Sasha Cooke
Mezzo-soprano
Audra McDonald
Vocalist
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Pianist
Yuja Wang
Pianist
Jenny Wong
Chorus Director
Radu Paponiu
Music Director
Mychal Threets
Narrator
Giancarlo Guerrero
Conductor
Ruben Valenzuela
Conductor
Alexander Barantschik
Concertmaster
Peter Wyrick
Cellist
Anton Nel
Pianist
Gabriella Smith
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What shows are coming up next at Davies Symphony Hall?
All San Francisco Concert (09/25/26-09/25/26)
A Concert for MTT (10/02/26-10/02/26)
Lang Lang in Recital (10/04/26-10/04/26)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Opening Concert (11/22/26-11/22/26)
Pink Martini with the SF Symphony (12/02/26-12/02/26)
Handel's Messiah (12/04/26-12/05/26)
Deck the Hall (12/06/26-12/06/26)
Holiday Brass (12/06/26-12/06/26)
In Home for the Holidays (12/09/26-12/09/26)
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Live in Concert (12/10/26-12/11/26)
Peter and the Wolf (12/13/26-12/13/26)
A Merry-Achi Christmas (12/13/26-12/13/26)
Holidays with Bernadette Peters and the SF Symphony (12/15/26-12/15/26)
Holiday Gaiety (12/17/26-12/17/26)
Elf - Live in Concert (12/18/26-12/20/26)
Holidays with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (12/22/26-12/22/26)
Holly Jolly Pops with the SF Symphony (12/23/26-12/23/26)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: February Concert (02/28/27-02/28/27)
Carmina burana with the SF Symphony Chorus (04/11/27-04/11/27)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Closing Concert (05/23/27-05/23/27)
A Concert for MTT (10/02/26-10/02/26)
Lang Lang in Recital (10/04/26-10/04/26)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Opening Concert (11/22/26-11/22/26)
Pink Martini with the SF Symphony (12/02/26-12/02/26)
Handel's Messiah (12/04/26-12/05/26)
Deck the Hall (12/06/26-12/06/26)
Holiday Brass (12/06/26-12/06/26)
In Home for the Holidays (12/09/26-12/09/26)
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Live in Concert (12/10/26-12/11/26)
Peter and the Wolf (12/13/26-12/13/26)
A Merry-Achi Christmas (12/13/26-12/13/26)
Holidays with Bernadette Peters and the SF Symphony (12/15/26-12/15/26)
Holiday Gaiety (12/17/26-12/17/26)
Elf - Live in Concert (12/18/26-12/20/26)
Holidays with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (12/22/26-12/22/26)
Holly Jolly Pops with the SF Symphony (12/23/26-12/23/26)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: February Concert (02/28/27-02/28/27)
Carmina burana with the SF Symphony Chorus (04/11/27-04/11/27)
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Closing Concert (05/23/27-05/23/27)
What shows have played recently at Davies Symphony Hall?
Beethoven's Ninth with Gaffigan (06/18/26-06/21/26)
Yo-Yo Ma and Gaffigan with the SF Symphony (06/01/26-06/01/26)
Yo-Yo Ma and Gaffigan with the SF Symphony (06/01/26-06/01/26)
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