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INVISIBLE BORDERSCURATED BY MOHAMMAD NEJAD

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“I deeply believe music crosses borders and boundaries. It has the power to reach and heal every heart in the world. It carries purity and fights fear and hate. Music is my message of peace to a nation of love.”

—Mohammad Nejad

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San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen has, through his many high-profile conducting roles and work as a leading composer, shaped a unique vision for the present and future of the contemporary symphony orchestra. Salonen is currently the Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and is Artist in Association at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. He is a member of the faculty of the Colburn School in Los Angeles, where he developed and directs the pre-professional Negaunee Conducting Program. Salonen is the Conductor Laureate for both the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he was Music Director from 1992 until 2009. Salonen co-founded—and from 2003 until 2018 served as the Artistic Director for—the annual Baltic Sea Festival.

Esa-Pekka SalonenSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director LaureateHerbert Blomstedt, Conductor LaureateDaniel Stewart, San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Wattis Foundation Music DirectorRagnar Bohlin, Chorus DirectorVance George, Chorus Director Emeritus

FIRST VIOLINSAlexander Barantschik, Concertmaster Naoum Blinder ChairNadya Tichman, Associate Concertmaster San Francisco Symphony Foundation ChairWyatt Underhill, Assistant Concertmaster 75th Anniversary ChairJeremy Constant, Assistant ConcertmasterMariko Smiley Paula & John Gambs Second Century ChairMelissa Kleinbart Katharine Hanrahan ChairYun ChuNaomi Kazama HullIn Sun JangYukiko Kurakata Catherine A. Mueller ChairSuzanne LeonLeor MaltinskiSarn OliverFlorin ParvulescuVictor RomasevichCatherine Van Hoesen

SECOND VIOLINSDan Carlson, Principal Dinner & Swig Families ChairHelen Kim, Associate Principal Audrey Avis Aasen-Hull ChairJessie Fellows, Assistant PrincipalVacant The Eucalyptus Foundation Second Century ChairRaushan AkhmedyarovaDavid ChernyavskyJohn ChisholmCathryn DownDarlene Gray Stan & Lenora Davis ChairAmy HiragaKum Mo KimKelly Leon-PearceEliot Lev Isaac Stern ChairChunming MoPolina SedukhChen Zhao

VIOLASJonathan Vinocour, PrincipalYun Jie Liu, Associate PrincipalKatie Kadarauch, Assistant PrincipalVacant Joanne E. Harrington & Lorry I. Lokey Second Century ChairGina CooperDavid GaudryDavid KimChristina KingWayne RodenNanci SeveranceAdam SmylaMatthew Young

CELLOSVacant, Principal Philip S. Boone ChairPeter Wyrick, Associate Principal Peter & Jacqueline Hoefer ChairAmos Yang, Assistant PrincipalVacant Lyman & Carol Casey Second Century ChairBarbara Andres The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation Second Century ChairBarbara Bogatin Phylis Blair Cello ChairJill Rachuy Brindel Gary & Kathleen Heidenreich Second Century ChairSébastien Gingras Penelope Clark Second Century ChairDavid Goldblatt Christine & Pierre Lamond Second Century ChairCarolyn McIntosh Elizabeth C. Peters Cello ChairAnne Pinsker

BASSESScott Pingel, PrincipalDaniel G. Smith, Associate PrincipalStephen Tramontozzi, Assistant Principal Richard & Rhoda Goldman ChairS. Mark Wright Lawrence Metcalf Second Century ChairCharles ChandlerChris GilbertBrian Marcus

The Orchestra

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TRUMPETSMark Inouye, Principal William G. Irwin Charity Foundation ChairAaron Schuman, Associate Principal Peter Pastreich ChairGuy Piddington Ann L. & Charles B. Johnson ChairJeff Biancalana

TROMBONESTimothy Higgins, Principal Robert L. Samter ChairNick Platoff, Associate PrincipalPaul WelcomerVacant, Bass Trombone

TUBAJeffrey Anderson, Principal James Irvine Chair

HARPDouglas Rioth, Principal

TIMPANIEdward Stephan, Principal Marcia & John Goldman ChairBryce Leafman, Assistant Principal

PERCUSSIONJacob Nissly, PrincipalJames Lee Wyatt IIIBryce LeafmanStan Muncy†

LIBRARIANSMargo Kieser, Principal Nancy & Charles Geschke ChairJohn Campbell, AssistantMatt Gray, Assistant

FLUTESTim Day, Principal Caroline H. Hume ChairRobin McKee, Associate Principal Catherine & Russell Clark ChairLinda Lukas Alfred S. & Dede Wilsey ChairCatherine Payne, Piccolo The Rainbow Piccolo Chair

OBOESEugene Izotov, Principal Edo de Waart ChairJames Button, Associate PrincipalPamela Smith Dr. William D. Clinite ChairRuss deLuna, English Horn Joseph & Pauline Scafidi Chair

CLARINETSCarey Bell, Principal William R. & Gretchen B. Kimball ChairVacant, Associate Principal & E-flat ClarinetVacantJerome Simas, Bass Clarinet

BASSOONSStephen Paulson, PrincipalSteven Dibner, Associate PrincipalVacantSteven Braunstein, Contrabassoon

HORNSRobert Ward, PrincipalMark Almond, Associate PrincipalBruce Roberts, Assistant PrincipalJonathan RingJessica ValeriDaniel Hawkins

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY CHORUSMembers of the American Guild of Musical Artists

SOPRANOSCheryl Cain, Michele Kennedy, Ellen Leslie, Jennifer Mitchell, Natalia Salemmo, Daphne Touchais, Cindy Wyvill, Angelique Zuluaga

ALTOSTerry Alvord, Karen Carle, Silvie Jensen, Margaret (Peg) Lisi, Brielle Marina Neilson, Leandra Ramm, Dr. Meghan Spyker, Merilyn Telle Vaughn

TENORSSeth Brenzel, Michael Desnoyers, Elliott JG Encarnación, Samuel Faustine, Kevin Gibbs, Michael Jankosky, Jimmy Kansau, David J. Xiques

BASSAdam Cole, Mitchell Jones, Clayton Moser, Matthew Peterson, Chung-Wai Soong, Michael Taylor, David Varnum, Nick Volkert

† Acting member of the San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed in alphabetical order change seats periodically.

Second Century Chairs are supported in part by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Foundation, ensuring the ongoing artistic excellence of the San Francisco Symphony’s string sections.

Alexander Barantschik plays the 1742 Guarnerius del Gesù violin, on loan from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Daniel Stewart’s appointment as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra is generously supported by the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Endowment Fund.

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CURRENTS: invisible bordersMORTEZA NEIDAVOUD (arr. George Khouri) Pishdaramad Mahur

Mohammad Nejad ney, tar, setar, santur, kamancheh, oud, duduk, ghaychak, robab, daf, zarbAlexander Barantschik · In Sun Jang · Dan Carlson · Raushan Akhmedyarova violins Adam Smyla · Matthew Young violasCarolyn McIntosh celloCharles Chandler double bassJacob Nissly drum setJames Lee Wyatt III percussion

MORTEZA NEIDAVOUD (arr. George Khouri) Pishdaramad Esfahan

Mohammad Nejad ney, santur, tanburStephen Paulson bassoonAaron Schuman trumpetSuzanne Leon · Dan Carlson violins Barbara Bogatin celloChris Gilbert double bassEdward Stephan timpaniStan Muncy percussionDouglas Rioth harp

CURRENTS is sponsored by Chevron.

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MOHAMMAD NEJAD (arr. George Khouri) Rain Dance

Mohammad Nejad santur, daf, zarbMelissa Kleinbart · Chen Zhao violins Matthew Young violaAnne Pinsker celloStephen Tramontozzi double bassBryce Leafman · James Lee Wyatt III · Stan Muncy percussion

Jennifer N. Brown director

Kara Lancaster editor

Luke Kritzeck lighting/set designer

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CURRENTS IS SPONSORED BY

Thank You to Our Concert Sponsor

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artistsMOHAMMAD NEJAD is a Persian-born master multi-instrumentalist with an international reputation as a composer, performer, and recording artist. As a child, Persian classical music was

passed down to him from his father. Mr. Nejad holds a degree in Fine Arts for Musicianship and Performance from Tehran University and is proficient in both Western and Persian musical styles. He plays fifty-six different types of traditional and Western musical instruments.

