In an announcement that sent shock waves through the music world last week, conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen was named the San Francisco Symphony’s 12th music director. The Finnish maestro ...

These are trying times for the San Francisco Symphony. The search to replace Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, who departs the orchestra in June, has only recently gotten underway, and proposed ...

Twenty-three guest conductors will lead the San Francisco Symphony in place of departing Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen during its upcoming 114th season. Six will make their orchestral series ...

returning stars and debuts by guest artists are on the calendar for the San Francisco Symphony’s 2025-26 season, announced this week. With music director Esa-Pekka Salonen having relinquished ...