San Francisco Symphony
Type
Orchestra
Location
🇺🇸 United States
Formed
1911
Members
Alexander Barantschik, Charles Vernon, Christopher Gaudi, David Krehbiel, Elayne Jones, Erica Sharp, Florin Parvulescu, Isabelle Perrin, Jacob Nissly, Janet Guggenheim, Jean-Louis LeRoux, Jeeihn Kim, John Wilson, Julie Ann Giacobassi, Katherine Siochi, Leor Maltinski, Lucine Amara, Marcia Van Dyke, Marc Lifschey, Mark Lawrence, Melissa Kleinbart, Michael Grebanier, Quinto Maganini, Raymond Kobler, Robert McGinnis, Robert Sayre, Robert Ward, Scott Pingel, Timothy Higgins, Zoya Leybin
Albums88
- Symphony no. 2Gustav Mahler; San Francisco Symphony and Chorus, Esa‐Pekka Salonen, Heidi Stober, Sasha Cooke, Jenny Wong2026
- Symphony no. 1Jean Sibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2025
- Symphonie fantastiqueHector Berlioz; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2024
- Adriana MaterKaija Saariaho; Esa‐Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2024
- Music from Romeo and JulietSergei Prokofiev; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2024
- The FirebirdIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2024
- Symphony no. 5Jean Sibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2023
- Piano ConcertosBartók; Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2023
- The Rite of SpringIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2023
- Pines of Rome, P. 141Ottorino Respighi; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2022
- Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Falla: Nights in the Gardens of SpainRachmaninoff, Falla; Arthur Rubinstein, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Jordá, San Francisco Symphony2021
- From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on RilkeMichael Tilson Thomas; San Francisco Symphony2020
- Symphony no. 3Aaron Copland; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Canticum sacrumStravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2Haydn; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Symphony no. 3, “The Camp Meeting” / Symphony no. 4Charles Ives; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2019
- Arias and BarcarollesBernstein; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Isabel Leonard, Ryan McKinny2018
- Symphony no. 6, “Pathétique”Tchaikovsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2018
- Works for OrchestraMason Bates; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2016
- Piano Concerto no. 3 / Mass in C majorBeethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Emanuel Ax2015
- Symphony no. 9Ludwig van Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2015
- Absolute Jest / Grand Pianola MusicJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2015
- Strauss: Death and Transfiguration / Wagner: Siegfried IdyllStrauss, Wagner; Monteux, San Francisco Symphony2014
- Masterpieces in MiniatureSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2014
- West Side StoryLeonard Bernstein; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Alexandra Silber, Cheyenne Jackson2014
- American MavericksSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2012
- Leonore Overture no. 3, op. 72a / Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2012
- Harmonielehre / Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2012
- Symphony no. 4 / Alto Rhapsody / NanieBrahms; Gewandhausorchester, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt2012
- Symphony no. 5 / Piano Concerto no. 4Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Emanuel Ax2011
- Ives/Brant: A Concord Symphony / Copland: Organ SymphonyIves/Brant, Copland; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Paul Jacobs2011
- Symphony no. 4Pyotr Tchaikovsky; Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2009
- Rhapsody in Blue / American in ParisGeorge Gershwin; Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony2008
- Das klagende LiedMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2007
- Appalachian Spring / Billy the Kid / RodeoAaron Copland; Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2005
- Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F / An American in ParisGershwin; Michael Tilson Thomas, Garrick Ohlsson, San Francisco Symphony, New World Symphony2004
- 2004
- Russo: Street Music / Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra / Gershwin: An American in ParisRusso, Gershwin; San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa2002
- Copland: The PopulistCopland; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2000
- L'Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps / PerséphoneStravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas1999
- Also sprach Zarathustra / Tod und Verklärung / Till Eulenspiegels lustige StreicheRichard Strauss; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1998
- Symphonie fantastique / LélioBerlioz; San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas1998
- The 100th Birthday CelebrationGeorge Gershwin; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas1998
- Copland: The ModernistCopland; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Garrick Ohlsson1996
- Romeo & Juliet: Scenes From The BalletПрокофьев; San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas1996
- Symphonies 1 & 7Sibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1996
- Symphonies 3 & 6Jean Sibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1996
- Symphonies no. 5 & 8 "Unfinished"Franz Schubert; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1996
- Ein Deutsches RequiemJohannes Brahms; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Wolfgang Holzmair, San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt1995
- Concerto for Orchestra / KossuthBartók; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1995
