Tonight at 9 pm: San Francisco Symphony

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June 12, 2026

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The episode features the San Francisco Symphony performing works by Schubert and Brahms under the direction of Herbert Blomstedt.

See more program information for The San Francisco Symphony Since its beginning in 1911, the San Francisco Symphony has been known for innovative programs that offer a spectrum of traditional repertory and new music. Today, the orchestra’s artistic vitality, recordings, and groundbreaking multimedia educational projects carry its impact throughout American musical life. Under Michael Tilson Thomas, music director from 1995 to 2020, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director since 2020, the orchestra has been praised for its musicianship, for innovative programming, for bringing the works of American composers to the fore, and for bringing new audiences into Davies Symphony Hall. Program notes courtesy of WFMT. Friday, June 12th, 9:00 – 11:00pm: Chan Conducts All-Tchaikovsky Elim Chan leads selections from Tchaikovsky’s ethereal and primal fairy tale, Swan Lake . Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, Pathétique , inhabits a mood of exquisite longing. He called it “the best thing I ever composed or shall compose.” PLAYLIST Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake , Opus 20Act II: No. 10 Scene ModeratoAct I: No. 2 ValseAct II: No. 13 Danse des cygnes, IV Allegro moderato – Pas…

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San Francisco Symphony
classical music
orchestral performance
conducting
Schubert
Brahms

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San Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt
Schubert
Brahms
classical music
orchestra
symphony

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Organizations: San Francisco Symphony

Books & works: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D.485, Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68

Tonight at 9 pm: San Francisco Symphony

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