Join us for two exciting concerts featuring old favorites and contemporary compositions February 26 and March 8, 2026 Community Concert Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:30 p.m. San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street, San Francisco Programming Featuring…
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Great society – San Francisco Ballet’s Opening Night Gala
Rebecca Wishnia writes on the San Francisco Ballet’s opening Gala. https://rebeccawishnia.substack.com/p/great-society
Sugarplum Silly: Musicians Muse On Diet Of Yuletide ‘Nutcrackers’
Rebecca Wishnia writes for Classical Voice America on the joys and challenges of playing The Nutcracker year after year. https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2025/12/04/sugarplum-silly-musicians-muse-on-diet-of-nutcrackers/
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Chamber Music Series
Join us at the Legion of Honor Museum on November 8th as we celebrate the museum’s 100th anniversary with a special performance by San Francisco Ballet Orchestra musicians Cordula Merks—Concertmaster, Laura Griffiths—Principal Oboe, and Britton Day—Company Pianist. The concert will be…
New Release – Dvořák & Tchaikovsky
In March of 2023, we had the pleasure of recording Dvořák’s Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with cellist John-Henry Crawford at the renowned Skywalker Ranch! The album may be found here.
A Little Beauty…
Until we can once again perform together—the dancers and musicians of the San Francisco Ballet—reach out from home to share the joy and beauty of our art form. Here is and excerpt from the Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty. (The Garland Waltz)
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#1 On the Billboard Charts: For Love Of You: Clara & Robert Schumann
The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra’s newly released recording—For Love Of You: Clara & Robert Schumann—featuring pianist Lara Downes, makes it to #1 on the Billboard Charts for Traditional Classical Albums for the week of September 28, 2019.
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Recognized as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era, Clara Wieck-Schumann has been the source of tremendous inspiration for Lara Downes in her own musical career. For Love Of You is Lara’s heartfelt tribute to Clara Schumann on the 200th anniversary of her birth (September 13, 1819).
Conductor Martin West, Pianist Lara Downes, and Engineer Adam Abeshouse, February 2016, Skywalker Sound (Photo © Mark Drury)
This album was recorded at Skywalker Sound under the direction of conductor Martin West and engineer Adam Abeshouse with musicians of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
The album includes:
- Piano Concerto in A Minor, Opus 54, by Robert Schumann
- 3 Romances, Opus 11, by By Clara Schumann – Lara Downes
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Fantasiestücke, Opus 12 by Robert Schumann – Lara Downes
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra recording session, Skywalker Sound, February 2016 (Photo by Steven D’Amico)
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New Release – Moritz Moszkowski: From Foreign Lands
World Premiere Recording! Click on the video below to hear an excerpt. Now available for pre-order “Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) is most known for his scintillating piano compositions. He also composed an opera, a full-length ballet, three orchestral suites, a symphony (still…
Conversations With Nijinsky Debuts at #1 on iTunes!
As we celebrate the new release of Kip Winger’s Conversations With Nijinsky—a tribute to the iconic dance figure Vaslav Nijinsky—we want to recognize the brilliant musicians and individuals of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra who were involved with this recording project.…
Craig Reiss Shares Performance Season Highlights
In many ways, the musicians and dancers of the San Francisco Ballet are like one big family. A longtime member of this family—Craig Reiss—violinist and all-around-great-storyteller, shares some highlights of seasons past. “I joined the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra in 1993. Before that time…