- Grieg: Piano Concerto / Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 1Grieg, Chopin; Olli Mustonen, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1995
- Klavierkonzerte 2 & 3Rachmaninoff; Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1995
- Symphony No. 4Bruckner; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1995
- Mahler 2 "Resurrection"Mahler; Ziesak, Hellekant, San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt1994
- Ein Heldenleben / MetamorphosenRichard Strauss; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1994
- Harbison: Oboe Concerto / Symphony no. 2 / Sessions: Symphony no. 2John Harbison, Roger Sessions; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, William Bennett1994
- Symphony no. 9 in C / Overture in C, D. 591Schubert; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1993
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 / Wagner: Siegfried IdylBruckner, Wagner; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1993
- Nobilissima visione / Der Schwanendreher / Konzertmusik, op. 50Hindemith; Geraldine Walther, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1993
- Symphony no. 1 “Sinfonie Sérieuse” / Symphony no. 4Berwald; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1993
- Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 "Scottish" / Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian"Mendelssohn; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1993
- Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8/Rosamunde OvertureSchubert; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1992
- Symphony no. 2 / Tapiola / Valse TristeJean Sibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1992
- Beethoven Symphonies 1 & 3Ludwig van Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt1991
- Carmina BuranaOrff; Lynne Dawson, John Daniecki, Kevin McMillan, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt19915.00 ★
- Symphonie No. 5 / Romeo & JuliaTschaikowsky : Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra1991
- Symphonies Nos 4 & 5Jean Sibelius, San Francisco Symphony & Herbert Blomstedt1991
- Eine Alpensinfonie / Don JuanRichard Strauss; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1990
- Peer GyntGrieg; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1990
- Piano Concerto No. 2 / Paganini-RhapsodySerge Rachmaninoff; Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1990
- Symphonies 2 & 3Nielsen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1990
- Works for Chorus & OrchestraJohannes Brahms; Jard van Nes, San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Herbert Blomstedt1990
- Symphonies 4 & 5Nielsen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1988
- Mathis der Maler / Trauermusik / Symphonic MetamorphosisHindemith; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1988
- The Golden Dance / Piano Concerto no. 3Charles Wuorinen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, Garrick Ohlsson1988
- The Chairman DancesJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1987
- Piano Concertos 3 & 4Rachmaninoff; Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1985
- Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2Rachmaninoff; Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1985
- Symphony no. 3 "Organ Symphony"Camille Saint‐Saëns; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, Jean Guillou1985
- Peer GyntGrieg; Elly Ameling, San Francisco Symphony & Chorus, Edo de Waart1984
- HarmoniumJohn Adams; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Edo de Waart1984
- Ravel: Shéhérazade / Debussy: La Damoiselle élueRavel, Debussy; Elly Ameling, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1982
- Gershwin: An American in Paris / Russo: Street MusicGeorge Gershwin, William Russo; Corky Siegel, San Francisco Symphony, Seji Ozawa1977
- Symphonie du nouveau mondeAntonín Dvořák; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa1975
- Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story / William Russo: Three Pieces for Blues Band and OrchestraLeonard Bernstein, William Russo; The Siegel-Schwall Band, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa1973
- Symphonie fantastiqueBerlioz; San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux
- Symphonies 5 & 8 "Unfinished" / "Rosamunde" OvertureSchubert; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt
- Symphony no. 3, op. 55 “Eroica”Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa
EPs8
- Symphony in Three MovementsIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2025
- Clocks and CloudsGyörgy Ligeti; San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2023
- Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103Richard Wagner; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Overture to Benvenuto CelliniHector Berlioz; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Symphony in Three MovementsIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Symphony of PsalmsIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Ice FieldHenry Brant; Cameron Carpenter, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2019
- Three Pieces for OrchestraAlban Berg; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2017
Singles8
- Cello ConcertoEsa‐Pekka Salonen; Rainer Eudeikis, San Francisco Symphony, Esa‐Pekka Salonen2025
- For Whom the Bell TollsMetallica & San Francisco Symphony2020
- Moth Into Flame (live)Metallica & San Francisco Symphony2020
- All Within My Hands (live)Metallica & San Francisco Symphony2020
- Nothing Else Matters (live)Metallica, San Francisco Symphony2020
- La ValseMaurice Ravel; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Selections from Des Knaben WunderhornMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Nothing Else MattersMetallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra1999
