The San Francisco Symphony's 115th season begins on September 8, 2026, featuring premieres and collaborations. A new work by Kyle Rivera will premiere on February 11-13, 2027. The season includes popular series like Films with Live Orchestra and Soundbox. Collaborations with artists such as Fantastic Negrito and Gabriella Smith are also planned. Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to conduct a world premiere concerto for harp and percussion. Joe Hisaishi will present the West Coast premiere of his original Concerto on October 22, 2026.
"The San Francisco Symphony premieres a new work by Kyle Rivera, the winner of the Emerging Black Composers Project. Rivera's piece dramatizes how dead whales sustain hidden ecosystems of deep-sea organisms."
"The new season also features collaborations with musicians such as Grammy-winning blues singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito and Berkeley-born composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith, who has come on as a creative partner."
"On April 22-24, 2027 former San Francisco Symphony Director Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Davies Symphony Hall, conducting the world premiere of a new concerto for harp and percussion by composer Rene Orth."
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