Fri.–Sat., Dec. 10–11 Sydney Goldstein Theater Returning to the stage for the first time since the 2019 holiday season, SFGMC brings back everything that has made this concert ... Read More
Fri.–Sat., Dec. 10–11, 7:30 p.m. Experience Handel’s Messiah performed by the Grammy Award-winning S.F. Symphony Chorus and world-class soloists. The power of 100 voices in h... Read More
Saturday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m. Old First Church (1751 Sacramento St.) & live stream This choir of men performs dynamic, original, a cappella arrangements of the songs of Leonard Cohe... Read More
Fri.–Sun., Nov. 12–14 & Thu.–Sat., Nov. 18–20 Davies Symphony Hall MTT conducts two back-to-back programs, Mozart, Tilson Thomas & Schumann, followed by Still, Higg... Read More
Friday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m., S.F. Conservatory of Music & live stream The group will perform on “Live from Vienna and San Francisco: A Musical Call for Climate Action. “Icaru... Read More
Fri.–Sun., Nov. 19–21 ODC Theater (3153 17th St.) In this 17th-century Venetian opera by Carlo Pallavicino, clever, lecherous Messalina turns the tables on the gullible Emperor... Read More
Select days, Nov. 21–Dec. 3 & live stream War Memorial Opera House As war looms in Europe, tucked away in an opulent 1930s country club, two soldiers gamble on the most preci... Read More
For most of the past 18 months, San Francisco’s celebrated music scene went dark. A city that was, prepandemic, alive with concerts, bands, and nightlife was silent and rhythmle... Read More
Various days, Oct. 14–30 War Memorial Opera House Disguised as a guard, a woman infiltrates a nightmarish detention center to unravel the mystery of her activist-husband’s disa... Read More
Monday, Oct. 21 Davies Symphony Hall The magic of the natural world is at the heart of this program featuring Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and La Mer... Read More
Saturday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (3301 Lyon St.) This Cuban musician is one of the most prominent composers, singers, and guitarists of the author song (trova)... Read More
Friday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. Presidio Theatre (99 Moraga Ave.) Inspired by the poems carved into the walls at the detention center at Angel Island Immigration Station during the Chinese... Read More
Fri.–Sat., Oct. 22–23, 8 p.m. Chase Center Widely regarded as one of the greatest bands in the history of recorded music, the band will play every cut from their classic album ... Read More
Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. Chase Center If you grew up with “Sweet Baby James” and “The Pretender” you won’t want to miss this dose of nostalgia the world needs right now... Read More
Thu.–Sun., Oct. 21–24 S.F. Jazz Center (201 Franklin St.). The eldest musical sibling in jazz’s most famous contemporary clan, the 2011 NEA Jazz Master, and three-time Gramm... Read More