Mr. Nejad immigrated to the United States in 1995. He established Nejad World Music Center, where he teaches music to youths and adults in the community and brings world-renowned artists to the United States for collaborations and performances. In recent years, Nejad World Music Center Youth Orchestra (the largest youth orchestra of its kind outside of Iran) has presented traditional music as featured performers at many cultural and fundraising events and museums in California.

Mr. Nejad is dedicated to preserving Persian culture, music, and instruments by fostering musical education for Iranian-American children, youth, and the general American public. He believes that teaching the beauty of Persian music creates a greater understanding and unity between Iranian and American cultures and strengthens the cultural integrity of the younger generation of Iranian Americans.

ALEXANDER BARANTSCHIK, occupant of the Naoum Blinder Chair, began his tenure as San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster in September 2001. Former concertmaster of the Bamberg Symphony

Orchestra (Germany), London Symphony Orchestra (1989 to 2001), and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic (1982 to 2001), he has also been an active soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe. Born in Russia, Mr. Barantschik attended the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His awards include first prize in the International Violin Competition in Sion, Switzerland, and in the Russian National Violin Competition. Mr. Barantschik is a member of the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he teaches a special graduate concertmaster program. Through an arrangement with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Mr. Barantschik has the exclusive use of the 1742 Guarnerius del Gesù violin once owned by the virtuoso Ferdinand David, and bequeathed to the Fine Arts Museums by Jascha Heifetz.

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A native of Seoul, Korea, IN SUN JANG began studying violin and piano at age four. She graduated from the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory, where she studied with Donald

Weilerstein. A top prize winner at the International Henryk Szeryng Violin Competition, she has appeared as a soloist with the New World Symphony, Puchon Philharmonic, and the Nanpa Festival Orchestra. In 2001, by special invitation of Isaac Stern, Ms. Jang performed at Carnegie Hall as part of the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop. She has collaborated with leading artists, such as Menahem Pressler, Thomas Adès, and Orion String Quartet, among others. Prior to joining the San Francisco Symphony in 2011, she was a concertmaster with the New World Symphony.

DAN CARLSON joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2006. He currently serves as Principal Second Violin, occupying the Dinner & Swig Families Chair. He previously served as rotating concertmaster for the

New World Symphony and he has made solo appearances with the Phoenix Symphony, Chicago String Ensemble, New World Symphony, and the Prometheus Chamber Orchestra. A graduate of the Juilliard School, he has performed chamber music extensively throughout New York. Mr. Carlson performs and teaches with the San Francisco Academy Orchestra.

RAUSHAN AKHMEDYAROVA is a native of Kazakhstan and comes from a family of musicians. She won first prize at the National Violin Competition of Kazakhstan, the International Competition of

Asia in Tashkent, the UNISA International Competition in Pretoria, and the Geneva International Competition. She graduated from the Kazakh State Conservatory and studied privately at the Moscow Conservatory, and in 1994 she received a full scholarship to study at Southern Methodist University. Ms. Akhmedyarova was previously associate concertmaster of the New Century Chamber Orchestra and on the faculty of the San Francisco Academy Orchestra. She joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2006.

ADAM SMYLA, who joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2000, won the National Viola Competition in his native Poland at age seventeen. Shortly thereafter he became the youngest member of the

Polish National Radio and Television Orchestra and was invited to join the Penderecki String Quartet, with which he toured internationally for nearly a decade. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Smyla was assistant principal viola with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and principal viola of the Sun Valley Symphony. He is a viola coach for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and active in chamber music, performing frequently with his wife, pianist Edna Koren.

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MATTHEW YOUNG joined the San Francisco Symphony viola section in 2012. He was a founding member of the Verklärte Quartet, which won grand prize in the 2003 Fischoff National Chamber Music

Competition. He currently performs as a member of Ensemble San Francisco. Winner of a 2007 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Performing Musicians and the Robert Vernon Prize for Viola Performance, he attended the University of Kentucky, Yale School of Music, and Cleveland Institute of Music.

CAROLYN MCINTOSH is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the State University of New York at Binghamton. Prior to joining the San Francisco Symphony in 1981, she served as principal

cello of the San Jose Symphony and the Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra. She occupies the Elizabeth C. Peters Cello Chair.

CHARLES CHANDLER is the first member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra to have become a member of the San Francisco Symphony. He studied with Shinji Eshima of the San

Francisco Opera Orchestra and with David Walter at Juilliard. Prior to joining the Symphony in 1992, he performed at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival and served as associate principal bass of the Phoenix Symphony.

JACOB NISSLY was appointed Principal Percussion of the San Francisco Symphony in 2013. Previously, he was principal percussion of the Cleveland Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony. He also served as a

member of the New World Symphony. He is on the percussion faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory and is currently a coach for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. He has also taught at the Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr. Nissly holds a Bachelor of Music and Jazz Studies from Northwestern University and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. He began his percussion studies with Woody Smith in Iowa.

JAMES LEE WYATT III joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2001 after serving as principal percussionist of the Honolulu Symphony. A native of Princeton, KY, he received his bachelor’s degree from the

University of Michigan and his master’s degree from Temple University. Mr. Wyatt has performed with the Santa Fe Opera, National Repertory Orchestra, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, and the Ojai, Tanglewood, Spoleto festivals.

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STEPHEN PAULSON joined the San Francisco Symphony as Principal Bassoon in 1977. Also a conductor, he has served as Music Director of Symphony Parnassus since 1998. He is a graduate of the Eastman School

of Music, where he studied bassoon with K. David Van Hoesen and Mordechai Rechtman, and composition with Samuel Adler. He has served as principal bassoon with the Rochester Philharmonic and co-principal bassoon of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Paulson has given masterclasses at colleges worldwide, including the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, and the Shanghai Conservatory. He is longtime Professor of Bassoon at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

AARON SCHUMAN joined the San Francisco Symphony as Associate Principal Trumpet in 2018, occupying the Peter Pastreich Chair. A native of Buffalo, NY, he graduated from Northwestern University’s

Bienen School of Music before pursuing graduate studies at Rice University.

SUZANNE LEON joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1990. Following her graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music, she spent five years in France, where she served as concertmaster of Orchestre

International de Paris and taught at the Sorbonne. Ms. Leon has toured as a member of the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed chamber music frequently with her Symphony colleagues, including pre-concert performances and a concert at

San Francisco’s Chinese Cultural Center. She has two children with her husband, former San Francisco Symphony violinist Dan Nobuhiko Smiley.

BARBARA BOGATIN joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1994. Previously she was principal cello with the Milwaukee and New Jersey symphonies and played as a substitute with the New York

Philharmonic for ten years. She studied cello in the preparatory division of the San Francisco Conservatory, and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School. Along with her neuroscientist husband, she has led workshops on meditation and music practice at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, the Esalen Institute, Stanford University, and in Italy and South Africa. She is a proud parent of two University of California graduates.

CHRIS GILBERT studied with Henry Loew at the University of Southern Illinois and at the Saint Louis Conservatory. He participated in the Tanglewood Music Festival before joining the San Francisco Symphony

bass section in 1978.

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EDWARD STEPHAN joined the San Francisco Symphony as Principal Timpani, occupying the Marcia & John Goldman Chair, in 2016. Prior to joining the Orchestra, he served as principal timpani of the

Pittsburgh, Dallas, and the Fort Worth symphonies. Mr. Stephan holds degrees from the University of North Texas and New England Conservatory of Music. Currently timpanist of the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, WY, he also serves as chair of the percussion department at Duquesne University. On the faculty of San Francisco Conservatory, he is a coach for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra.

