NorCal Sunday Night

Each Sunday Night, we bring you concert broadcasts recorded live from venues across Northern California. Look forward to outstanding performances from the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and more.
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Discover Northern California’s vibrant classical music scene with NorCal Sunday Night! Tune in every Sunday at 7 p.m. to enjoy live recordings of the region's best classical performances, including concerts by the San Francisco Symphony and other standout Bay Area ensembles. Scroll down for On Demand Audio of the most recent concert performances!

December 22: A Chanticleer Christmas Special

December 29: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA Lehár: Overture to The Merry Widow Lehár: "Vilja" from The Merry Widow (featuring Sasha Cooke) J. Strauss: Thunder and Lightning, Quick Polka Lortzing: "Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit" from Der Wildschutz (featuring Kelly Markgraf) Lortzing: "Ihr wisst, dass er Euch liebt?" from Der Waffenschmied (featuring Sasha Cooke, Kelly Markgraf) J. Strauss: By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz Gershwin: Overture to Crazy Girl Lerner/Loewe: "If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot (featuring Kelly Markgraf) Weill/Nash/Perelman: I'm a Stranger Here Myself" from One Touch of Venus (featuring Sasha Cooke) Loewe: Overture to My Fair Lady Kern/Hammerstein: "Make Believe" from Show Boat (featuring Sasha Cooke, Kelly Markgraf) J. Strauss: Tritsch Tratsch Polka Berlin: "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" from Annie Get Your Gun (featuring Sasha Cooke, Kelly Markgraf) J. Strauss: Radetzky March

Francis leads the SFS in a performance from December 31, 2013.

January 5: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast

Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (featuring Behzod Abduraimov) Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances

Juraj Valčuha leads the SFS in a performance from November 3, 2024.

January 12: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast

Elizabeth Ogonek: Moondog [San Francisco Symphony Commission, World Premiere] Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor (featuring James Ehnes) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Little Russian

Elim Chan leads the SFS in a performance from January 12, 2023.

Recent Broadcasts On Demand

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 15 - Part 1

December 15: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio (Featuring Amanda Forsythe, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Doublas Williams, baritone; SFS Chorus, Jenny Wong, Director)

Stephen Stubbs leads the SFS in a performance from December 6, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 15 - Part 2

December 15: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio (Featuring Amanda Forsythe, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Doublas Williams, baritone; SFS Chorus, Jenny Wong, Director)

Stephen Stubbs leads the SFS in a performance from December 6, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 15 - Part 3

December 15: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Handel: Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio (Featuring Amanda Forsythe, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Doublas Williams, baritone; SFS Chorus, Jenny Wong, Director)

Stephen Stubbs leads the SFS in a performance from December 6, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 8 - Part 1

December 8: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Mozart: Overture to La clemenza di Tito Mozart: "Al desio, di chi t'adora" from Le nozze di Figaro (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music Mozart: "Schon lacht der holde fruhling" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major

Bernard Labadie leads the SFS in a performance from November 21, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 8 - Part 2

December 8: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Mozart: Overture to La clemenza di Tito Mozart: "Al desio, di chi t'adora" from Le nozze di Figaro (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music Mozart: "Schon lacht der holde fruhling" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major

Bernard Labadie leads the SFS in a performance from November 21, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 8 - Part 3

December 8: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast Mozart: Overture to La clemenza di Tito Mozart: "Al desio, di chi t'adora" from Le nozze di Figaro (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music Mozart: "Schon lacht der holde fruhling" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: "Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene" (featuring Lucy Crowe) Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major

Bernard Labadie leads the SFS in a performance from November 21, 2024.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 1 - Part 1

December 1: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast

Gabriela Smith: Tumblebird Contrails Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nyx Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (featuring Yuja Wang)

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SFS in a performance from March 1, 2023.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 1 - Part 2

December 1: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast

Gabriela Smith: Tumblebird Contrails Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nyx Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (featuring Yuja Wang)

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SFS in a performance from March 1, 2023.

San Francisco Symphony Broadcast: December 1 - Part 3

December 1: San Francisco Symphony Broadcast

Gabriela Smith: Tumblebird Contrails Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nyx Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (featuring Yuja Wang)

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SFS in a performance from March 1, 2023.