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Salute to Michael Tilson Thomas by stars who performed with him and the San Francisco Symphony

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United StatesUnited States ‘A Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas’: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Teddy Abrams, Edwin Outwater (conductors). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.10.2026. (HS)

Soloists and conductors, wearing San Francisco team jerseys, take bows with MTT’s and Joshua Robison’s poodle, Maydara © Kristen Loken

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Heidi Stober stars and Clelia Cafiero leads great music in SFO’s Mary, Queen of Scots

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United StatesUnited States Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Clelia Cafiero (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 26.9.2026. (HS)

Sadie Cheslak (Lady-in-waiting) and Heidi Stober (Mary) sing a lullaby to Mary’s baby © Matthew Washburn/SFO

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Hilary Hahn brings elegance to vivid Mendelssohn in the San Francisco Symphony gala

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United StatesUnited States Various: Hilary Hahn (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Giancarlo Guerrero (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 24.9.2026. (HS)

Violinist Hilary Hahn and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero with the San Francisco Symphony © Drew Altizer Photography

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Leaden production and direction undercut sensational music in San Francisco Opera’s Simon Boccanegra

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of San Francisco Opera / Eun Sun Kim (conductor). War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, 22.9.2026. (HS)

Eleonora Buratto (Amelia) and Joshua Guerrero (Gabriele Adorno) © Cory Weaver/SFO

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A rousing finish to Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 tops off an emotional program in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Various: Jessica Faselt (soprano), Kelley O’Connor (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Cooley (tenor), Peixin Chen (bass), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 18.6.2026. (HS)

James Gaffigan © San Francisco Symphony

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