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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY 2018–2019 SEASON AT A GLANCE C = Commission Co-C = Co-commission WP = World premiere FP = SFS first performances

COMMISSIONS, PREMIERES, AND SFS FIRST PERFORMANCES

BACEWICZ Overture [FP] May 23–25, 2019 J.S. BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 [FP] Feb 14–15 & 17, 2019 CASTIGLIONI Inverno in-ver [FP] Sep 13–16, 2018 Anna CLYNE Masquerade [FP] Oct 25–27, 2018 Steven MACKEY New work [C, WP, FP] Feb 7–9, 2019 MENDELSSOHN Lobgesang, Opus 52 [FP] Feb 14–15 & 17, 2019 Andrew NORMAN Cello Concerto [Co-C, FP] Jan 24–26, 2019 Kevin PUTS Suite from Silent Night [C0-C, WP, FP] Oct 25-27, 2018 Steve REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra [Co-C, FP] Jun 20–22, 2019 Michael TILSON THOMAS From the Diary of Anne Frank [FP] Nov 15–18, 2018 ZEMLINSKY Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid) [FP] Apr 11–12 & 14, 2019

WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS

Anna CLYNE Masquerade Oct 25–27, 2018 Steven MACKEY New work Feb 7–9, 2019 Ennio MORRICONE Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso Sep 5, 2018 Andrew NORMAN Cello Concerto Jan 24–26, 2019 Kevin PUTS Suite from Silent Night Oct 25–27, 2018 Steve REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra Jun 20–22, 2019 Michael TILSON THOMAS From the Diary of Anne Frank Nov 15–18, 2018 Michael TILSON THOMAS Street Song for Symphonic Brass Jun 20–22, 2019 John WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List Sep 5, 2018

SFS CONDUCTORS FOR THE 2018–19 SEASON

Herbert Blomstedt Jan 31 – Feb 2, 2019 Andrey Boreyko Apr 11–12 & 14, 2019 James Gaffigan Apr 25–27, 2019 San Francisco Symphony 2018-19 Season at a Glance

Jane Glover Dec 14–15, 2018 Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Jan 18–20, 2019 Daniel Harding Feb 22–24, 2019 Pablo Heras-Casado Oct 18–20, 2018 Manfred Honeck Oct 11–13, 2018 Jakub Hrůša Nov 8–10, 2018 Marek Janowski May 2–4, 2019 Fabio Luisi Apr 18–20, 2019 Cristian Măcelaru Oct 25–27, 2018 Christian Reif Jan 24–26, 2019 Franҫois-Xavier Roth Mar 7–9, 2019 András Schiff Feb 14–15 & 17, 2019 Michael Tilson Thomas [see calendar for complete dates] Krzysztof Urbański May 23–25, 2019 Juraj Valčuha May 30–Jun 1, 2019 Jaap van Zweden Jan 11–13, 2019

SFS SOLOISTS & GUEST ARTISTS FOR THE 2018–19 SEASON

Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano LIGETI / Piano Concerto May 9–11, 2019 Emanuel Ax piano BRAHMS / Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Opus 83 Apr 11–12 & 14, 2019 Alexander Barantschik violin J.S. BACH / Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 May 30–Jun 1, 2019 Yefim Bronfman piano PROKOFIEV / Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Opus 16 Jun 20–22, 2019 Mario Brunello cello TCHAIKOVSKY / Rococo Variations, Opus 33 Apr 18–20, 2019 Ray Chen violin LALO / Symphonie espagnole, Opus 21 Oct 25–27, 2018 Elizabeth DeShong mezzo-soprano HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 James Ehnes violin BRUCH / Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Opus 26 May 2–4, 2019 Ying Fang soprano HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 Vilde Frang violin ELGAR / Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61 May 23–25, 2019 Karen Gomyo violin SHOSTAKOVICH / Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Nov 8–10, 2018 Opus 77(99) Hélène Grimaud piano BEETHOVEN / Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Opus 58 Apr 25–27, 2019 Joshua Hopkins baritone HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 Eugene Izotov oboe MOZART / Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314(285d) Jan 11–13, 2019 Leonidas Kavakos violin STRAVINSKY / Violin Concerto Sep 27– 30, 2018 Isabel Leonard mezzo-soprano RAVEL / L’Enfant et les sortilèges Jun 27 & 29–30, 2018 Nikolai Lugansky piano GRIEG / Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16 Jun 6–8, 2019 Gabriela Montero piano TCHAIKOVSKY / Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Jan 18–20, 2019 Opus 23 Johannes Moser cello Andrew NORMAN / Cello Concerto Jan 24–26, 2019 Truls Mørk cello PROKOFIEV / Sinfonia concertante in E minor, Opus 125 Oct 11–13, 2018 Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano BEETHOVEN / Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 Nov 23–25, 2018 Javier Perianes piano BARTÓK / Piano Concerto No. 3 Oct 18–20, 2018 Itzhak Perlman violin J.S. BACH / Concerto No. 3 in D minor for Two Violins, Sep 5, 2018 Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043 Itzhak Perlman violin BARRY / Main Title from Out of Africa Sep 5, 2018 Itzhak Perlman violin GARDEL / Tango from Scent of a Woman Sep 5, 2018 Itzhak Perlman violin Ennio MORRICONE / Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso Sep 5, 2018 Itzhak Perlman violin John WILLIAMS / Theme from Schindler’s List Sep 5, 2018 Students of the violin J.S. BACH / Concerto No. 3 in D minor for Two Violins, Sep 5, 2018 Perlman Music Program Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1043 Nicholas Phan tenor STRAVINSKY / Perséphone Sep 21–23, 2018 Nicholas Phan tenor HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 Nicholas Phan tenor BEETHOVEN / Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 Nov 23–25, 2018 Susanna Phillips soprano BERG / Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder) Nov 23–25, 2018 2 San Francisco Symphony 2018-19 Season at a Glance

