The Annual All San Francisco Concert at SF Symphony
San Francisco Symphony honors SCRAP through the Ellen Magnin Newman Award. Berkeley Rep opens its season, and Esa-Pekka Salonen takes on a new role.
When Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall opened in 1980, the San Francisco Symphony inaugurated what has become a beloved tradition: the All San Francisco Concert. This performance for the community, presented in partnership with the San Francisco Arts Commission, is one of the highlights of the Symphony’s season-opening activities, and is dedicated to the Bay Area’s many impactful community groups and nonprofit organizations for their invaluable work in enriching our region. This year we are thrilled to welcome thousands of community members to this special concert.
In 2007, the SF Symphony and its partners sought to honor the founder of the All San Francisco Concert, SF Symphony Board member Ellen Magnin Newman, through the creation and sponsorship of the Ellen Magnin Newman Award. This award is now presented annually at the All San Francisco Concert to a Bay Area community-based organization that strengthens the region’s cultural fabric and serves families and individuals to create a more just and equitable society for everyone who lives here. The 2025 recipient of the Ellen Magnin Newman Award is SCRAP.
On the Stage
The Reservoir
Theatre | Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Now – October 12 | Tickets
The Reservoir is Jake Brasch’s sharply funny and deeply heartfelt new comedy about family, memory, and the path toward healing.
Mask Required: September 7 | Close Captioned: September 11
More Events
- My Fair Lady | San Francisco Playhouse | Now – September 13
- Rigoletto | San Francisco Opera | Now – September 27
- Opera in the Park | San Francisco Opera | September 7
- ASL Interpreted: September 7
- Opening Gala with Yuja Wang | San Francisco Symphony | September 12 | View the Program
Next Line
- Esa-Pekka Salonen has been appointed Creative Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, starting in the 2026–27 season. In this newly created role, Salonen—widely acclaimed for his visionary leadership—will return to L.A. to conduct for multiple weeks each season. Read the Los Angeles Times write up.
- American Conservatory Theater is bringing a frightful film franchise to the stage with Paranormal Activity this winter. A.C.T. has announced the cast for the North American premiere.
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