The San Francisco Symphony’s Summer & the Symphony concert line-up includes a summer classical concert series, Orchestra performances with Johnny Mathis, Pink Martini, Chris Botti, and Arrival: the music of ABBA, and a screening of Casablanca with live orchestral accompaniment, as well as two evenings devoted to some of the best-loved Disney and Hollywood film music of all time.
The Symphony performs two free outdoor concerts at Stern Grove and Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park. On the Fourth of July, the Orchestra plays inspiring folk, pop, and classical favorites at the annual Shoreline Amphitheatre Independence Day concert and fireworks extravaganza, with beloved San Francisco Giants broadcaster Jon Miller narrating the classic “Casey at the Bat.”
The Orchestra’s summer concerts begin Monday, June 27, when vocalist Johnny Mathis performs with the Symphony. On Wednesday, June 29, SF Symphony Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik leads the Orchestra in four concerts of favorite string serenades by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, and Dvořák. Young British conductor Michael Francis is on the podium Thursday, July 7, for an all-Gershwin evening.
Broadway star vocalist Laura Benanti (Gypsy, In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play)) sings some of the Gershwins’ best-loved songs with the Orchestra, and pianist Ian Parker performs the Piano Concerto in F. Each of the other classical concerts in the Summer & the Symphony series focuses on individual composers and themes, including Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, a night of Russian composers, and an evening of Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons, with violinist Lara St. John as soloist performing the two works with the Orchestra.
Tickets for all Summer & the Symphony and special summer concerts (except Fourth of July at Shoreline Amphitheatre) are on sale now by phone at 415-864-6000, and at the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Tickets for the San Francisco Symphony Fourth of July concert and fireworks at Shoreline Amphitheatre go on sale through Live Nation on April 29 at 10 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
SUMMER & THE SYMPHONY 2011
Concert Calendar
JOHNNY MATHIS with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Monday, June 27 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Johnny Mathis vocalist
John Scott Lavender conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Mathis performs an evening of his biggest hits and best-loved songs from a career spanning more than 50 years.
Tickets: $15-$110.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Wednesday, June 29 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall Thursday, June 30 at 2 pm
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Friday, July 1 at 8 pm (Flint Center)
Flint Center Saturday, July 2 at 8 pm
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino
Alexander Barantschik, leader and violin
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Dvořák Serenade for Strings in E major, Opus 22
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, Opus 48
Tickets: Davies Symphony Hall concerts: $15-$140. Flint Center concert: $15-$71. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
PINK MARTINI with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Thursday, June 30 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall Friday, July 1 at 8 pm
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Saturday, July 2 at 8 pm (Flint Center)
Flint Center
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino
Pink Martini
Donato Cabrera conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Tickets: Davies Symphony Hall concerts: $20-$115. Flint Center concert: $15-$75. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office, on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View Monday, July 4 at 8 pm
Donato Cabrera conductor
Jon Miller narrator
San Francisco Symphony
Joseph Meyer/Bud DeSylva “California, Here I Come”
Foster; arr. Dragon “Oh! Susanna”
Jerome Moross Theme from the film The Big Country
Augustin Lara; arr. Dragon “Granada”
Albert Von Tilzer; lyrics Jack Norworth “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
Thayer/”Casey at the Bat” – Jon Miller, narrator
Brian Wilson, Mike Love; arr. Custer Beach Boys Medley including “Good Vibrations,” “I Get Around,”
“California Girls”
John Williams Flying Theme from Adventures on Earth from E.T. Orchestral Suite
Richard A. Whiting; arr. Holcombe “Hooray for Hollywood”
Traditional; arr. Dragon Sailor’s Hornpipe
Grieg March of the Dwarfs from Lyric Suite, Book 5, Opus 54, no.4
Mussorgsky; arr. Rimsky-Korsakov A Night on Bald Mountain
Danny Elfman; arr. Bankey Music from The Simpsons
Tickets: $24 (lawn)-$35 (reserved). A limited number of $25 reserved seats inclusive of all fees available for Shoreline’s 25th anniversary. $77 for four packs of reserved seats, $67 for four packs of lawn tickets. $14 for children 12 and under. Tickets on sale through Live Nation on April 29 at livenation.com.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Thursday, July 7 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Laura Benanti vocalist
Ian Parker piano
San Francisco Symphony
Gershwin Overture to Girl Crazy
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F
Gershwin Selected songs for voice and orchestra
Gershwin Music from An American in Paris
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Friday, July 8 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Valentina Lisitsa piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) A Night on Bald Mountain
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Opus 35
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Saturday, July 9 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Sara Davis Buechner piano
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Emperor, Opus 73
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY in Golden Gate Park Sunday, July 10 at 2 pm
Sharon Meadow at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Valentina Lisitsa piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) A Night on Bald Mountain
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67
Free, no tickets required.
CHRIS BOTTI with the SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Thursday, July 14 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall Friday, July 15 at 8 pm
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Chris Botti trumpet
Sarah Hicks conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Jazz trumpet star Chris Botti performs some of his best-loved jazz and pop material with the Orchestra.
Tickets: $15-$80. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
THE MUSIC OF ABBA: ARRIVAL Saturday, July 16 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Arrival
Sarah Hicks conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Andersson/Ulvaeus – Songs by ABBA including Ring Ring, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Intermezzo No. 1, Fernando, Money, Money, Money, SOS, Mamma Mia, Waterloo, So Long, Voulez-Vous, Does Your Mother Know, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), As Good as New, One Man, One Woman, The Winner Takes It All, Chiquitita, Take A Chance On Me, Summer Night City
Tickets: $15-$75. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Sunday, July 17 at 2 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Gilles Vonsattel piano
San Francisco Symphony
Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni, K.527
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K.466
Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, Jupiter, K.551
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Thursday, July 21 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott cello
San Francisco Symphony
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 33
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
CASABLANCA WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Friday, July 22 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Casablanca Screening of film with live orchestral accompaniment (score by Max Steiner)
Tickets: $30-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco.
DISNEY IN CONCERT: Magical Music from the Movies Saturday, July 23 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Steven Reineke conductor
San Francisco Symphony
Songs, film clips, and storyboard art from Disney films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, and more.
Tickets: $30-$90. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY at Stern Grove Festival Sunday, July 24 at 2 pm
Stern Grove
19th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Sara Davis Buechner piano
San Francisco Symphony
Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Opus 43
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Emperor, Opus 73
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Opus 36
Free, no tickets required.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Thursday, July 28 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
Lara St. John violin
San Francisco Symphony
Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Opus 8
Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Tickets: $15-$70. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
AT THE MOVIES WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Friday, July 29 at 8 pm
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Michael Francis conductor
San Francisco Symphony
John Williams Music from Jurassic Park, Jaws, Catch Me If You Can, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, E.T.
Newman 20th Century Fox Fanfare
Korngold Music from The Sea Hawk
Herrmann Theme from North By Northwest
Jarre Overture from Lawrence of Arabia
Monty Norman Theme from Diamonds Are Forever
Barry/orch. Raine Music from Out of Africa
Kamen Overture from Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves
Danny Elfman Music from Spiderman
Tickets: $15-$90. 415-864-6000, or the Davies Symphony Hall Box Office on Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street in San Francisco. Half price for ages 17 and under.
