Upcoming Events
- Oct 21, 7:30 PMHerbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAProgram: Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Samuel Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915 Ann Moss, soprano soloist Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Arranged for chamber orchestra in 2011 by the SFCO’s Incredible Shrinking Orchestra Project
- Oct 22, 7:30 PMFirst United Methodist Church, Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USAProgram: Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Samuel Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915 Ann Moss, soprano soloist Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Arranged for chamber orchestra in 2011 by the SFCO’s Incredible Shrinking Orchestra Project
- Oct 23, 3:00 PMFirst Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, 2407 Dana St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAProgram: Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring Samuel Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915 Ann Moss, soprano soloist Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Arranged for chamber orchestra in 2011 by the SFCO’s Incredible Shrinking Orchestra Project
- Nov 14, 7:30 PMFreight & Salvage, Berkeley, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAOur esteemed concertmaster, Robin Sharp, leads an ensemble of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars in a program of string quartet masterpieces. Joined by Natasha Makhhijani (violin), Ben Simon, (viola), and Eric Gaenslen (cello) this kickoff concert to our 2022-23 Classical at the Freight...
- Dec 30, 7:30 PMHerbst Theatre, San Francisco, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAProgram: Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8, D. 759 (“Unfinished”) PDQ Bach Unbegun Symphony Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Amaryn Olmeda, violin soloist Franz Josef Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F# minor (“Farewell”)
- Dec 31, 2022, 7:30 PMHertz Hall, UC Berkeley, Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USAProgram: Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8, D. 759 (“Unfinished”) PDQ Bach Unbegun Symphony Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Amaryn Olmeda, violin soloist Franz Josef Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F# minor (“Farewell”)
- Jan 01, 2023, 3:00 PMSt. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, 600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USAProgram: Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8, D. 759 (“Unfinished”) PDQ Bach Unbegun Symphony Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Amaryn Olmeda, violin soloist Franz Josef Haydn Symphony No. 45 in F# minor (“Farewell”)
- Mar 04, 2023, 7:30 PMMarin Symphony Concert Hall, 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903, USAProgram: Lili Boulanger: d’un Matin de Printemps Poulenc: Gloria, Marin Symphony Chorus Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major; David Fung, piano Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe, 2nd Suite; Marin Symphony Chorus
- Mar 05, 2023, 3:00 PMMarin Symphony Concert Hall, 10 Ave of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903, USAProgram: Lili Boulanger: d’un Matin de Printemps Poulenc: Gloria, Marin Symphony Chorus Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major; David Fung, piano Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe, 2nd Suite; Marin Symphony Chorus
- Sat 20 May20SatMaySoloist for PACO/Cubberley TheatreMay 20, 2023, 7:30 PMCubberley Theatre, 4120 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USAProgram: Mozart's Symphony Concertante Maestro Benjamin Simon, viola Robin Sharp, violin Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony For More Information Please Visit https://www.pacomusic.org/current-season
Past Events
- Apr 24, 3:00 PMFirst Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAA musical collaboration between your favorite chamber orchestra and the beloved choral group Volti, this program will feature a major new work by our BMI Composer-in-Residence, Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson. Denial, written for the SFCO, Volti, and the the amazing young musicians...
- Apr 23, 7:30 PMFirst United Methodist Church, Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USAA musical collaboration between your favorite chamber orchestra and the beloved choral group Volti, this program will feature a major new work by our BMI Composer-in-Residence, Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson. Denial, written for the SFCO, Volti, and the the amazing young musicians...
- Apr 22, 7:30 PMHerbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAA musical collaboration between your favorite chamber orchestra and the beloved choral group Volti, this program will feature a major new work by our BMI Composer-in-Residence, Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gilbertson. Denial, written for the SFCO, Volti, and the the amazing young musicians...
- Feb 27, 3:00 PMFirst Congregational Church, Berkeley, 2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAWe continue our Beethoven cycle with his charming Eighth Symphony, another infrequently heard masterpiece sandwiched between two towering and extremely popular symphonies. Plus exciting new works commissioned by the SFCO from Jessica Hunt and Carlos Simon, two rising young composers...
- Feb 26, 7:30 PMFirst United Methodist Church, Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USAWe continue our Beethoven cycle with his charming Eighth Symphony, another infrequently heard masterpiece sandwiched between two towering and extremely popular symphonies. Plus exciting new works commissioned by the SFCO from Jessica Hunt and Carlos Simon, two rising young composers...
