








See Gaffigan Conducts Beethoven 9 at Davies Symphony Hall. James Gaffigan conducts the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in a program dedicated to late Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas. As Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, Thomas was known for his passionate, innovative, and accessible approach to classical music.
Get SF Symphony tickets and prepare for an explosive program that opens with works by Brahms and Ives exploring contrasting visions of spirituality, one comforting, the other questioning. Tilson Thomas's own Agnegram, a lively march written in honor of an SF Symphony benefactor, brings his legendary sense of humor to the fore. The program culminates in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a towering journey of transformation exploring struggle and salvation, community and compassion. A tribute to one of classical music's great visionaries, this is an unmissable night at Davies Symphony Hall.
Seats will be assigned by the venue in your purchased section. You will receive your seating assignment with your e-tickets 24 hours prior to the performance.
Ages 7+.
June 18th, 2026
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