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 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-58 of 58 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103524.

"San Francisco Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.