Susanna Phillips soprano BEETHOVEN / Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 Nov 23–25, 2018 Gil Shaham violin PROKOFIEV / Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Opus 19 Feb 7–9, 2019 András Schiff piano BACH / Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 Feb 14–15 & 17, 2019 András Schiff piano BACH / Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 Feb 14–15 & 17, 2019 Christian Tetzlaff violin MOZART / Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K.216 Mar 14–17, 2019 Cédric Tiberghien piano LISZT / Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major Mar 7–9, 2019 Davóne Tines bass-baritone BEETHOVEN / Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 Nov 23–25, 2018 Lars Vogt piano SCHUMANN / Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 54 Feb 22–24, 2019 Yuja Wang piano RAVEL / Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand Sep 13–16, 2018

ARTIST AND CONDUCTOR DEBUTS Elizabeth DeShong mezzo-soprano HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 Ying Fang soprano HANDEL / Messiah Dec 14–15, 2018 Vilde Frang violin ELGAR / Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61 May 23–25, 2019 Karen Gomyo violin SHOSTAKOVICH / Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Nov 8–10, 2018 Opus 77(99) Gabriela Montero piano TCHAIKOVSKY / Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Jan 18–20, 2019 Opus 23 Truls Mørk cello PROKOFIEV / Sinfonia concertante in E minor, Opus 125 Oct 11–13, 2018 Johannes Moser cello Andrew NORMAN / Cello Concerto Jan 24–26, 2019 Cédric Tiberghien piano LISZT / Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major Mar 7–9, 2019 Davóne Tines bass-baritone BEETHOVEN / Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 Nov 23–25, 2018

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor with Gabriela Montero, piano Jan 18-20, 2019 Cristian Măcelaru conductor with Ray Chen, violin Oct 25–27, 2018 Franҫois-Xavier Roth conductor with Cédric Tiberghien, piano Mar 7–9, 2019

2018–19 FILM SERIES John WILLIAMS dir. Spielberg Jurassic Park Nov 1–3, 2018 Danny ELFMAN dir. Burton The Nightmare Before Christmas Nov 30–Dec 1, 2018 Richard and Robert SHERMAN dir. Stevenson Mary Poppins Jan 5–6, 2019 Justin HURWITZ dir. Chazelle La La Land Feb 27–28, 2019 John WILLIAMS dir. Spielberg Close Encounters of the Third Kind Mar 1–2, 2019

2018–19 RECITALS, VISITING ENSEMBLES, ARTISTS, & CONDUCTORS Members of Brave Old World In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Czech Philharmonic orchestral presentation Nov 11, 2018 Members of Klezmatics In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Members of Klezmer Conservatory Band In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Mariinsky Orchestra orchestral presentation Oct 21–22, 2018 Russian National Orchestra orchestral presentation Mar 3, 2019

Leif Ove Andsnes piano recital Jan 22, 2019 Michael Alpert voice, guitar, In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 accordion, violin Joshua Bell violin recital with Steven Isserlis & Jeremy Denk May 12, 2019 Judy Bressler voice, tambourine In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Gautier Capuҫon piano recital with Jean-Yves Thibaudet Dec 2, 2018 Jeremy Denk piano recital with Joshua Bell & Steven Isserlis May 12, 2019 Hilary Hahn violin recital Nov 4, 2018 Marc-André Hamelin piano recital Mar 31, 2019 Steven Isserlis cello recital with Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk May 12, 2019 3 San Francisco Symphony 2018-19 Season at a Glance

Leonidas Kavakos violin recital Jan 27, 2019 Evgeny Kissin piano recital Oct 14, 2018 George Li piano Russian National Orchestra Mar 3, 2019 Frank London trumpet In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Denis Matsuev piano Mariinsky Orchestra Oct 21–22, 2018 Midori violin recital with Jean-Yves Thibaudet Apr 7, 2019 Anne-Sophie Mutter violin recital Mar 10, 2019 Hankus Netsky saxophone, piano In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Itzhak Perlman violin In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Lorin Sklamberg voice In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Andy Statman clarinet, mandolin In The Fiddler’s House Jan 14, 2019 Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano recital with Gautier Capuҫon Dec 2, 2018 Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano recital with Midori Apr 7, 2019 Alisa Weilerstein cello Czech Philharmonic Nov 11, 2018

Semyon Bychkov conductor Czech Philharmonic Nov 11, 2108 Valery Gergiev conductor Mariinsky Orchestra Oct 21–22, 2018 Mikhail Pletnev conductor Russian National Orchestra Mar 3, 2019

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