San Francisco Symphony with Esa-Pekka Salonen and Mahler 2

Jun 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA

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San Francisco Symphony

106 concerts

San Francisco Symphony’s Grammy Award-winning in-house label, SFS Media, founded in 2001, produces and distributes acclaimed orchestral, choral, opera, and contemporary recordings featuring conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Esa-Pekka Salonen

24 concerts

Esa-Pekka Salonen is Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Cofounder of the Baltic Sea Festival, he won the Grawemeyer Award for his Violin Concerto.

Mahler 2

3 concerts

Mahler's Symphony No. 2, also known as the Resurrection Symphony, is a celebrated symphonic work by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler. Composed between 1888 and 1894, it is one of his most popular and monumental pieces, famously incorporating vocal soloists and a chorus in its grand finale to explore themes of life, death, and afterlife.