San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is a major orchestra based in San Francisco, California. It gave its first performance in December 1911. The orchestra plays in Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, built in 1980. The current music director is Michael Tilson Thomas, who has held the position since September 1995.

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Orchestra - San Francisco, California - Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall - Music director - Michael Tilson Thomas

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The San Francisco Symphony makes regular tours of the United States, Europe and Asia, and their concerts are broadcast weekly by numerous radio stations. The orchestra has a long history of recordings, most notably those made with Pierre Monteux for RCA, Herbert Blomstedt for Decca, and Michael Tilson Thomas for BMG and the orchestra's own SFS Media label.

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Pierre Monteux - RCA - Herbert Blomstedt - Decca - Michael Tilson Thomas - BMG

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Past music directors include Henry Hadley (1911-1915), Alfred Hertz (1915-1930), Basil Cameron and Issay Dobrowen (1930-1934), Pierre Monteux (1935-1954), Enrique Jordá (1954-1963), Josef Krips (1963-1970), Seiji Ozawa (1970-1977), Edo de Waart (1977-1985) and Herbert Blomstedt (1985-1995), who is now Conductor Laureate.

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Henry Hadley - Alfred Hertz - Basil Cameron - Issay Dobrowen - Pierre Monteux - Enrique Jordá - Josef Krips - Seiji Ozawa - Edo de Waart - Herbert Blomstedt

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The associated San Francisco Symphony Chorus was founded in 1973, and the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra was founded in 1981.

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San Francisco Symphony Chorus - San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra

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In 1999 the San Francisco Symphony collaborated with metal band Metallica for their live album entitled S&M. The album was conducted by Michael Kamen and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the song "The Call of Ktulu".

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Metallica - S&M - Michael Kamen - Grammy Award

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