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San
Francisco Symphony San Francisco
Location: 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Since 1911, San Francisco has nurtured this great America
orchestra. The San Francisco Symphony is a world-class organization and an important
cultural institution that has traditionally stood for classical music. The San Francisco
Symphony is known for innovative, entertaining, and challenging programming, and
represents many different things to different people.
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, a noted conductor
and composer since the age of 19, is an international award-winner who has worked
with such musical icons as Stravinsky, Copland, Heifetz and Bernstein. Under his
leadership, many celebrated artists and conductors have graced the stage of this
illustrious establishment meeting and surpassing San Franciscans' expectations of
what their symphony should be.
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