STAN MUNCY is a Bay Area percussionist and jazz vibe player. A member of the Santa Rosa Symphony, he regularly performs with the San Francisco Symphony. He was percussionist/assistant

timpanist with the Honolulu Symphony. He also performs regularly with eighth blackbird and the new music ensemble-in-residence at UC Berkeley, the Eco Ensemble.

DOUGLAS RIOTH joined the San Francisco Symphony as Principal Harp in 1981. Born in Missouri, he studied with Alice Chalifoux and Elisa Smith Dickon, attended the Interlochen Arts Academy and Cleveland

Institute of Music, and studied at the Berkshire Music Center. Previously principal harp of the Indianapolis Symphony, Mr. Rioth was also a regular participant in the Salzedo Summer Harp Colony. Harp instructor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he also serves on the coaching team for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra.

MELISSA KLEINBART, occupant of the Katharine Hanrahan Chair, joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1998 after serving as associate concertmaster with the San Francisco Opera orchestra and

assistant concertmaster with the Vancouver Symphony. In addition to solo appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, and New York Symphonic Ensemble, Ms. Kleinbart has been a participant at the Marlboro and Tanglewood music festivals and has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. A graduate of the Juilliard School, she performs and teaches with the San Francisco Academy Orchestra.

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CHEN ZHAO joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2000. A native of Shanghai, he studied with his uncle and gave his first public performance at the Shanghai Children’s Palace at age six. He went on to study at

the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Crossroads School for Art and Sciences, Curtis Institute of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the New World Symphony, before joining the San Francisco Symphony. Mr. Zhao has appeared as a soloist with the Curtis Symphony, Oslo Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Stanford Symphony. Currently a violin coach for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, Chen Zhao is a violin professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

ANNE PINSKER joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1982. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, where she studied with Leonard Rose, and she has served as a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

Orchestra and as a regular substitute in the Chicago Symphony.

STEPHEN TRAMONTOZZI serves as San Francisco Symphony Assistant Principal Bass, occupying the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Chair. A native of Arlington, MA, he studied at the Eastman School of Music,

New England Conservatory, and the San Francisco Conservatory, and joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1980. He has been Principal Bass with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony since 2004. A member of the faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory since 1985, Mr. Tramontozzi coaches members of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra bass section. He has also released a solo CD with pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi.

BRYCE LEAFMAN joins the San Francisco Symphony as Assistant Principal Timpani/section percussion during the 2020–21 season. Previously, he was principal percussion of the Billings Symphony, and he has

performed with the Omaha, Berkeley, Marin, and New World symphonies; the Boston Philharmonic; and Symphony New Hampshire. In 2017 he was the first percussionist to win a solo concerto competition at the Aspen Music Festival, where he returned in 2019 as the Charles Owen Memorial Percussion Fellow. Mr. Leafman holds degrees from New England Conservatory, Boston University, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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JENNIFER N. BROWN is a live television and event director and producer. She has more than twenty years “conducting” behind the scenes, collaborating with creative teams and production crews,

directing live events of all types, and delivering news, entertainment, and information through a variety of mediums.

KARA LANCASTER is a transgender multi-disciplined filmmaker based in Portland, OR. She is also a rock climber, a drummer, and an avid traveler. Having started her career in Nashville, TN, she has done film

and photo work in seventeen countries across four continents. With a background in editorial work and a formal education in cinematography and photography, her twelve years of freelance filmmaking have found her primarily operating as a shooter/director/producer on feature films and documentaries, commercial projects, and music videos. Her personal and professional work has been highlighted on PBS, NPR, Paste and Billboard magazines, in theaters, and can be found streaming on Netflix and Amazon. In her work with the San Francisco Symphony, she brings a body of live, in-studio, and music video work with various musical acts around the world, combined with experience shooting, editing, and producing documentary content.

LUKE KRITZECK has worked with artists from diverse disciplines and backgrounds in theater, dance, music, circus, and opera, on stages around the world as a lighting and production designer. He is

currently the resident lighting designer and technical advisor for the San Francisco Symphony and has been a member of the creative team for numerous multimedia Symphony productions in past seasons. Mr. Kritzeck served as the director of lighting at the New World Symphony for seven years. With Cirque du Soleil, he worked on the touring production TOTEM, on its resident show ZAiA in Macau, China, and he also served as the lighting director for featured performances at the Venetian Macau. Selected design credits include Chautauqua Opera Company, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Lafayette Ballet Theatre, and the Saint Louis Symphony.

Photo credits: Stefan Cohen, Kimberly Leamon, Kristin Loken, Terrence McCarthy, Brandon Patoc

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The San Francisco Symphony is widely considered to be among the most artistically adventurous and innovative arts institutions in the United States, celebrated for its artistic excellence, creative performance concepts, active touring, award-winning recordings, and standard-setting education programs. In the 2020–21 season, the San Francisco Symphony welcomes conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as its twelfth Music Director and embarks on a new vision for the present and future of the orchestral landscape. This exciting artistic future builds on the remarkable 25-year tenure of Michael Tilson Thomas as the San Francisco Symphony’s Music Director. Tilson Thomas continues his rich relationship with the Symphony as its first Music Director Laureate. In their inaugural season together,

san francisco symphonyEsa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony introduce a groundbreaking artistic leadership model anchored by eight Collaborative Partners from a variety of cultural disciplines: Nicholas Britell, Julia Bullock, Claire Chase, Bryce Dessner, Pekka Kuusisto, Nico Muhly, Carol Reiley, and Esperanza Spalding. This group of visionary artists, thinkers, and doers joins with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony to chart a new course of experimentation by collaborating on new ideas, breaking conventional rules, and creating unique and powerful experiences. February 2021 saw the launch of SFSymphony+, the San Francisco Symphony’s on-demand video streaming service. For more information on the San Francisco Symphony, visit sfsymphony.org.

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Jennifer N. Brown, Director

Kara Lancaster, Editor

Jason O’Connell, Audio Producer

Jon Johannsen, Audio Engineer

Luke Kritzeck, Lighting/Set Designer

Bob Hines, Technical Director/Engineer

Brian Shimetz, Engineer/Robotic Camera Operator

Paul Peralta & Patrea Cheney, Robotic Camera Operators

Jim Koehler, Camera Shader

Christopher Wood, Stage Manager

Michael ‘Barney’ Barnard, Stage Technician

Denise Woodward, Stage Audio Engineer

Nick Abreu, Stage Audio

Tim Wilson, Electrician

Will Brodhead, Board Operator

Kim Rooker & Billy Schmidt, Video Engineers

Bryan Zimmerman, Carpenter

Filmed at Davies Symphony Hall, a venue of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, City and County of San Francisco, April 13–15, 2021.

©2021 San Francisco Symphony

Production Crew

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celebrating our donors

Keynote SocietyThe San Francisco Symphony greatly appreciates the philanthropic generosity and leadership of its Keynote Society members, who have made significant contributions to the Symphony in addition to their generous support of the Symphony Fund totaling $250,000 or more.

Mrs. Donald G. FisherMr. & Mrs. William S. Fisherq*Priscilla & Keith Geeslin*Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationChristine & Pierre LamondMs. Joyce RatnerqTrine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson*Anonymous

FanfareThe San Francisco Symphony greatly appreciates the philanthropic generosity and leadership of its Fanfare members, who have made significant contributions to a variety of special events, programs, and initiatives totaling $100,000 or more.

