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Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102

Davies Symphony Hall is a theatre in San Francisco / Bay Area.

Upcoming Shows

Elim Chan Conducts Adams and Mendelssohn

Oct 29 – Oct 31, 2026

Music Director Designate Elim Chan conducts the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in Brahms's Nänie, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Renaud Capuçon, Arvo Pärt's Magnificat, and John Adams's Doctor Atomic Symphony. This marks Chan's first appearance with the orchestra since...

Elim Chan Conducts Mendelssohn and Adams

Oct 29 – Oct 31, 2026

Music Director Designate Elim Chan conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Brahms's Nänie with the SF Symphony Chorus, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with soloist Renaud Capuçon, the first SF Symphony performances of Arvo Pärt's Magnificat with SF Symphony Chorus, and the first SF...

Isabel Leonard Sings Ravel

Nov 6 – Nov 8, 2026

Fabien Gabel conducts d'Indy's Istar, Ravel's Shéhérazade with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, and the first San Francisco Symphony performances of Debussy's Le jet d'eau with Leonard. The program closes with the first SF Symphony performances of Strauss's Symphonic Fantasy on Die...

Día de los Muertos

Nov 7

San Francisco Symphony presents its 19th annual Día de los Muertos celebration featuring conductor José Luis Gómez, violinist Francisco Fullana, salterio players David Hernández Pozos and Claudio Israel Vázquez, and Casa Círculo Cultural. The program features music by Carlos...

Día de los Muertos Concert

Nov 7

The San Francisco Symphony presents its 19th annual Día de los Muertos celebration, conducted by José Luis Gómez, featuring music by Carlos Chávez, Evencio Castellanos Yumar, Luis Farfán Carrillo, Arturo Márquez, and José Pablo Moncayo García. Violinist Francisco Fullana...

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet

Nov 13 – Nov 15, 2026

Marie Jacquot makes her Orchestral Series debut conducting the first SF Symphony performances of Holmès's Andromède, a symphonic poem based on Greek myth. Sayaka Shoji performs Respighi's Concerto gregoriano, and the program includes selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra: Season Opening Concert

Nov 22

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, led by Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu, opens its 2026–27 season with a program featuring Michael Tilson Thomas's Agnegram, Zoltán Kodály's Dances of Galánta, and Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 4.

SFSYO Season-Opening Concert: Tilson Thomas, Kodály, and Brahms

Nov 22

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, led by Radu Paponiu, honors late Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas with a performance of his Agnegram. The program also includes Zoltán Kodály's Dances of Galánta and Johannes Brahms's Symphony No. 4, the composer's final...

Hook Live-to-Picture

Nov 27 – Nov 28, 2026

Sarah Hicks conducts a live-to-picture performance of Steven Spielberg's Hook.

Handel's Messiah

Dec 4 – Dec 5, 2026

Handel's Messiah is performed with conductor Ruben Valenzuela, soprano Lauren Snouffer, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Zachary Wilder, bass-baritone Enrico Lagasca, and the SF Symphony Chorus as part of the 2026 Holidays with the Symphony season.

Deck the Hall

Dec 6

Deck the Hall is presented as part of the San Francisco Symphony's 2026 Holidays with the Symphony season.

Holiday Brass

Dec 6

Holiday Brass is presented as part of the San Francisco Symphony's 2026 Holidays with the Symphony season.

In Home for the Holidays

Dec 9

Renowned R&B group All-4-One and vocalists Sheena Easton, Ruben Studdard, and Lindsey Webster honor the memory of legendary singer Peabo Bryson, a beloved presence at the SF Symphony's holiday concerts for nearly 30 years, by performing some of Bryson's signature hits as well as...

A Merry-Achi Christmas

Dec 13

A Merry-Achi Christmas is presented as part of the San Francisco Symphony's 2026 Holidays with the Symphony season.

Peter and the Wolf

Dec 13

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, led by Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu, performs Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf with guest narrator Mychal Threets. Threets is a Bay Area librarian, the Resident Librarian for PBS and PBS Kids, and the host of the...

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Open Rehearsal: Peter and the Wolf

Dec 13

The San Francisco Symphony and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco partner for the third time to welcome recently discharged pediatric patients and their families to a free holiday open rehearsal. The rehearsal features the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, led...

Articles

Review: OH, MARY! at Curran Theatre

Review: OH, MARY! at Curran Theatre

by AJ Jaffari · October 22, 2026

What happens when one of America's most recognizable First Ladies becomes a foul-mouthed, cabaret-obsessed, and completely unhinged theatrical sensation?…

Review: EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT at A.C.T. Strand

Review: EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT at A.C.T. Strand

by Steve Murray · October 16, 2026

A weary Donte Coleman sits in his Western Addition family home that he’s just listed for sale. In this well constructed memory play, scenes from his childhood burst to life in SFBATCO’s homage to the golden age of 1950’s San Francisco’s Fillmore district. Local legend Daryl V. Jones is the e…

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Actors Ensemble Of Berkeley

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Actors Ensemble Of Berkeley

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · October 3, 2026

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley fills the Live Oak Theater with cheeky humor. As the characters treat serious matters like frippery, and trivial items with seriousness, the tone is set early for a romping good time.…

Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG at SF Playhouse

Review: PETER PAN GOES WRONG at SF Playhouse

by Steve Murray · October 2, 2026

Co-founder and producing director Susi Damilano is at it again. Her previous comic stagings include Noises Off, Clue, The 39 Steps and the successful predecessor of this show, The Play That Goes Wrong back in 2024.…

Review: KING LEAR at Oakland Theater Project

Review: KING LEAR at Oakland Theater Project

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · October 2, 2026

Transformative, innovative, and hauntingly memorable. These words encapsulate the reaction to Oakland Theater Project’s production of KING LEAR. The story leaps to life with a flourish of energy and grace.…

Past Shows

43 total · showing 11–20

Renée Fleming Sings Strauss

Oct 1 – Oct 4, 2026

Santtu Matias-Rouvali makes his Orchestral Series debut leading an all-Strauss program featuring soprano Renée Fleming. Fleming joins the orchestra for Strauss's Four Last Songs, a farewell tribute to the composer's wife and father. The program also includes Strauss's Ein...

A Concert for MTT

Oct 2

A Concert for MTT is a special memorial concert honoring the life, artistry, and enduring legacy of Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the most transformative figures in the San Francisco Symphony's history. The evening will feature personal tributes, archival footage and recordings...

Fantastic Negrito with the San Francisco Symphony

Sep 26

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, genre-defying sound into a symphonic setting.

All San Francisco Concert

Sep 25

Giancarlo Guerrero conducts the 47th annual All San Francisco Concert, which honors local social service and neighborhood organizations. The program includes John Adams's The Chairman Dances, Carl Maria von Weber's Bassoon Concerto featuring Principal Bassoon Joshua Elmore in...

Opening Gala with Hilary Hahn

Sep 24

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...

Andrew Bird and the San Francisco Symphony

Aug 1

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 of his acclaimed record The Mysterious Production of Eggs with a top-to-bottom...

St. Vincent with the San Francisco Symphony

Jul 30

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 most innovative presences in modern music for nearly 20 years, St. Vincent has won six Grammy Awards and...

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