On Friday, September 22, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony kicked off the Symphony’s 112th season together and Salonen’s fourth season as Music Director, with a celebratory Opening Night Gala. The Gala concert featured Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer, and Anders Hillborg’s Rap Notes. Co-chaired by Amy Christodoulo and Julie Liegl, the Opening Night Gala celebrations began with a red-carpet welcome with sparkling wine and light bites for all attendees.
Notable Attendees
Esa-Pekka Salonen, SF Symphony Music Director
Priscilla Geeslin, Chair of the Board of Governors
Matthew Spivey, San Francisco Symphony CEO
Amy Christodoulo, Gala Co-Chair
Julie Liegl, Gala Co-Chair
Carol Reiley, San Francisco Symphony Collaborative Partner & Gala Committee member
Kev Choice, Hila Plitmann, and Anthony Veneziale, Gala Concert Guest Artists…