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San Francisco Symphony

  • Address: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., at Grove St., Civic Center, San Francisco, CA | Map It
  • Phone: 415/864-6000
  • www.sfsymphony.org

Fodor's Review:

One of America's top orchestras, the San Francisco Symphony performs from September through May, with additional summer performances of light classical music and show tunes; visiting artists perform here the rest of the year. Michael Tilson Thomas, who is known for his innovative programming of 20th-century American works (most notably his Grammy Award-winning Mahler cycle), is the music director, and he and his orchestra often perform with soloists of the caliber of Andre Watts, Gil Shaham, and Renée Fleming. Just to illustrate the more adventuresome side of the organization, this symphony once collaborated with the heavy-metal group Metallica. Tickets run about $15-$100.

Many members of the San Francisco Symphony perform in the Summer in the City (415/864-6000. www.sfsymphony.org) concert series, held in the 2,400-seat Davies Symphony Hall. The schedule includes light classics and Broadway, country, and movie music.

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