San Francisco Symphony

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nonprofit organization orchestra symphony orchestra

The San Francisco Symphony is a major American orchestra based in San Francisco, renowned for its innovative programming, high-caliber performances, and extensive recording history.

Aliases (1)

San Francisco Symphony (at Davies Symphony Hall) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → orchestra → symphony orchestra →
basedIn	Civic Center, San Francisco →
cityServed	San Francisco Bay Area →
country	United States →
formerMusicDirector	Edo de Waart → Henry Hadley → Herbert Blomstedt → Michael Tilson Thomas → Pierre Monteux → Seiji Ozawa →
founded	1911 →
genre	classical music →
hasAward	ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming → Emmy Award → Grammy Award →
hasChiefConductor	Esa-Pekka Salonen →
hasChorus	San Francisco Symphony Chorus →
hasEducationProgram	Adventures in Music → Keeping Score →
hasMainVenue	Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall →
hasMusicDirector	Esa-Pekka Salonen →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.sfsymphony.org →
hasPrincipalCello	Rainer Eudeikis →
hasPrincipalClarinet	Carey Bell →
hasPrincipalFlute	Timothy Day →
hasPrincipalOboe	Eugene Izotov →
hasPrincipalTimpanist	David Herbert →
hasPrincipalTrumpet	Mark Inouye →
hasSeries	Film series with live orchestra → Great Performers Series → Summer with the Symphony →
hasYouthOrchestra	San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra →
language	English →
location	San Francisco →
musicDirectorStart	2020 →
notableFor	extensive recording history → high-caliber performances → innovative programming →
performsAt	Carnegie Hall → Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall → Stern Grove Festival →
recordLabel	Decca Records → Philips Records → RCA Red Seal → SFS Media → Sony Classical →
shortName	SFS →
state	California →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Herbert Blomstedt →	associatedWith
Seiji Ozawa →	employer
Civic Center, San Francisco ("San Francisco Symphony (at Davies Symphony Hall)") →	hasCulturalInstitution
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance →	notableRecipient
Gordon Getty →	patronOf
Westminster Symphonic Choir →	performsWith
Haas family →	supportedInstitution