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 (Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

"San Francisco Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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