Fodor's San Francisco 2012 by Fodor's

Author:Fodor's
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications
Published: 2011-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

Music

San Francisco’s symphony and opera perform in the Civic Center area, but musical ensembles can be found all over the city: in churches, museums, restaurants, and parks—not to mention in Berkeley and on the Peninsula.

42nd Street Moon.

This group produces delightful “semistaged” concert performances of rare chestnuts from Broadway’s golden age of musical theater, such as L’il Abner and The Boys From Syracuse. The Eureka Theatre (215 Jackson St., between Front and Battery Sts., Financial District | 94111) hosts most 42nd Street Moon shows. | 415/255–8207 | www.42ndstmoon.com.

Chanticleer.

A Bay Area treasure, this all-male a-cappella ensemble stages lively and technically flawless performances that show off a repertoire ranging from sacred medieval music to show tunes to contemporary avant-garde works. | 415/252–8589 | www.chanticleer.org.

Kronos Quartet.

Twentieth-century works and a number of premieres make up the programs for this always entertaining, Grammy Award–winning string ensemble, which spends much of the year traveling throughout the United States and abroad. | www.kronosquartet.org.

Noontime Concerts at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral.

This Gothic Revival church, completed in 1872 and rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake, hosts a notable chamber-music series on Tuesday at 12:30; suggested donation is $5. | 660 California St., Financial District | 94108 | 415/777–3211 | www.noontimeconcerts.org.

Old First Concerts.

The well-respected Friday-evening and Sunday-afternoon series includes chamber music, choral works, vocal soloists, new music, and jazz. Tickets are $17. | Old First Presbyterian Church, 1751 Sacramento St., at Van Ness Ave., Van Ness/Polk | 94109 | 415/474–1608 | www.oldfirstconcerts.org.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.

This ensemble has been called a local baroque orchestra with a national reputation, and the nation’s preeminent group for performances of early music. Its season of concerts, fall through spring, celebrates composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, including Handel, Vivaldi, and Bach. | 415/252–1288 | www.philharmonia.org.

Fodor’s Choice | San Francisco Symphony.

One of America’s top orchestras, the San Francisco Symphony performs from September through May, with additional summer performances of light classical music and show tunes; visiting artists perform here the rest of the year. The orchestra and its charismatic music director, Michael Tilson Thomas, who is known for his daring programming of 20th-century American works (most notably his Grammy Award–winning Mahler cycle), often perform with soloists of the caliber of Andre Watts, Gil Shaham, and Renée Fleming. The adventuresome side of the organization is amply illustrated by this symphony’s collaboration with the heavy-metal group Metallica. David Byrne has performed here, as well. Tickets run about $15–$100.

Many members of the San Francisco Symphony perform in the Summer in the City (415/864–6000 | www.sfsymphony.org) concert series, held in the 2,400-seat Davies Symphony Hall. The schedule includes light classics and Broadway, country, and movie music. | Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., at Grove St., Civic Center | 94102 | 415/864–6000 | www.sfsymphony.org.

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