This event is in the past.It took place on May 15, 2026 at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall.
Classical Music
Classical MusicCivic Center, San Francisco
🎼"marathon of emotional catharsis and technical derring-do"
⏱️90 minutes, no intermission
👴Blomstedt at 97 — a living legend
At 97, Herbert Blomstedt conducts Mahler's sprawling Ninth Symphony, a 90-minute meditation on mortality that somehow finds light in the darkness. The SF Symphony meets this marathon with precision and heart.
Classical orchestral
Emotional intensity
Epic scale
Mature themes
Classical MusicClassical MusicCivic Center, San Francisco
🎼"marathon of emotional catharsis and technical derring-do"
⏱️90 minutes, no intermission
👴Blomstedt at 97 — a living legend
At 97, Herbert Blomstedt conducts Mahler's sprawling Ninth Symphony, a 90-minute meditation on mortality that somehow finds light in the darkness. The SF Symphony meets this marathon with precision and heart.
Classical orchestral
Emotional intensity
Epic scale
Mature themes