Nancy & Joachim BechtleqPhyllis BlairqIris S. Chan & Dr. Michael Chan*John & Sherry ChenChevronMatt and Pia CohlerqMargaret Liu Collins & Edward B. Collinsq*Crankstart FoundationLouise M. Davies FoundationMr. & Mrs. Steven DenningThe Dolby FamilyEmirates AirlineEucalyptus FoundationRoger L. Evans & Aey PhanachetMrs. Donald G. FisherMr. & Mrs. William S. Fisherq*Joyce Frankenbergq

Franklin Templeton/Fiduciary Trust InternationalPriscilla & Keith Geeslin*Charles M. Geschke & Nancy A. Geschke FoundationAnn and Gordon Getty FoundationMarcia & John Goldmanq/John and Marcia Goldman FoundationAndy & Teri GoodmanqGrants for the ArtsDr. Jerome Guillen & Mr. Jeremy GallaherMimi and Peter Haas FundThe William Randolph Hearst FoundationsThe William and Flora Hewlett FoundationJames C. Hormel & Michael P. N. HormelMr. & Mrs. Greg JohnsonKoret FoundationMary Jo & Dick KovacevichMetta & Keith Krach*Christine & Pierre LamondPatricia Lee-Hoffmann & Steven HoffmannNellie & Max LevchinMr. Fred M. Levin, The Shenson Foundation*Mr. & Mrs. Eric LiAlfred & Rebecca LinGorretti & Lawrence LuiMichael Moritz & Harriet HeymanMilton J. Mosk & Thomas FoutchRobert G. & Sue Douthit O’DonnellqThe Bernard Osher FoundationMrs. Henry I. PrienqMs. Joyce RatnerqSan Francisco Arts CommissionCharles and Helen Schwab FoundationJan Shrem & Maria Manetti ShremTrine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson*Michael Tilson Thomas & Joshua RobisonDiane B. WilseyAnonymous (4)

The San Francisco Symphony gratefully acknowledges its many philanthropic supporters who make it possible for the Symphony to bring the joy of music to the Bay Area and beyond through innovative programs, virtual events, and music education reaching a wider audience than ever before in person and through our digital platform SFSymphony+.

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the symphony fund

PRESIDENT’S TIER$150,000 and aboveMatt and Pia CohlerqMr. & Mrs. Steven DenningThe Dolby FamilyMrs. Donald G. FisherMr. & Mrs. William S. Fisherq*Priscilla & Keith Geeslin*Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationMarcia & John Goldmanq/John and

Marcia Goldman FoundationChristine & Pierre LamondMichael Moritz & Harriet HeymanMr. & Mrs. Bernard OsherTrine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson*Anonymous

$125,000-$149,999Charles M. Geschke & Nancy A. Geschke

FoundationMr. & Mrs. Greg Johnson

$100,000-$124,999Margaret Liu Collins & Edward B. Collinsq*Roger L. Evans & Aey PhanachetJoyce FrankenbergqDr. Jerome Guillen & Mr. Jeremy GallaherPatricia Lee-Hoffmann & Steven HoffmannMary Jo & Dick KovacevichMetta & Keith Krach*Mr. Fred M. Levin, The Shenson

Foundation*Mr. & Mrs. Eric LiRobert G. & Sue Douthit O’DonnellqMrs. Henry I. PrienqMs. Joyce Ratnerq

MAESTRO’S CIRCLE$50,000-$99,999Nancy & Joachim BechtleqLyman & Carol CaseyEliza & Dean CashSolomon B. CeraIris S. Chan & Dr. Michael Chan*Tiffany & Jim ChangMichèle & Laurence CorashqJerome L. & Thao N. DodsonqJohn & Paula Gambs*Andy & Teri GoodmanqMr. Mark Heising & Ms. Elizabeth SimonsMaryellie & Rupert H. Johnson, Jr.Maurice KanbarqWilliam and Gretchen Kimball Fund*Nellie & Max LevchinBarry & Marie LipmanGorretti & Lawrence LuiMatthew Kelly Family FoundationNorth Baker TrustNion McEvoy & Leslie BerrimanAnn & Jim ParasqGeorge & Linnea Roberts FoundationMichael Tilson Thomas & Joshua RobisonCharles and Helen Schwab FoundationAnita & Ronald Wornick*

$35,000-$49,999Dan & Linda CoopermanGuzik FoundationMrs. Ila LoebDr. Paul WilsonAnonymous

$25,000-$34,999Michael & Delphine AndersLouise AustinJohn & Sherry ChenMr. & Mrs. Edward J. Conner*Dana M. & Robert L. EmeryElizabeth & Robert J. FisherFrannie FleishhackerqCheryl E. Frank & Michael LinnDr. Ian FriedlandMs. Jane GitschierqMichael H. HardyqStephanie & Fred HarmanMichael A. Harrison &

Susan Graham HarrisonJoseph & Bette HirschJames C. Hormel & Michael P. N. HormelThomas Horn & Bob A. Ross FoundationMr. Basheer JanjuaDr. & Mrs. Stephen S. LeavittJennifer Coslett MacCreadyMr. Alan R. MayWilliam & Nancy Newmeyer IIIqClaudette & John NicolaiMarie Kendrick Otto FoundationPease Family FundMs. Christine M. RammlerArthur Rock & Toni Rembe RockBarbara & Richard Rosenberg*Felipe R. Santiago & Barry T. JosephqJohn V. SellTaube PhilanthropiesMr. Robert Thompson & Dr. Anita DemasRobert & Joyce TuftsDiane B. WilseyMr. Peter WindhorstAnonymous (3)

$15,000-$24,999Lysbeth Warren Anderson &

Brenton Warren AndersonSarah J. ArmstrongLydia Beebe & Charles DoyleMr. David BergerMr. Jeff BharkhdaMr. J. Michael Bishop &

Mrs. Kathryn BishopAthena & Timothy BlackburnRachael & Larry BowmanTom & Polly BredtAnn Moller CaenVirginia CarderDr. & Mrs. Lucas S. ChangMr. & Mrs. John Jay CorleyDr. & Mrs. Robert A. CorriganMs. Gail Covington & Mr. John MurrayDavid & Vicki CoxPeter and Quin CurranPhilip S. & Elayne R. DauberJonathan Davies & Sheila LeeIn memory of Felicia A. DilleniusAndrei DuncaMr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. EinsteinqMrs. Jack S. EuphratMary C. Falvey*Elizabeth J. Folger & Mr. Robert EldredMary A. Francis & Jan M. Chabala*Cynthia HerseyJames & Lynn GibbonsWilliam J. GregoryMimi and Peter Haas FundJo S. HurleyqMark & Michelle Jung*Michael Kalkstein & Susan EnglishLynn & Tom Kiley

The San Francisco Symphony’s artistic, education, and community programs are made possible with the generous support of its annual donors who provide essential funding to ensure that music is accessible to the entire community. The Symphony gratefully recognizes the following individuals who have made a recent contribution of $2,500 or more to the Symphony Fund through March 10, 2021.

For more information about our membership program, please contact 415.503.5444 or support@sfsymphony.org.

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Ted & Carole Krumland/Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

Gail LaForgeMr. Kenneth LambShawn E. Lampron & William M. YorkJoan & William LarkinMary LemmonMs. Lucy LewisEmilie & Andrew LynchMarc & Sandy MacaulayGladys Monroy Marks & Larry Marks,

in honor of Carol SebeliusTom & Bev MarlowMr. Patrick R. McCabeDebbie McCoyAlexandra MosesEllen NewmanqPaul NordineqMrs. William H. Orrick, Jr.qMr. Kevin Osinski and Mr. Marc SinykinCarol Potter PeckhamMr. and Mrs. Michael PierceBernadino J. Pistillo, Jr.David & Bobbie PrattqLisa and John Pritzker Family FundDr. & Mrs. Robert L. RoeMr. Michael L. SackBetty & Jack SchaferJustus SchlichtingThe Seiger FamilyPearl Anne SeippMaria Shim & Nicholas FoxJean ShulerFrederic H. SmithqJoyce L. StupskiMaureen & Craig SullivanAmy Tan & Lou DeMatteiWilliam & Janice TerryFay S. & Ada S. Tom FamilyMr. Paul UphamMrs. Gwendolyn WalshDoris & Clark WardenqJudy C. WebbWendy & Mason WillrichMs. Sheila WishekWard & Diane ZumstegAnonymous (2)

BATON CIRCLE$10,000-$14,999Mr. Paul B. AlthouseAida Alvarez & Raymond J. BaxterSusan & Sig AndermanDorothy & Jon AndersonPaul André & Lisa KobialkaMr. & Mrs. Gerson BakarThe Barkley Fund/Claire PerryThe Baumann FoundationCarol & Bill BeckFrank & Ruth BelvinqPaula BlankqMr. & Mrs. Donald E. BradleyJames R. & Mical Atz BrenzelqMarilyn Burns & Jeffrey SellonqMaria Cardamone & Paul MatthewsMr. Antone CincottaJanet CluffAlice CorningDavidson Family FundMr. & Mrs. Andre-Paul de BordMr. Marvin DennisJeanne DinkelspielDan & Kathy DixonArthur Dreshfield in memory of

Ardy DreshfieldqHolly & Edmond EgerqDr. Elaine EngmanJacqueline & Christian P. ErdmanLuke Evnin & Deann WrightVicki & David FleishhackerMr. Nicholas FoxMichael Garland & Gigi CoeArthur & Drue GenslerDane & Pat GilletteDr. Allan Gold & Mr. Alan FerraraqLisa & Douglas Goldman FundMichael Good & JoAnn CloseMrs. Bernice E. GreeneMarritje & Jamie GreeneMark & Christina HansonMr. Eric Hanushek &

Ms. Margaret RaymondKathryn HartleyMary & Craig HendersonDr. & Mrs. H.P. HotzMs. Aditi Iyer

Ms. A. Annette JensenqBarbara & Ron KaufmanF. Curt Kirschner, Jr. & Nicholas AugustinosqLinda & Robert KlettqDr. & Mrs. Raymond K. Y. LiWilliam Lightner, Jr. &

Merrie Turner LightnerLois Lynn & William J. RyanqPaul & Arlee MaierMartin Family FoundationChristine & Stan MattisonJohn and Kathryn Milligan Family FundGladyne K. MitchellRobert L. & Jan NewmanqStephen Parodi & Amy NelsonMr. & Mrs. David PengPaula & Bill PowarqDr. Rahul Prasad & Dr. Sharmila MajumdarGordon Radley, in recognition of

Carol SebeliusMr. Kausik Rajgopal & Ms. Sharyn Efimoff*Mark & Alison ReinholdMr. & Mrs. John S. RenardMr. William RingSanford RobertsonMrs. Marianne B. RobisonElizabeth B. RossqMs. Irene SliskyMr. & Mrs. Tony SalewskiMrs. Thomas A. SkorniaqDanna & Alex SluskyMr. Owen SmithMs. Sarah SmithLaurence L. SpittersMichael & Sue SteinbergSeksom Suriyapa & Susan J. ShraderRoselyne Chroman SwigMs. Naomi R. ThorpeLida UrbanekBob & Gail WalkerPeter L. Washburn & Rod BrownIn memory of Alex WasikPeter & Deborah WexlerWildcat Cove FoundationAnonymous (5)

$7,500-$9,999Mr. William Banyai

Richard C. BarkerCynthia S. & Gary BengierKathleen Burke & Ralph DavisMargot & John ClementsBruce Colman & Margaret SheehanDavid & Maggie CookeqBen & Mary FeinbergMr. Arnold A. GrossmanLaurel & Vinod Gupta Mr. Jeff HimawanFred KarrenMs. Peggy KivelSven KjaersgaardArlene & Steve KriegerLinda & Frank KurtzSusan Lin and Richard PowellqMrs. Richard B. MaddenqBetty Madduxq, in memory of

my husband, Ed KoesterThe Marmor Foundation/Michael & Jane

MarmorNan McDowellMrs. Ernst MeissnerRobert MeisterDr. Judy C. MinerqFrank & Margaret MorrowPaula & John MurphyPaul & Lilah NewtonAndrea Palmer & Mark OrttungMr. & Mrs. Richard A. PfaffqMs. Priscilla PittiglioWilliam J. RutterMr.† & Mrs. George P. ShultzMr. & Mrs. Reginald D. SteerDwight & Blossom StrongqDrs. Karen Talmadge & John FiddesDr. Lucy TompkinsStephanie Twomey Roche &

N. D’Arcy RocheIsabel ValdesDaphne & Stuart WellsqDiane & Howard ZackAnonymous

$5,000-$7,499Julie AllectaqDavid & Judith Preves AndersonqNorby Anderson

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Michael Bassi & Christy StyerqMr. Scott BaysMr. & Mrs. David BeachDrs. Leslie Z. & Carol A. BenetMs. Courtney Benoist & Mr. Jason FishDr. & Mrs. Alan BentzPaul & Kathy BissingerqPhyllis BlairqHarriet & Herbert BloomBrian Bock & Susan RosinThe Boyd Family FoundationMaria & Jerry BrenholzThe Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation, Inc.Mr. Donald Brody & Ms. Toby MickelsonRobert F. BynumMr. & Mrs. John E. Cahill, Jr.William & Jeanne CahillMr. & Mrs. Clark N. CallanderDr. Randolph ChaseMr. William D. ChilsonPhyllis & David CookAntonia CrossCarlotta & Robert DatheDavidow FoundationAl & Natalie DavisqMr. & Mrs. Richard DishnicaVincent & Wendy DruckerJack & Janice EskridgeMr. & Mrs. William F. EuphratMrs. Wesley J. FastiffMr. & Mrs. Steve FecherTeri FollettqSharon & Joel FriedmanMr. Richard J. GalbraithMr. Nigel GambleRenata GasperiqTheodore & Frances GeballeBuck Gee & Mary HackenbrachtIn memory of Daniel GellerMs. Margot N. Golding &

Mr. Michael PowersMatthew GoldmanMr. & Mrs. Richard W. Goss IIDr. Eugene GottfriedqMr. Thomas Gregory &

Ms. Francoise ThompsonDouglas & Kaatri GriggColleen & Robert D. Haas

Mr. Eliyahou HarariHenry Heines & Katherine FinesMs. Deidre HendersonJim & Pam HenryMichael & Ruth HodosAl Hoffman & David ShepherdMs. Carol HoldenMrs. Gail HollingsworthMr. Allen Huang & Ms. Jessica MokMr. & Mrs. Bernardo HubermanMs. Arlene InchJessica Jacob & Zachary TownsendDr. & Mrs. C. David JensenMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. JohnsonBarbara E. Jones, in memory of

William E. JonesDr. Edwin R. Jones & Mrs. Patricia RohrsMalcolm JonesAlan L. & Carol M. KaganovqMonique L. KaufmanMrs. Louis O. KelsoThe Keon FamilyN. A. Kershaw, in memory of LauraDavid & Barbara KimportMr. Thomas KingDonna KlineSally & Jim KlingbeilMs. Eva KryskaMs. Emerald LaiRobert & Sue LarsonqCraig Latker & Richard DeNataleLaura G. LeibowitzLisa P. LindelefMr. & Mrs. Max ListgartenMr. & Mrs. Ronald LoarMr. Thomas F. LukensCynthia & Merrill MagowanMelanie & Peter MaierLaurence V. Mathews & Brian SalimanRobert McCleskeyDr. & Mrs. John McConkieIn memory of Mary Janet McKelveyCarrick & Andy McLaughlinMr. John A. McQuownMr. & Mrs. William MiklosAnthony & Landra MilesDiane Compagno MillerEvelyn Miller & Fred Snively

Edward Mocarski & Christine MartensMrs. Ellen Wright-Montgomery &

Mr. Howard MontgomeryJames C. MooraqConstance B. Moore & Roger D. GreerJanet D. MorrisJames MouleKathryn & Peter MuhsTim & Nancy MullerDaniel A. MurphyClifford & Betty NakamotoqR. D. NorbyMr. Karl F. NygrenRoland & Carmela Anderson-OrtgiesMr. William D. ParentDr. Erica PascalBerniece & Pat PattersonDr. Otto H. Pflueger Jr.Jeffrey & Deborah PierceRitchie & Melissa PostMs. Robin Raborn & Mr. John LazloqRossannah & Alan ReevesPamela & John RiddleJoyce & Gary RifkindAnmarie B. RoacheIn memory of Ilene RockmanAnne & Martin RoherShelagh & Tom RohlenDr. & Mrs. Harold RossqMs. Lisa ToughAlice & William Russell-ShapiroDr. & Mrs. David P. SachsPaul G. SalisburyPhillip & Sara SalsburyMr. & Mrs. Guido SaveriSchauble Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Barney SchaubleDiane Schmidt & Jeff VadaszKatherine SchmidtGene & Abby SchnairPamela & John SebastianMrs. Marilyn SelfEvan and Noelle ShahinBarry & Esther ShermanqMr. Jeff ShuttleworthPamela D. SmithPieter & Jacqui SmithThe Somekh Family Foundation

Mr. James R. Stockton & Ms. Karen TuckerqMr. Tracy S. StorerqMs. Susan StrattonMs. Nancy StrauchMr. & Mrs. Calvin B. TildenTerrence TilleyJames & Karen TylerPaula & Jim VanderpoolDrs. Oldrich & Silva VasicekGrace & Steven VoorhisRonald & Sandra WagnerMs. Ann Yvonne Walker &

Mr. David M. JonesKip WalkerJames & Judith WallJohn W. WardJeff Wiggins & Joe OlivoAndreas Willausch & L. Dale CrandallDiane K. WinokurMs. Catherine WitzlingMr. & Mrs. Alex WolfMs. Susan Wong & Mr. Bart ConnallyMr. & Mrs. Frank M. WoodsDr. John S. Yao & Dr. Pauline MysliwiecSandra W. Yip, in memory of

Lucky C. YipMr. Ming ZhaoLuis & Suzanne ZurinagaAnonymous (8)

$2,500-$4,999Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. AdamsMr. Vaughn Aldape-SoratosElizabeth & Logan AllinMr. & Mrs. Kendall & Claire R. AllphinPaul A. AndersonRichard & Clarice AndersonRobert C. AndersonMs. Naomi AndrewsMs. Maloos S. Anvarian &

Mr. Franklin R. JacksonDr. Charlene Archibeque &

Dr. Robert MelnikoffqMr. William H. ArmstrongDr. & Mrs. Abraham AronowJonathan Arons & Claire MaxMs. Rebecca Arons & Mr. Eric FastiffDr. & Mrs. Kent Bach

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Laima BaltusisNeil & Gene BarthElaine Baskin & Ken KrechmerMr. & Mrs. Robert BatesFrank S. BayleyBruce and Terry BellMs. Desa BelyeaDr. & Mrs. Ian BenhamMr. Lance M. Berc & Ms. Rosemary SilvaChris BergeronMs. Helen BerggruenDr. & Mrs. Gerson C. BernhardMs. Jane Bernstein & Mr. Robert A. EllisJack & Joann BertgesDr. Barbara Lynn BesseyMs. Sandra BessieresDrs. Paul & Suzie BillingsCharles & Lenore BleadonAnne Bodel and Edward HannemannJanet & Kenneth BollierDix & Marilyn Moore BoringDavid BrakerJulian & Beth BrandesqMs. Anna-Marie BrattonJennifer Braun & Raymond J. Ryan

Charitable Gift FundMrs. Patricia Ann BrennanMr. and Mrs. James BroderickLaura BrodskyJoy & Robert BrorsenTim & Peggy BrownJosephine BrownbackqMelissa & Richard BruinsMr. Dennis BuckleyMs. Jean BurnsDr. & Mrs. Ronald CapeMs. Lynne CarrMs. Sandra K. CarrollKathy & Al CastinoMr. John P. CaulfieldDominic ChanMr. & Mrs. Esmond ChanMichael Charlson & Susan AustinMs. Virginia ChenMichael & Gloria ChiangGary Y. S. Chock, in memory of

Joseph P. Kelly IIIqMr. and Mrs. Fay Chong Jr.

Mr. Craig E. ClaussenMs. Constance M. ClayburnHazel CleggShirley M. Clift & Jeroen KnopsMr. Steven J. CohenMr. Martin CohnqMrs. Renee CokerMr. Daniel ColemanDr. Michael & Joanne CondieMichelle ConnellyThe Connolly FamilyMs. Darlene CowdenH. Gordon Cox & Gail E. McGovernMr. & Mrs. Thomas CoxMs. Constance CrawfordJohn Cromwell & Donna ChiaroJames Cross & Charles AntonenMrs. Denise CutlerCaroline H. DamskyMr. Gordon DavidsonDr. Beth DawsonVictoria & Anthony de AlcuazMs. Barbara Dengler &

Miss Francoise CostaMarshall DinowitzBill & Nancy DoolittleMary Lou DorkingMichael & Margaret DotterweichTom & Nancy DriscollMs. Mary EichbauerMs. Jannette EngelJesse & Jo Anne EricksonRobert & Veronica FaussnerMs. Lynn Feintech & Mr. Tony BernhardtNancy H. & Martin FeldmanBrent and Sandra FeryKatharine & Doug FinlayJessena L. FinnMs. Sharon U. FordFirst Dollar FoundationLaura & John FisherJames T. FousekisHerb & Marianne FriedmanJoyce Bleadon FriedmanMs. Donalynne A. FullerSpencer & Rena FulweilerMartin Gaehwiler, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John A. Galen

Ms. Janet GardnerRoberta & James R. GatesLaurie & Jim GhielmettiMr. John C. GilbertMr. David GiltinanMr. Gary W. GlassJames & Lynne GoellerMs. Diane GoldsmithMichael A. GonzalezDr. Erica T. GoodeMr. Robert GoodmanMr. Ronald GoodmanMr. David GoodsteinMaya Kuntal GoradiaDr. & Mrs. Kenneth I. GottliebGower-McKean FamilyMary & Nicholas GravesqSallie GriffithMs. Carol GrossJackson HaddadLuisa & William HansenHelen A. HansonqMs. Roslyn HarrisonJames HartCarolyn & Larry HartsoughDavid & Andrea HayesMr. & Mrs. Frank HeffernanMartha & Michael L. HelmsMr. and Mrs. Frederick HesletMs. Patricia HessMr. Thomas L. HibdonMs. Peggy HillIan Hinchliffe & Marjorie ShapiroNan Ho & Gary MinerKathleen HoffackerMr. Charles D. HoffmanVanessa Homewood & Tony FarneAlbert J. HornMr. & Mrs. Gordon C. HughesMr. & Mrs. Cordell HullMr. Bradford HumphreyDr. & Mrs. Michael H. HumphreysEdward & Patricia HymsonDr. & Mrs. Jerome B. JacobsonqAndrea Jacoby & Robert BrodyHoward & Elisabeth JaffeMr. Clinton JangJJW Family Foundation

Franklin P. Johnson, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Paul S. JonesDan Joraanstad & Bob E. HermannMr. & Mrs. John D. JorgensonEdward E. Kallgren, in memory of

Joyce K. KallgrenRachel E. KishqMr. Stephen F. KisperskyPersis KnobbeCatherine & James KoshlandDr. Larry & Bernis KretchmarLeslee Kurihara and Drew HamlinMichael E. LammLapporte-Frankel Family Philanthropic

Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation

Mr. Richard LarcomDr. and Mr. Ava LeeMr. John LeePeter P. LeeMr. Julius Leiman-CarbiaMary & Arnold LevineDr. Jay & Sharon LevyMr. Frank LewisSiegfried LinkwitzConstance LittleMs. Xin LiuTom Lockard & Alix MarduelMr. Michael LoebJ W LowriePhilip Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey LyonsRebecca & Goncalo Macieira-KaufmannMr. Douglas MandellDr. & Mrs. William MarshallMr. John A. MartinSlade Maurer & Simone FloryDr. & Mrs. W.J. McAllisterJames & June McCarthyRobert and Suzan McCloskeyPeter & Willinda McCreaCharles & Carol McCulloughBrian P. McCuneqMr. & Mrs. Robert McGrathMr. Marlo McGriffJames R. MeehanMr. & Mrs. Kurt W. MelchiorBeryl & Renee Mell

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David J. MellorSharon & Stan MeresmanMr. & Mrs. J. Alec MerriamMrs. Lynn MetzgerMrs. Ann Marie MixMr. & Mrs. John W. MonroeJohn Monteverdi & Marti LochridgeE. Craig and Kathy MoodyThe William O. Morris and Susan

Woodbury Morris Endowment for the Performing Arts

Milton J. Mosk & Thomas FoutchMs. Linda K. MountsCarol A. MowbrayqJane E. MrazMr. Scott K. NelsonqDr. & Mrs. Dale M. NesbittDr. & Mrs. Donald NicholsMr. Douglas NippaMr. Jeff NovaMelanie OlsonMr. & Mrs. John OrrMr. & Mrs. Richard OtterMr. Angelo Pagano & Mr. Jeffrey JonesEugene & Seta PaigeMs. Jessica PalmerDr. Barry PanterSeongbae ParkPeter Pastreich & Jamie WhittingtonqRalph & Elizabeth PeerMr. & Mrs. Neil PeringMark & Carol PerryMr. Gary F. PokornyOwen & Kathleen PooleMs. Mary PorterMr. Robert Portnoy &

Dr. Gunilla Haegerstrom-PortnoyMrs. David L. PrattDr. David R. Priest &

Reverend Eric M. NefsteadNorma Ann Quan, Ph.DIrving & Varda Rabin Foundation of

The Jewish Community FoundationMr. Robert RabinJennifer F. RaikeqMr. James RamsayGenelle RelfeqMr. & Mrs. Michael Richter

Helen & Allan RidleyBarry & Janet RobbinsMurphy & Wayne RobinsMartin & Edis RobinsonFran RomingerqMr. Galen RosenbergCraig RossiMs. Kelly RyerMr. Sami Saab and Ms. Heidi SchlegelMr. James SabryPaul SackMark Salkind & Miranda HellerqMr. John F. Sampson &

Ms. Sharon L. LitskyqLouise Adler SampsonHenry & Catharine SandbachStephen & Nancy SapersteinJeffrey & Beth ScanlanMs. Tracy P. SchillingBruce & Antoinette SchlobohmMichael & Leslie SchroederRon & Esther SchroederDoré Selix-GabbyKen Shannon & Elizabeth CordenMr. Andrey ShawJudith Singer, in memory of Bruce SingerGeorge & Camilla SmithDr. Stephen Smith & Ms. Theresa LaheyMr. & Mrs. Kenneth SnowqMrs. Gail P. SoldaviniCarter & Constance SquiresqMr. David StadlinMichael Steel & James ColettiBarbara and Charles StevensMr. Dennis P. StradfordMs. Marjorie SwigBruce Tarter & Gabriela OdellMr. Lee TaubeneckMs. Betsy TempletonSusan TerrisKatharine Wallas ThompsonMs. Marie TilsonGwen Davis TosoqDr. and Mrs. Arthur TraumMr. & Mrs. Donald TraunerMr. Sumter L. Travers Jr.Ms. Lorraine Twohill & Mr. Peter DavisJohn R. Upton, Jr. & Janet Sassoon-Uptonq

Dr. & Mrs. Leo van der ReisqMr. & Mrs. Jack W. Van GeemJulia B. Vetromile & David B. GoldsteinDr. Conrad Vial & Ms. Catalina Zapata-VialJ. Patrick Waddell & Franklin SmythMr. Bradford W. WadeBruce & Fran WalkerMr. William WalkerMr. & Mrs. Walter WallachKatherine G. WallinqDrs. Diane & William WaraMr. & Mrs. William E. WarrenMs. E. Margaret Warton &

Mr. Steve BentingMargaret & Curt WeilMr. & Mrs. David L. WeinbergMr. Richard Weisiger & Ms. Jane MartinWilliam J WelchRon & Anne WhiteStephen WhiteqMr. & Mrs. Malcolm WhyteFrederick T. Williams & Judith EpsteinWilson-Dalzell FamilyGayla & Walt WoodKaren and John WynbeekqKevin Yeh & Catherine MengDr. Lowell S. YoungMargaret & Martin ZankelSamuel & Joyce ZanzeDr. & Mrs. John A. ZdericMs. Hong ZhouCatherine Y. ZimmermanGeorge ZimmermanDr. & Mrs. Harold ZlotRobert & Irene ZubeckAnonymous (15)

* Multi-year commitment q Pierre Monteux Society member† Deceased

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season sponsors

SECOND CENTURY PARTNER

SEASON PARTNERS

The San Francisco Symphony thanks its Season Partners for their generous support of our artistic, education, and community programs. The sponsors listed here are serving as leaders in the community.

Official Airline

Inaugural Partner

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corporate partners$100,000 AND ABOVE

$50,000–$99.999

$35,000–$49,9993 Corners LLCGot Light Hensley Event ResourcesKPMG LLPPwC 

$15,000–$34,999Alpha & Omega SemiconductorDolby LaboratoriesEast West BankFlutter EyewearFirst Republic BankGoldman, Sachs & Co.JPMorgan Chase & Co.Meyer SoundMorrison & Foerster LLPPwCShorenstein CompanyU.S. Bank

$10,000–$14,999Armanino LLPCapital Group Companies Charitable FoundationGap FoundationPrologisRingCentralUCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San FranciscoWI Harper GroupZenni $5,000–$9,999Brunello CucinelliCharles Schwab & Co., Inc.Delta Dental of CaliforniaDodge & CoxHalf Moon Bay WinesThe MacallanViolich Capital Management $2,500–$4,999 Gruen & Gruen + AssociatesHathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.Hint WaterLandis Communications Inc. (LCI)RVK, inc.Scharffenberger CellarsTing & Associates/Merrill Lynch Wealth ManagementTopo Chico UChannel TV

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foundation & government partners$250,000 AND ABOVE Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationThe Hearst FoundationsSan Francisco Arts Commission

$100,000–$249,999The Eucalyptus Foundation John and Marcia Goldman FoundationThe William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Koret FoundationThe Bernard Osher Foundation

$50,000–$99,999Louise M. Davies FoundationThe Frances K. & Charles D. Field FoundationLeague of American OrchestrasNational Endowment for the Arts

$25,000–$49,999Acacia FoundationCalifornia Arts Council The William G. Irwin Charity FoundationAlexander M. and June L. Maisin FoundationBarbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation

$10,000–$24,999Becker Charitable TrustFrank A. Campini FoundationLisa and Douglas Goldman FundWalter and Elise Haas FundEvelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. FundMimi and Peter Haas FundThe Joseph and Mercedes McMicking FoundationThe Walther Foundation

$2,500–$9,999 The Aaron Copland Fund for MusicJulia Klumpke TrustJohn Brockway Huntington FundThornton Foundation Harold L. Wyman Foundation Inc.The Zellerbach Family Foundation

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OFFICERSPriscilla B. GeeslinPresident

Matt CohlerVice-PresidentGail L. CovingtonVice-President

Trine SorensenVice-PresidentRobert G. O’DonnellTreasurer

Lydia I. BeebeSecretary

Mark C. HansonChief Executive Officer

BOARD OF GOVERNORSAida M. AlvarezNancy H. Bechtle*Lydia I. Beebe*David J. BergerJeff Bharkhda Paula Blank Carol CaseyDean CashIris ChanLucas S. ChangTiffany ChangJohn S. Chen

Matt Cohler*Dan Cooperman*Michèle Beigel Corash*Gail L. Covington*Mary C. Falvey*Sakurako Fisher*Mary A. FrancisA. John Gambs*Priscilla B. Geeslin*Gordon P. GettyJohn D. Goldman*Dr. Jerome M. Guillen

James H. Henry*Aditi IyerBasheer JanjuaGregory E. JohnsonMark A. JungMrs. William R. KimballF. Curt KirschnerMetta Krach*Christine E. Lamond*Patricia Lee-HoffmannMax Levchin Fred M. Levin*

Eric X. LiMarc T. Macaulay*Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann* Raj MathaiDr. Vincent MatthewsAlan MayPatrick McCabeDebbie McCoyRobert G. O’Donnell*Andrea Palmer*Mrs. James C. Paras*Mark C. Perry

Michael PierceFrederic M. SeegalMrs. George P. ShultzTrine Sorensen*Robert B. Thompson*Zachary TownsendRobert R. TuftsM. Isabel Valdés*Jack William Van GeemDr. Ge WangMarc WinnifordAnita L. Wornick

PAST PRESIDENTST.B. Berry1910-12W.B. Bourn1912-16William Sproule1916-19John D. McKee1919-27

J.B. Levison1927-33Richard Tobin1933-35Joseph S. Thompson1935-36Leonora Wood Armsby1936-53

J.D. Zellerbach1953-56Kenneth Monteagle1956-61J.D. Zellerbach1961-63Philip S. Boone1963-72

David N. Plant1972-74Lawrence V. Metcalf1974-80Brayton Wilbur, Jr.1980-87Nancy H. Bechtle1987-2001

John D. Goldman2001-12Sakurako Fisher2012-20

board of governors

LIFE GOVERNORSPaul H. BaastadAndrew S. Berwick, Jr. Paul A. Bissinger, Jr. Athena T. BlackburnMrs. W. John BuchananMrs. Herbert E. CaenMargaret Liu Collins

Nancy R. ConnerJoyce Mobley CorriganRamon C. CortinesMrs. Donald G. FisherElizabeth J. FolgerCharles M. Geschke†Robert D. Glynn, Jr.

James C. HormelJudi KanterRichard M. KovacevichMaryon Davies LewisGorretti Lo LuiEff W. MartinChristine Mattison

William F. Meehan IIIEllen Magnin NewmanMrs. John F. NicolaiMrs. William H. Orrick, Jr.Carl F. PascarellaLaura K. PfaffGenelle Relfe

George R. RobertsRichard M. RosenbergMrs. Charles R. SchwabF. Clark Warden

*Executive Committee † Deceased

HONORARY MEMBER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYHerbert Blomstedt

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Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director

Priscilla B. Geeslin, President

EXECUTIVEMark C. Hanson, Chief Executive OfficerKate Bassett, Special Assistant to the CEO & Executive OfficeElizabeth Shribman, Chief of Staff

ARTISTICMatthew Spivey, Chief Programming Officer

Artistic PlanningPhillippa Cole, Director Gregory Hix, Coordinator, Artist ServicesShoko Kashiyama, Executive Assistant to the Music Director Joseph Woodward, Coordinator Lisa Zadek, Senior Manager

Digital InnovationOliver Theil, Head of Digital InnovationMargaret Benedict, SFS Media Label ManagerElizabeth Dreeson, Project Manager Kim Huynh, Senior Video ProducerKrysten Richardson, Post-Production SupervisorZach Schimpf, Associate ProducerJeanette Yu, Director of Curation

FINANCELiz Pesch, Chief Financial Officer

Finance & AccountingGwendolyn Hasse, Director, Financial Planning & AnalysisChristina Magee, Executive Assistant Judi Sanderlin, ControllerSalah Sibai, Financial Analyst

Information TechnologyAaron Bennett, Chief Information OfficerDavid Berta, Applications Support EngineerShivani Chamakura, Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics Aaron Levin, Technical Project Manager & Developer

Human ResourcesCatherine Carter, Business Partner Alexandria Daley, Benefits & Compensation Analyst

OPERATIONSAndrew Dubowski, Senior Director Michele Arnold, Production ManagerTim Carless, Production Manager Casey Daliyo, Production & Tours CoordinatorWilliam Lewis, Parking Attendant Emma Logan, ManagerMelodie Myers, Media Asset ManagerJoyce Cron Wessling, DirectorRussell Young, Head Parking Attendant

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL & EDUCATION PLANNINGRebecca Blum, Senior Director

Education Programs/Youth OrchestraRonald Gallman, DirectorAnastasia Herold, Education Program ManagerErin Kelly, Education Programs AssociateJoseph Matthews, Education CoordinatorJason Pyszkowski, Associate Director, Youth Orchestra Program

Orchestra Personnel Andrew Tremblay, Orchestra Personnel ManagerDaniel Zimardi, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

COMMUNICATIONSRobin Freeman, Senior Director

Archives & Record ManagementAdrienne Storey, Associate DirectorKristin Lipska, Digital & Media Archivist

EditorialSteven Ziegler, DirectorGayle Ginsburg, Project ManagerLauren MacNeil, Copywriter

Public RelationsTatyana Filatova, Communications Manager

Administration

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & VOLUNTEER SERVICESMarni Cook, Senior DirectorLaura Bergmann, Associate Director, Advocacy & Community EngagementLaura Knerler, Associate Director, Volunteer Services

DEVELOPMENTDan Coleman, Senior Director Jason Tong, Administrative Assistant to the Senior Director

Individual GivingRachel Kirley, DirectorJulie Ambrose, Senior Major Gift OfficerLiz Gerber, Annual Fund Program OfficerAlexis Gordon, Major Gifts OfficerPamela Pretlow, Senior Major Gift OfficerLeslie Razana, AssociateMay Van Norman, Associate Director, New Philanthropy

Institutional GivingBryan Pangilinan, DirectorAshley Burdge, CoordinatorRosie Fraser, Associate Director, Corporate Giving & SponsorshipsMichele Fromson, Associate Director, Foundation & Government Relations

CampaignMegan Guzman, Director, Planned Giving Chris Shields, Manager, Prospect Research & Management

Development Operations & ServicesChandra Asken, DirectorMike Ehrenkranz, Data Integrity CoordinatorKunwoo Hong, Reporting & Data Analytics Specialist Maura Timmerman, Associate Director, Development Operations & ServicesJack Wong, Gift Administration Specialist

Stewardship & Events Irma Ramirez, DirectorMegan Anderson, Donor Recognition CoordinatorSherga Kong, Associate Director, StewardshipAudra Loveland, Associate Director, Events Martina Siniscalco, Events ManagerMay Stearman, Events Specialist

MARKETING & SALES Alexandra Llamas, Senior DirectorJoy Smith, Executive Assistant to Marketing & Communications

Creative ServicesLarry Williams, Creative DirectorLisa Bogle, Senior Project Manager Chelsea Dowling, Digital Web Producer Jack Morrow, Senior Graphic Designer

Front of HouseJeff Coyne, House ManagerRobert Johnston, Jr., Senior Store Manager Toby Kahn, Assistant Store ManagerJennifer Mar, Senior Assistant Store Manager

Marketing & SalesEvan Chapman, Digital Marketing ManagerHillary Fowler, Marketing Coordinator Jason Koo, Senior Revenue Manager Charles Pickford, Marketing Specialist

Patron ServicesTerry Breedlove, Director Meredith Clark, Patron Services Representative Christina Coughlin, Assistant Box Office Manager Lorri Ferguson, Patron Services Representative Danielle Gold, Patron Services Representative Ruth Goldfine-Ney, Patron Services Representative Eddie Gonzalez, Patron Services Representative Austin Graziano, Patron Services Representative Hilda Kissane, Box Office Manager Sam Koritz, Community & Internal Ticket Coordinator Sam Kohl, Patron Services Representative Donald Patterson, Patron Services Representative Laurie Peck, Patron Services Representative Carol Sebelius, Benefactor Ticket Coordinator Ian Stewart, Patron Services RepresentativePhilip Toscano, Group Sales Specialist Nick Utterback, Patron Services Representative Tunisha Williams, Patron Services Representative