John Legend performs with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on July 23, 2024. Matt Pang/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Twelve-time Grammy winner and EGOT-holder John Legend brought his “An Evening with John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories” tour to Davies Symphony Hall…

San Francisco Symphony first violins, courtesy Kristen Loken. The San Francisco Symphony is now selling individual tickets for all events in its 2024–25 season. The season calendar is available on SF Symphony’s website. It includes a recently added performance with London-born Broadway and film actress and singer Cynthia Erivo,…

The SF Symphony performs at Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco on July 4, 2021. Courtesy Paige K. Parsons. The San Francisco Symphony has announced programming for its summer season, “Summer with the Symphony,” which will run from July 4 to Aug. 4 with indoor performances at Davies Symphony Hall,…

John Legend, courtesy. John Legend will join the San Francisco Symphony for two concerts this July. The Grammy winner will perform “A Night of Songs and Stories” on July 23 and 24. The shows will include orchestral arrangements of his hits like “All of Me,” “Ordinary People” and “Tonight,”…

The SF Symphony and Chorus perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Dec. 5, 2019. Onome Uyovbievbo/STAFF. The San Francisco Symphony on Monday told its musicians that the organizations is losing millions of dollars—a problem exacerbated by the pandemic—and is legally unable to use its $315-million-endowment to immediately…

San Francisco Symphony, courtesy. Updated Friday, March 22 at 5:45 p.m. — SF Symphony musicians have gone public with their call for the organization’s board of governors to take steps to retain Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen—who has announced his departure at the end of this contract in 2025—and to reverse planned…

San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen. Courtesy: Andrew Eccles. San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen will step down from his role at the conclusion of his contract in 2025. The symphony and Salonen made the announcements separately on Thursday, on the day the organization also announced its…

Ellie Goulding performs with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco on Nov. 20, 2023. Mike DeWald/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — Pop hitmaker Ellie Goulding traded beats and synths for overtures and orchestration, teaming with the the San Francisco Symphony on Monday at the Davies Symphony…

Violinist and San Francisco Symphony collaborative partner Pekka Kuusisto, courtesy Felix Broede. The San Francisco Symphony Tuesday announced the schedule for its 2023-’24 season, the organization’s 112th and the fourth under Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen. The season will include a statewide celebration of new music, the California Festival, featuring…

The San Francisco Symphony with music director Michael Tilson Thomas, during rehearsal at Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday morning, November 2, 2016. The San Francisco Symphony, along with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony, are joining forces on a statewide festival of music from around the world…