Upcoming Shows
Sarah Hicks conducts the San Francisco Symphony performing Leonard Bernstein's score to the 1961 film West Side Story live, while the remastered film is shown...
Conductor Tianyi Lu makes her San Francisco Symphony Orchestral Series debut leading a program featuring the first SF Symphony performances of Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi's...
Grammy Award-winning musician Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass perform songs from the iconic album Whipped Cream & Other Delights in celebration of its 60th...
James Gaffigan, general music director of Komische Oper Berlin and Music Director Designate of the Houston Grand Opera, leads the San Francisco Symphony in Beethoven's...
Conductor Stéphane Denève leads the San Francisco Symphony in a program featuring the first SF Symphony performances of Guillaume Connesson's Flammenschrift, a work the composer...
In the final chamber music concert of the 2025–26 season, San Francisco Symphony musicians perform works by Gareth Farr, Sarn Oliver, Joan Tower, and Gabriel...
Chloé Van Soeterstède makes her conducting debut with the San Francisco Symphony, leading the first SF Symphony performance of Concert Overture in D major by...
This summer, experience the interesting collaboration between Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman and the world-renowned San Francisco Symphony at concerts this year, next year, and even...
A Grammy and two-time Academy Award winner, A.R. Rahman is one of the world's most prolific composers and the musical genius behind the score of...
Tony Award-winning performers Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara join the San Francisco Symphony for a special tribute to Broadway and beyond, inspired by the 1962...
Director and star Danny DeVito joins the San Francisco Symphony to host and narrate the film Matilda live, while composer David Newman conducts his score...
Grammy Award-winning musician, singer, and songwriter St. Vincent makes her debut with the San Francisco Symphony and conductor Jules Buckley. Regarded as one of the...
Grammy Award-nominated violinist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird makes his debut with the San Francisco Symphony with conductor Sarah Hicks. Bird celebrates the 20th anniversary...
Jazz singer Samara Joy performs with the San Francisco Symphony and conductor Anthony Parnther as part of the 2026–27 season....
Folk and indie rock musician Gregory Alan Isakov performs with the San Francisco Symphony and conductor Christopher Dragon as part of the 2026–27 season....
Oakland native and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Fantastic Negrito joins the San Francisco Symphony and conductor Jonathan Taylor Rush for a collaboration that brings his bold,...
by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...
by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026
Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...
by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026
What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...
by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...
by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026
Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....
by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026
This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....
by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026
What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...
by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026
What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...
by Steve Murray - May 10, 2026
What did our critic think of THE WIZARD AND I: LIZ CALLAWAY SINGS STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Feinstein's At The Nikko?...
by Steve Murray - May 08, 2026
Hell’s Kitchen recently closed on Broadway where it was a critical and commercial success garnering 13 Tony nomination and winning two. This touring production allows the rest of the country to experience a brief taste of New York City’s pulsing rhythms set to the music and reflections of Alicia...
Past Shows
Elim Chan conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program of works inspired by literature, love, and nature. The program opens with Mendelssohn's Overture to...
Violinist Njioma Grevious and pianist Andrew Goodridge perform a Shenson Spotlight Series recital at Davies Symphony Hall. The program includes works by Bach, Brahms, Messiaen,...
Yo-Yo Ma joins the San Francisco Symphony and conductor James Gaffigan at Davies Symphony Hall for a program featuring Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto, written as...
FromStar Wars, toE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial andJurassic Parksome of the most epic film scores of all time have been written by someone widely regarded as the...
FromStar Wars, toE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial andJurassic Parksome of the most epic film scores of all time have been written by someone widely regarded as the...
Conductor Xian Zhang joins the SF Symphony to lead William Grant Stills deeply personal Mother and Child, and the dark elegance of Wolfgang Amad Mozarts...
Lina Gonzlez-Granados makes her SF Symphony debut with the spirited Spanish dance rhythms of music from Manuel de Fallas ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Then, the...
Michael Morgan conducts the zesty overture to Gioachino Rossinis opera La gazza ladra, along with a playful Pas de Six from William Tell. Louise Farrencs...
Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SF Symphony through the poignant soundscape of Anna Clynes Within Her Arms. Then, Franz Joseph Haydns delightful Trumpet Concerto,...
Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads a program featuring Principal Clarinet Carey Bell performing Wolfgang Amad Mozarts warmhearted Clarinet Concerto, while Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2...
Edwin Outwater conducts the SF Symphony featuring pianist Aaron Diehl....
The Taiwan Philharmonic visits San Francisco as part of their 2018 North American tour after a highly-acclaimed 2016 US debut. Music Director Shao-Chia Lü conducts....
Videos
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Friends Of The Sound Red Heron Studios (6/12-6/12) |
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RENT One Stage Theatre (6/12-6/14) |
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Romeo and Juliet Outdoor Forest Theater (6/11-6/28) PHOTOS |
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New Canon Theatre Co. Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser Stanton Center (6/17-6/17) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/31-8/02) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu June 25 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (6/25-6/25) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Guild Theatre - CA (6/14-6/14) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (6/12-6/14) |
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BACCHAE Bard Theatre (6/12-6/21) |
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A Few Good Men Live Oak Theater (6/05-6/21) |
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