- Feb 25, 7:30 PMHerbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAWe continue our Beethoven cycle with his charming Eighth Symphony, another infrequently heard masterpiece sandwiched between two towering and extremely popular symphonies. Plus exciting new works commissioned by the SFCO from Jessica Hunt and Carlos Simon, two rising young composers...
- Dec 13, 2021, 7:00 PMPalo Alto Chamber Orchestra, 4000 Middlefield Rd # M1, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USAPACO Holiday Extravaganza! Our fifth annual holiday concert. Our guest stars this year are the popular St. Michael Trio, established in 2007 and hailed as Silicon Valley’s update to the classical music scene featuring pianist Russell Hancock and two illustrious PACO alums: violinist Robin Sharp...
- Mon 08 Nov08MonNovSaint Michael Trio "Classical at the Freight" Concert/BerkeleyNov 08, 2021, 7:30 PM – 9:15 PMBerkeley, 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAThe fabulous Saint Michael Trio plays everything from Beethoven to the Blues, and is known for making their concerts interesting, accessible, and oftentimes funny. Making their Freight debut, Saint Mike will take you from classical to jazz and even rock & roll.
- Sun 24 Oct24SunOctSFCO Mainstage I: Beethoven's Third and Russell Double/BerkeleyOct 24, 2021, 6:30 PMBerkeley, 2330 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAWe launch our season with two orchestral masterpieces from Beethoven’s middle period, the darkly dramatic Coriolan Overture and the symphony which broke all the classical molds: his amazing Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” and originally dedicated to Napoleon. Composer and bass clarinetist...
- Oct 23, 2021, 7:30 PMPalo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USAWe launch our season with two orchestral masterpieces from Beethoven’s middle period, the darkly dramatic Coriolan Overture and the symphony which broke all the classical molds: his amazing Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” and originally dedicated to Napoleon. Composer and bass clarinetist...
- Oct 22, 2021, 7:30 PMHerbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USAWe launch our season with two orchestral masterpieces from Beethoven’s middle period, the darkly dramatic Coriolan Overture and the symphony which broke all the classical molds: his amazing Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” and originally dedicated to Napoleon. Composer and bass clarinetist...
- Mar 08, 2020, 3:00 PMMontalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070, USAHeavy-handed, cantankerous, his personal life a wreck, he nevertheless wrote music of unsurpassed delicacy and refinement. Though he chafed at the label, he became music’s supreme impressionist in a twilight moment of European culture. The Saint Michael Trio shows you how he did it in one of...
- Jan 26, 2020, 3:00 PMMontalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070, USAThe Saint Michael Trio plays their patented mix of classical and contemporary, taking you on a dizzying tour of genres through the centuries. Baroque! Romantic! Impressionism! Jazz! New Age! Show tunes! Can it all hang together? In Saint Mike’s hands, absolutely, but you won't believe it until...
- Wed 01 Jan01WedJanSFCO New Year's Eve: Magnificent Mr. Mozart/Herbst TheaterJan 01, 2020, 3:00 PMHerbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USARing in the New Year with a program dedicated to the classical master, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring our stellar Debut Artist, 11-year old Amaryn Olmeda performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, our concert will begin with his youthful first symphony and close with his last...
- Tue 31 Dec31TueDecSFCO New Year's Eve: Magnificent Mr. Mozart/Herbst TheaterDec 31, 2019, 7:30 PMHerbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USARing in the New Year with a program dedicated to the classical master, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring our stellar Debut Artist, 11-year old Amaryn Olmeda performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, our concert will begin with his youthful first symphony and close with his last...
- Sun 29 Dec29SunDecSFCO New Year's Eve: Magnificent Mr. Mozart/Herbst TheaterDec 29, 2019, 3:00 PMHerbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USARing in the New Year with a program dedicated to the classical master, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Featuring our stellar Debut Artist, 11-year old Amaryn Olmeda performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in D Major, our concert will begin with his youthful first symphony and close with his last...
- Nov 03, 2019, 3:00 PMMontalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95071, USAIn the early 19th century composers began adding an additional movement to their full-length works, and these were intended to provide comic relief (“scherzo” is Italian for “joke”). In this program the Saint Michael Trio will explore the evolution of the scherzo, exploring the tools used for...
- Oct 27, 2019, 3:00 PMFirst Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USAProgram: Emilie Mayer Faust Overture Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Join Music Director Ben Simon and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra for a guided tour of classical music’s greatest hit, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. This revolutionary work has thrilled audiences...