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Classical concerts in the Bay Area

The San Francisco Symphony and Opera, Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, and recitals in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Stanford. Updated every week.
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Composers with music in two or more coming concerts
Handel
14
Mozart
11
Bach
9
Massenet
7
Schubert
7
Brahms
6
Debussy
6
Mendelssohn
6
Dvořák
5
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Our picks

A few we’d go to, and why.
Thu
15
Oct
San Francisco Opera
Manon
Massenet
7:30 PM · War Memorial Opera House, Civic Center, San Francisco
Opera house · Favourites · Cheap seats
Opening night of Massenet's Manon, with Pene Pati as Des Grieux opposite Amina Edris, conducted by Eun Sun Kim.
★ Our pick
Sun
18
Oct
Berkeley Symphony
Inheritance
Mendelssohn · Nante
4:00 PM · Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Lake Merritt, Oakland
Concert hall · Some of each
Kent Nagano leads Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, First Piano Concerto with Mari Kodama and Reformation Symphony, plus Alex Nante's world premiere.
★ Our pick
Sat
24
Oct
Cal Performances
Steve Reich at 90: A Birthday Celebration (Bang on a Can All-Stars, Ensemble Signal)
Reich
7:30 PM · Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley
Concert hall · Adventurous · Cheap seats
Bang on a Can All-Stars and Ensemble Signal celebrate Reich at 90 with the West Coast premiere of In All Your Ways.
★ Our pick
Sun
25
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Tchaikovsky · Shostakovich
2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Favourites · Deals for students
Rafael Payare brings the Montreal Symphony to Davies Hall, with Leonidas Kavakos in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, then Shostakovich's Tenth.
★ Our pick

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This week

All 21 concerts this week, day by day
Thu
15
Oct
San Francisco Opera
Manon
Massenet
7:30 PM · War Memorial Opera House, Civic Center, San Francisco
Opera house · Favourites · Cheap seats
★ Our pick
Thu
15
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet
Shostakovich · Debussy · Dvořák
7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Favourites · Deals for students
Fri
16
Oct
Oakland Symphony
Defiance
Netzer · Al-Zand · Shostakovich
7:30 PM · Paramount Theatre, Oakland, Uptown, Oakland
Concert hall · Some of each · Ticketed
Fri
16
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Kodály · Tchaikovsky · Dvořák
7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Some of each · Deals for students
Fri
16
Oct
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Carlisle Floyd Voice Department Recital
7:30 PM · Barbro Osher Recital Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Civic Center, San Francisco
Student recital
Fri
16
Oct
Old First Concerts
Kloetzel Chapman Duo: The Women of Note Project
Le Beau · Bonis · Kashperova
8:00 PM · Old First Presbyterian Church, Nob Hill, San Francisco
Concert hall · Adventurous
Sat
17
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Kodály · Tchaikovsky · Dvořák
7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Some of each · Deals for students
Sun
18
Oct
San Francisco Opera
Manon
Massenet
2:00 PM · War Memorial Opera House, Civic Center, San Francisco
Opera house · Favourites · Cheap seats
Sun
18
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Kodály · Tchaikovsky · Dvořák
2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Some of each · Deals for students
Sun
18
Oct
Cal Performances
Ben Bliss, tenor, and Christopher Allen, piano
Ives · Weill · Barber · Glass · Bernstein
3:00 PM · Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley campus, Berkeley
Concert hall · Some of each · Cheap seats
Sun
18
Oct
Berkeley Symphony
Inheritance
Mendelssohn · Nante
4:00 PM · Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts, Lake Merritt, Oakland
Concert hall · Some of each
★ Our pick
Sun
18
Oct
Grace Cathedral
Choral Evensong
4:00 PM · Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill, San Francisco
Concert hall · Free
Sun
18
Oct
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Faculty Recital: David Conte, Composition
5:00 PM · Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Civic Center, San Francisco
Up close
Tue
20
Oct
Berkeley Chamber Performances
Telegraph Quartet
Mendelssohn · Shostakovich · Korngold
7:30 PM · Berkeley City Club, Downtown Berkeley
Some of each
Wed
21
Oct
Stanford Department of Music
Noon Concert: Violin Students of Robin Sharp
12:30 PM · Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center, Stanford
Up close
Student recital
Wed
21
Oct
San Francisco Opera
Manon
Massenet
7:30 PM · War Memorial Opera House, Civic Center, San Francisco
Opera house · Favourites · Cheap seats
Wed
21
Oct
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
String Showcase
7:30 PM · Barbro Osher Recital Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Civic Center, San Francisco
Student recital
Thu
22
Oct
Grace Cathedral
Choral Evensong
5:30 PM · Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill, San Francisco
Concert hall · Free
Thu
22
Oct
San Francisco Performances
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Berlin · Schubert · Crawford Seeger · Okpebholo
7:30 PM · Herbst Theatre, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Some of each · Ticketed
Thu
22
Oct
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Collaborative Piano Department Recital
7:30 PM · Sol Joseph Recital Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Civic Center, San Francisco
Up close
Student recital
Thu
22
Oct
San Francisco Symphony
Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi
Hisaishi
7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco
Concert hall · Adventurous · Deals for students

Free and casual

All 24 events
Free concerts, student recitals, open rehearsals and sing-alongs.
Fri
16
Oct
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Carlisle Floyd Voice Department Recital
7:30 PM · Barbro Osher Recital Hall, SF Conservatory of Music, Civic Center, San Francisco
Student recital
Sun
18
Oct
Grace Cathedral
Choral Evensong
4:00 PM · Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill, San Francisco
Concert hall · Free
Wed
21
Oct
Stanford Department of Music
Noon Concert: Violin Students of Robin Sharp
12:30 PM · Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center, Stanford
Up close
Student recital

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