Upcoming Performances
October 2026
A Season of Titans
Saturday October 3rd, 7:30pm
Herbst Theater
Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture
Mahler, Symphony No. 1
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December 2026
San Francisco Philharmonic & Anne Richardson
Friday December 18th, 7:30pm
Wilsey Center
Smetana, The Moldau
Lalo, Cello Concerto - Anne Richardson, soloist
Tchaikovsky, Lensky’s Aria No. 17 from Eugene Onegin - Anne Richardson, soloist
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
About the Soloist
Anne Richardson was appointed to the San Francisco Symphony as Associate Principal Cello by music director Esa-Pekka Salonen at the beginning of the 2024–25 season. As a soloist, she made her Lincoln Center debut at the age of 19, performing Henri Dutilleux's Cello Concerto, "Tout un monde Lointain..", with the Juilliard Orchestra under the baton of Alan Gilberg at David Geffen Hall. Additional solo appearances include concerts with the Louisville Orchestra, Massapequa Philharmonic, Bryan Symphony Orchestra, and Juilliard's Pre-College Symphony, among others. She has been featured by Lincoln Center’s Great Performance Circle, Juilliard in Aiken Festival, and Vail International Dance Festival, and has also performed extensively as a chamber musician at the Nymphenburger Sommer in Munich, Tegernsee International Music Festival, Wasserburg Rathauskonzerte Series, Rome Chamber Music Festival, Kneisel Hall, United Nations Chamber Music Society, and with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Richardson completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Juilliard School as a student of Richard Aaron, and earned a doctor of musical arts at the University of Michigan. She was previously an academy fellow with the Bavarian Radio Symphony in Munich, Germany and has performed with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and Pittsburgh Symphony. She was named the Kentucky Center’s Gheens Artist in Residence in 2019 and was a guest faculty member and artist in residence at the 2018 Tennessee Cello Workshop and the Domaine Forget Academy.
April 2027
SF Philharmonic presents Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 & Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Saturday April 24th, 7:30pm
Herbst Theater
Marquez, Danzon No. 2
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2 - John Wilson, soloist
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4
About the Soloist
John Wilson is widely acclaimed as one of today’s foremost interpreters and advocates of American piano repertoire. Serving as Pianist of the San Francisco Symphony and San Diego Symphony and Principal Keyboard of the Marin Symphony, he occupies posts that place him at the center of the American orchestral landscape. Critics praise his performances for electrifying virtuosity, deep stylistic insight, and an uncanny ability to illuminate the uniquely American voice in classical music; the San Francisco Chronicle commended his “casual virtuosity on piano.” The 2025‑2026 season underscores Wilson’s stature at the top tier of the field.
This fall he performs with the Marin Symphony for a blockbuster weekend of two of Liszt’s Piano Concerti in November with Music Director Designate, Fawzi Haimor. He also returned for a repeat appearance at the 2025 Midsummer Mozart Festival, performing Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto. A keen and collaborative musician, Wilson has partnered with iconic vocalists Frederica von Stade, Sasha Cooke, and Joshua Bell. During 2024‑2025 he cemented his reputation as a defining voice in American piano music: Philip Glass Piano Concerto 1 at Carnegie Hall with The Chamber Orchestra of New york; headline appearances with the San Francisco Symphony Chamber Series; and acclaimed interpretations of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy (Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra) and Grieg’s Piano Concerto (Marin Symphony). He took center stage at Michael Tilson Thomas’s 80th‑birthday gala with the San Francisco Symphony—an event hailed by Bay Area media as a civic touchstone of musical excellence.
Wilson’s artistry has been recognized with First Prize at the 2019 International Respighi Prize, the 2021 American Competition, and the 2023 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award—the latter honoring exemplary performances of American music. Wilson records extensively, focusing on American composers. His Avie Records debut introduced the world‑premiere of Michael Tilson Thomas’s Upon Further Reflection and while his follow‑up Rachmaninoff • Gershwin: Transcriptions by Earl Wild surpassed one million streams within its first year. He appears on two GRAMMY‑winning recordings of Meditations on Rilke and Adriana Mater by the San Francisco Symphony, and on the PENTATONE release GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas, which is praised for bringing American piano music to a global audience.
June 2027
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — LIVE ON STAGE!
The Music of Ron Jones
Wednesday June 2nd, 7:30pm
Herbst Theater
Saturday June 5th, 7:30pm
Wilsey Center
TREKKIES, PREPARE TO BE TRANSPORTED!
The universe is calling. The music is LIVE. And this is one Star Trek experience you absolutely do not want to miss.
Calling all Trekkies, Starfleet officers, science-fiction fans, film-score lovers, and anyone who has ever looked to the stars and dreamed of going where no one has gone before!
The SF Philharmonic is taking you on an extraordinary musical voyage featuring the music of legendary living composer Ron Jones—the brilliant composer whose music helped define the sound and spirit of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION — LIVE ON STAGE!
Hear the power, drama, adventure, mystery, and sheer emotional sweep of Star Trek performed LIVE by a full symphony orchestra.
This isn't just a concert.
This is Star Trek brought to life through the force of live orchestral music.
Feel the opening fanfare.
Feel the engines come alive.
Feel the tension of first contact.
Feel the wonder of exploring the unknown.
And then—prepare for something truly historic.
Wind Riders — A WORLD PREMIERE
Ron Jones has written a brand-new work, Wind Riders, specifically for this occasion, and he dedicates it to Jessica and the SF Philharmonic.
A WORLD PREMIERE.
You will be among the very first people on Earth to hear it.
That alone makes this concert an event.
But there's much, much more waiting in the program.
STAR FLEET HAS ENTERED ORBIT.
This is a celebration of the extraordinary musical universe Ron Jones created—and the incredible legacy of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
For devoted Trekkies, it's a chance to experience this music in the way it was meant to be experienced: massive, visceral, thrilling, and completely LIVE.
For symphonic music lovers, it's a chance to hear a remarkable living composer’s work performed at full orchestral scale.
For everyone else?
It's your invitation to boldly go somewhere spectacular.
AND BECAUSE ONE VOYAGE WASN'T ENOUGH…
WE HAVE TWO PERFORMANCES ON THE CALENDAR!
That’s right.
TWO chances to beam aboard.
So don't wait until the final countdown.
Bring your fellow Trekkies.
Bring your crew.
Bring your family.
Bring the person who can identify a Klingon by sight.
Bring the person who still gets chills when they hear that opening theme.
Gather your crew. Secure your seats. Prepare for liftoff.
THIS IS NOT JUST A CONCERT.
THIS IS A STAR TREK EVENT.
RON JONES.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.
STAR FLEET.
EARTHRISE VARIATIONS — WORLD PREMIERE.
THE SF PHILHARMONIC.
LIVE ON STAGE.
And two performances means twice the opportunity to experience music that reaches from the screen to the stars—and straight into your soul.
DON'T JUST WATCH THE STARS.
HEAR THEM.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW.
The countdown has begun.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER—AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE SF PHILHARMONIC!
Music of Famed Living Composer - Ron Jones
Star Trek: The Next Generation Suite 2
Earthrise Variations
StarFleet Academy Opening
Wind Riders - World Premiere dedicated to Jessica and SF Phil from Ron Jones
Bay Shore
Davinci Aspects 2 Ombra E Luce
Family Guy Orchestral Suite Premiere!
and much more!
April/May 2027
SF Phil String Orchestra Presents "Night & Day"
April 9 OR May 7th
Saint Joseph's Arts Society
Shostakovich, String Q. No 8, Op. 110 for String Orchestra
Vivaldi, Four Seasons