A Sneak Peek of the San Francisco Symphony’s March Concert Schedule
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. Photo credit: Kristen Loken.
Following a busy and exciting January and February schedule, the San Francisco Symphony is gearing up for another month of classical performances with some of the nation’s most esteemed artists. Prepare for another fabulous month of 2020 with the Symphony!
The San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas
The San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, will be performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 in A Minor on March 6 at 8 p.m., and Mahler’s symphony No. 9 in D major on March 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets will range from $37.50-175. Cellist Gautier Capuçon joins the Symphony and Thomas from March 12-14 to perform Michael Tilson Thomas’s Street Song for Symphonic Brass, Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, and Stravinsky’s complete The Firebird. Tickets for the concerts featuring Gautier are $20-160.
Michael Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Ensemble
Violinist Michael Barenboim, joins the West-Eastern Divan Ensemble to perform Schubert’s Rondo in A major, Attahir’s Jawb for String Octet, Tartini’s Violin Sonata No. 4 in G minor (Opus 1), and Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat major (Opus 20). Tickets are $25-89.
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Stewart conducts the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, who will perform Smetana’s Vitava from Má Vlast (The Moldau), Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D major, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and Mason Bates’ Mothership. The performance will take place March 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-55.
Siberian State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Lande Conducting
Conductor Vladimir Lande leads violinist Pavel Milyukov and the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra to perform Rimsky-Korakov’s Overture to The Tsar’s Bride and Scheherazade, and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30-99.
Sir James Galway in Recital
On Tuesday, March 17 at 8 p.m., flutist Sir James Galway is joined by flutist Lady Jeanne Galway and pianist Michael McHale to perform ten different pieces including Poulenc’s Flute Sonata and Morlacchi’s Il Pastore Svizzero. Tickets are $20-99.
Organ Recital
Organist Cameron Carpenter performs Buster Keaton’s The General Silent film on March 22 at 3 p.m. Tickets range from $30-70.
Hélène Grimaud in Recital
As part of the Great Performers Series, pianist Hélène Grimaud performs fourteen different pieces including four Satie and three Chopin works. Her performance will be on March 22 at 7:30 p.m. with tickets at $32-109.
An Evening with Bernadette Peters
On Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m., vocalist Bernadette Peters puts on a performance with Music Director Marvin Laird. Tickets are $32-109.
Cellist Gautier Capucon. Photo credit Jamie Beck.
2020 European Tour with Cellist Gautier Capuçon and Pianist Daniil Trifonov
March marks the launch of the 2020 European Tour featuring esteemed cellist Gautier Capuçon and pianist Daniil Trifonov. With two performances in New York, March 17 and March 18 at 8 p.m., you don’t want to miss this exciting opportunity and experience. Capuçon and Trifonov will perform John Adams’ I Still Dance, Saint-Saens’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, and The Firebird. Following their New York shows, the tour will continue to London, England; Hamburg, Germany; Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Munich, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Antwerp, Belgium; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; Lyon, France; and Paris, France.
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