San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (founded in 1981) and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus (1972) are part of the organization. Michael Tilson Thomas became the orchestra's music director in 1995, and concluded his tenure in 2020 when Esa-Pekka Salonen took over the position.

Among the orchestra's awards and honors are an Emmy Award and 15 Grammy Awards in the past 26 years.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1911

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PCVE-42008 12-in. 2/20/1928 Leonore overture, no. 3 : Adagio Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42009 12-in. 2/20/1928 Leonore overture, no. 3 : Allegro Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42010 12-in. 2/20/1928 Leonore overture, no. 3 : Allegro Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42011 12-in. 2/21/1928 Leonore overture, no. 3 Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42012 12-in. 2/21/1928 Phedre overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42013 12-in. 2/21/1928 Phedre overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42014 12-in. 2/21/1928 Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3) Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42029 12-in. 2/27/1928 Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3) Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42031 12-in. 2/27/1928 Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3) Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42032 12-in. 2/27/1928 Les preludes (Symphonic poem no. 3) Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42033 10-in. 2/27/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42034 10-in. 2/28/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42035 10-in. 2/28/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42036 10-in. 2/28/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42037 10-in. 2/28/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-42038 10-in. 2/28/1928 Le Cid : Ballet Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42039 12-in. 2/28/1928 Vals de concert Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-42040 12-in. 2/28/1928 Vals de concert Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-55 12-in. 1/19/1925 Fra Diavolo overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-56 12-in. 1/19/1925 Fra Dialovo overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-61 12-in. 1/24/1925 Parsifal : Prelude Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-62 12-in. 1/24/1925 Parsifal : Prelude Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-63 12-in. 1/26/1925 Parsifal : Prelude Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-64 12-in. 1/26/1925 Phedre overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-75 12-in. 1/31/1925 Good Friday spell Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-76 12-in. 1/31/1925 Good Friday spell Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-77 12-in. 2/2/1925 Phedre overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-78 12-in. 2/2/1925 Good Friday spell Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-86 12-in. 2/9/1925 La deluge : Prelude, part 1 Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PC-87 12-in. 2/9/1925 La deluge : Prelude, part 2 Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra, with violin solo Musical group  
Victor PCVE-169 12-in. 4/20/1926 Tristan and Isolde : Prelude Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-170 12-in. 4/20/1926 Tristan and Isolde : Prelude Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-171 12-in. 4/21/1926 Dance of the automatons and waltz Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-172 10-in. 4/21/1926 Spanish caprice Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-175 10-in. 4/22/1926 Liebestod Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-176 10-in. 4/22/1926 Liebestod Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-177 12-in. 4/23/1926 Spanish caprice Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-178 12-in. 4/23/1926 Spanish caprice Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-179 10-in. 4/23/1926 Spanish caprice Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-180 12-in. 4/24/1926 Caprice viennois Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-181 10-in. 4/24/1926 Intermezzo and valse lente Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-182 10-in. 4/24/1926 Pizzicati Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-238 12-in. 4/11/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-239 12-in. 4/11/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-240 12-in. 4/11/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-241 12-in. 4/11/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra, with flute solo Musical group  
Victor PCVE-242 12-in. 4/12/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-243 12-in. 4/12/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra, with French horn solo Musical group  
Victor PCVE-244 12-in. 4/12/1927 Midsummer night's dream Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-245 12-in. 4/12/1927 Rosamunde : Entr'acte Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-246 12-in. 4/13/1927 Freischütz : Overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-247 12-in. 4/13/1927 Freischütz : Overture Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-248 10-in. 4/13/1927 Hungarian dance no. 5 Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PBVE-249 10-in. 4/13/1927 Hungarian dance no. 6 Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-250 12-in. 4/13/1927 Marche militaire Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-251 12-in. 4/15/1927 Liebesleid Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-252 12-in. 4/15/1927 Serenade Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor PCVE-253 12-in. 4/15/1927 Funeral march of a marionette Alfred Hertz ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor D6RC-5508 12-in. 4/2/1946 Escales, part 1 Pierre Monteux ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor D6RC-5509 12-in. 4/2/1946 Escales, part 2 Pierre Monteux ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor D6RC-5510 12-in. 4/2/1946 Escales, part 3 Pierre Monteux ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  
Victor D6RC-5511 12-in. 4/2/1946 Escales, part 4 Pierre Monteux ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

"San Francisco Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

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