San Francisco, CA -- The Irving M. Klein International String Competition ("the Klein"), this year celebrating 39 years of nurturing the next generation of young artists, and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra ("SFCO"), celebrating in 2024 70 years…

MainStage 2: The New and The Great Jory Fankuchen, Principal Conductor Sara Flexer, Cello Soloist Dec 29, 2023 @ 7:30pm St Mark's Lutheran Church 1111 O'Farrell St San Francisco, CA 94109 Dec 31, 2023 @ 7:30pm First Congregational Church 2345…

Anitta Continues To Bring The Funk With “Joga Pra Lua” New Song With Pedro Sampaio And Dennis Out Now New York, NY - Anitta is more than ready for summer in Brazil and bringing the heat and funk to the world! The global star is…

OUR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND TRADITION CONTINUES! Nutcracker Sweet with The Puppet Company Back by popular demand! Oakland Fairyland’s beloved puppeteers team up with the SFCO for a delightful version of Tchaikovsky’s holiday…

"Classical at the Freight" & "Family Concerts" The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s outstanding concertmaster Robin Sharp leads her eponymous ensemble in a program of string quartet masterpieces. Joined by SFCO All-Stars Natasha…

Our 2023-24 Season begins this weekend with "Very First Concerts" at the San Francisco Public Library, the Menlo Park Library and our yearly collaboration at the Crowden Community Music Center. A blend of engaging performances and interactive…

2023-24 Season Announcement We're excited to announce our 2023-24 Season, featuring four Main Stage Concerts, our annual Nutcracker Sweets with the Puppet Company, Crowden Community Music Day, Very Firsts, Family Concerts and so much more! Great…

February 24 - 26, 2023 A Sneak Preview of the SFCO's All Star Show! Hosted by Incoming Music Director, Cosette Justo Valdés Get to know all the SFCO Musicians by clicking HERE! Antonin Dvo?ák composed the Terzetto for himself…

February 24 - 26, 2023 A Sneak Preview of the SFCO's All Star Show! Hosted by Incoming Music Director, Cosette Justo Valdés PART ONE Hear a World Premiere! Jonathan Bingham's Pareidolia Commissioned by the SFCO with generous…

Main Stage III: Quartets and Quintets (more...or less!) with the SFCO All Stars February 24-26, 2023 Hosted by Incoming Music Director, Cosette Justo Valdés Our amazing musicians, on display sans conductor! Performing Antonin…

Countdown to Jan 01, 2023 Ben’s Last Concerts as Music Director From Ben Simon: My final MainStage program goes from the sublime to the ridiculous and back again. Franz Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony (he died too soon to…

Simon Says November 2022 November with your favorite chamber orchestra Quartets with Robin Sharp & friends Our famous puppet Nutcracker Sweet Classical at the Freight The Robin Sharp & Friends String Quartet Monday Nov 14 @ 7:30pm …

Simon Says October 2022 As I prepare for my final two MainStage concerts as Music Director of this marvelous ensemble, I wish to share some thoughts about the past, present, and future. I love the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra! The…

Simon Says September 2022 As I prepare for my final two MainStage concerts as Music Director of this marvelous ensemble, I wish to share some thoughts about the past, present, and future. I love the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra! The…

Pianist extraordinaire Hilda Huang returns to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, paired with his least-known – but still wonderful – Fourth Symphony. Plus a rare treat by Mendelssohn - not Felix but his older sister…