Live Albums25
- Violin Concerto / Seven Early Songs / Three Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6Berg; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gil Shaham, Susanna Phillips2021
- S&M2Metallica & San Francisco Symphony2020
- Piano Concerto no. 2Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Emanuel Ax2020
- Symphony no. 6Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2020
- Roméo et JulietteBerlioz; Sasha Cooke, Nicholas Phan, Luca Pisaroni, SFS Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2018
- Symphonies nos. 1–4Schumann; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2017
- Images / Jeux / La plus que lenteDebussy; Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2016
- Cantata on the Death of the Emperor Joseph II / Symphony no. 2Ludwig van Beethoven; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2013
- Songs With OrchestraMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson2010
- The Rite of Spring / The Firebird SuiteIgor Stravinsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2009
- Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major / Adagio from Symphony no. 10Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2009
- Das Lied von der ErdeMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stuart Skelton, Thomas Hampson2008
- Symphony no. 5Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2006
- Symphony no. 7Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2005
- Symphony no. 9Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2005
- Symphony no. 2Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson2004
- Symphony no. 3 / KindertotenliederMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Michelle DeYoung2003
- Symphony no. 4Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Laura Claycomb2003
- Symphony no. 1Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2002
- Charles Ives: An American JourneyCharles Ives; Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Thomas Hampson2002
- Symphony no. 6Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2001
- S&MMetallica with Michael Kamen conducting the San Francisco Symphony19994.32 ★
- Das Klagende LiedMahler; San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas1997
- Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D MajorSan Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas
Compilations24
- Symphony no. 5 / Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy‐OvertureTchaikovsky; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2015
- Complete Symphonies • Aladdin Suite • MaskaradeCarl Nielsen, San Francisco Symphony, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt, Ulf Schirmer2014
- In Memory of William Bennett: May 6 2013San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, William Bennett2013
- Brahms: Violin Concerto in D / Chausson: Poeme / Bruch: Scottish FantasyBrahms, Chausson, Bruch; Jascha Heifetz, Boston Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Serge Koussevitsky, Frieder Weissmann, Pierre Monteux2011
- The Mahler ProjectMahler; San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas2011
- Peer Gynt / Piano ConcertoGrieg; Stephen Kovacevich, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis2011
- The SymphoniesSibelius; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt2006
- Pines of Roma / Fountains of Rome / The Birds / Ancient Airs and DancesOttorino Respighi; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, I Musici2005
- Complete Works for Piano and OrchestraRachmaninoff; Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart2001
- Prokofiev, Gruenberg: Violin ConcertosProkofiev, Gruenberg; Jascha Heifetz, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux2001
- The Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3Nielsen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1999
- The Symphonies nos. 4 - 6Nielsen; San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt1999
- Peer Gynt / Holberg SuiteGrieg; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner1999
- Symphony no. 9 “From The New World”Antonín Dvořák; San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa1996
- Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of PaganiniSan Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Zoltán Kocsis / Rachmaninoff1995
- Brahms: Symphony no. 2 / Schicksalslied / Mahler: KindertotenliederBrahms, Mahler; San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux, Marian Anderson1994
- Music from AmericaGershwin, Bernstein; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur, San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa1993
- Orchestral WorksHindemith; San Francisco Symphony, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt19935.00 ★
- Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3Rachmaninoff; Brailowsky, Janis, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jorda, Munch1991
- Peer Gynt Suiten 1 & 2, Holberg SuiteGrieg; Ameling, San Francisco Symphony, De Waart / Academy Of St Martin In The Fields, Marriner1990
- Jongen: Symphonie Concertante / Franck: Fantaisie in A / PastoraleJongen, Franck; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, Michael Murray1984
- Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards / Shaker LoopsSteve Reich, John Adams; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1984
- Pini di Roma / Fontane di Roma / Gli uccelliOttorino Respighi; San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart1983
- Bank of America Presents a Sampler of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco SymphonyPierre Monteux, San Francisco Symphony
Others1
- Symphony No. 9 “New World” Carnival Overture Op. 92Dvořák, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa2010