MAINSTAGE CONCERTS
Member Supported Since 1953
Led by dynamic Principal Conductor, Jory Fankuchen, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra produces a full year of electric, captivating, and inviting concerts that will satisfy an array of musical interests.
SFCO concerts are always ADMISSION FREE!
MainStage 1: New Beginnings
October 18, 2024; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
October 19, 2024; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto
October 20, 2024; 3:00pm
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley
2407 Dana Street, Berkeley
PROGRAM:
George Friedrich Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 12
Shawn Okpebholo - “Fractured Water”
World Premiere, commissioned by the SFCO
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
MainStage 2: Celebration and Hope
December 30, 2024; 7:30pm
Taube Atrium Theater
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
December 31, 2024; 7:30pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
January 1, 2025; 3:00pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
PROGRAM:
Grażyna Bacewicz - Concerto for String Orchestra
Camille Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28
Camille Saint-Saëns - Havanaise in E major, Op. 83
featuring Hiro Yoshimura, violin - Debut Artist
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No. 103 "Drumroll"
MainStage 3: String Serenades
March 7, 2025; 7:30pm
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St, San Francisco
March 8, 2025; 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
March 9, 2025; 3:00pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
PROGRAM:
Jessie Montgomery - "Strum"
Evan Price - "A Game of Cat and Mike"
with commissioning support from Maryann Maslan
co-commission with San Jose Chamber Orchestra, Savannah Music Festival and Lakeland Symphony Orchestra
featuring Caterina Lichtenberg and Mike Marshall, mandolins
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
MainStage 4: Rising Stars
April 25, 2025; 7:30pm
Taube Atrium Theater
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
April 26, 2025; 7:30pm
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
April 27, 2025; 3:00pm
First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
PROGRAM:
Felix Mendelssohn - The Hebrides (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Nathaniel Heyder - World Premiere, SFCO Commission
with support from the NEA and Emerging Black Composers Project
Bela Bartók - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
featuring Pearl de la Motte, viola - Klein Competition winner