Ross performing arts san francisco events

Jonathan Biss plays Schumann

Thursday, Jun 13 2:00p

Schumann’s lilting, effervescent concerto started out as a shorter piece, but virtuoso pianist Clara Wieck—his wife—urged him to expand it...

Casey Abrams (solo)

Wednesday, Aug 28 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

21-year-old singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and American Idol finalist Casey Abrams, proves he is here to stay with his self-titled debut album on Concord Records...

John Goldman Tribute Concert

Monday, Jun 17 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Join us in celebrating the extraordinary leadership of outgoing Symphony President John Goldman...

MTT and Stravinsky: Stravinsky's Russian Roots

Friday, Jun 21 6:30p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

The joyous Les Noces “depicts” a wedding the way an Altman film uses scraps of conversation to tell a tale, and boasts four pianists on stage...

Dvořák's Cello Concerto with Gautier Capuçon

Wednesday, May 29 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Music from three Eastern Europeans gives this program a delightfully colorful sound palette...

Debo Band

Wednesday, Jul 17 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Debo Band is an 11-member group led by Ethiopian-American saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by charismatic vocalist Bruck Tesfaye...

Chamber Music with members of the San Francisco Symphony

Sunday, Jun 2 2:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Dalit Warshaw Transformations for String Quartet, and Theremin John Chishom violin, Chunming Mo violin; Yun Jie Liu viola; Barbara Bogatin cello; Dalit Warshaw theremin Dalit Warshaw Nizk’...

Mamak Khadem

Sunday, Jul 14 7:30p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

The poet Rumi referred to “the place where everything is music...

Tommy Davidson (comedy)

Wednesday, Jun 26 8:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Tommy Davidson’s exceptional range from stand-up comedy and acting to versatile music ability have earned him a reputation as an extraordinary performer...

MTT and Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring and Gil Shaham

Wednesday, Jun 19 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Stravinsky’s music has been a passion of Michael Tilson Thomas’s since he met the composer while studying at USC. Fitting that the music of Stravinsky plays a prominent part in the season...

Journey To The Stars

Friday, Jun 14 7:00p

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

Over 200 dancers of all ages grace the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts stage expressing with movement, the four elements of our world...

Robertson leads Ravel and Gershwin

Saturday, May 25 8:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Ravel, who heard jazz in Harlem with Gershwin, was dumbfounded by the dazzling Rhapsody in Blue, which Gershwin played at a birthday party for the French composer...

MTT and Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring and Gil Shaham - Katharine Hanrahan Open Rehearsal

Wednesday, Jun 19 10:00a

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Stravinsky’s music has been a passion of Michael Tilson Thomas’s since he met the composer while studying at USC. Fitting that the music of Stravinsky plays a prominent part in the season...

Show For Equality: The Stephanie Teel Band

Sunday, Jun 16 7:00p

Yoshi's San Francisco Live Music & Restaurant, San Francisco

Marriage Equality USA is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots organization fighting solely for the freedom to marry at the state and federal levels – including successful initiatives in New Y...

Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double

Thursday, Jun 6 2:00p

Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist...