The San Francisco Symphony, 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. … See more

The early years
In 1909 the Musical Association (MA) was founded by a group of San Francisco citizens with the goal of establishing a professional … See more

Throughout its history the San Francisco Symphony has had numerous great conductors, instrumentalists and singers as guests. Many … See more

The orchestra has a long history of recordings, most notably those made with Pierre Monteux for RCA Victor, Herbert Blomstedt for Decca, and Michael Tilson Thomas for … See more

The San Francisco Symphony was the first to feature symphonic radio broadcasts in 1926, and in 2003 the Symphony was heard in syndicated radio broadcasts on over 300 radio stations. There were regular live, stereo broadcasts for many years on See more

The San Francisco Symphony gave its first performance on Friday, December 8, 1911, in the Cort Theater at 64 Ellis Street. The Symphony stayed at the Cort Theater when it was renamed … See more

• Henry Hadley (1911–1915)
• Alfred Hertz (1915–1930)
• Basil Cameron and Issay Dobrowen (1930–1934) See more