SF Symphony launches SFSymphony streaming service with SoundBox: Nostalgia, Feb 4 2021

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY’S ON-DEMAND STREAMING SERVICE SFSYMPHONY LAUNCHES TODAY

MUSIC DIRECTOR ESA-PEKKA SALONEN CURATES AND CONDUCTS SOUNDBOX: NOSTALGIA, AVAILABLE NOW

SoundBox: Nostalgia features SF Symphony musicians performing Freya Waley-Cohen’s Conjure, Missy Mazzoli’s Vespers for Violin, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The San Francisco Symphony and Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen today released SoundBox: Nostalgia, launching the SF Symphony’s new on-demand video streaming service, SFSymphony (SFSymphony Plus) and kicking off the Symphony’s new digital SoundBox series. Curated and conducted by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and featuring performances by SF Symphony musicians, the evocative program features chamber works composed in the last decade including Freya Waley-Cohen’s Conjure, Missy Mazzoli’s Vespers for Violin, and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte. SoundBox: Nostalgia is available now via sfsymphonyplus.org with an SFSymphony subscription and for individual purchase.

• Click here to access the SoundBox Press Kit, which includes the Digital Program Book with artist biographies and program notes, Artist Headshots, and Production Images.
  
  
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• Complimentary SFSymphony memberships are available for members of the media. Please email publicrelations@sfsymphony.org to request free access.
  
  

About SoundBox

The San Francisco Symphony’s groundbreaking SoundBox series returns for a seventh season in 2021, in a new digital format with eclectic programs curated by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Julia Bullock, Destiny Muhammad, Nico Muhly, and Claire Chase. The new video series features performances by members of the San Francisco Symphony and guest artists, unique video projections created by Adam Larsen and Yee Eun Nam, and lighting design by Luke Kritzeck. There will be seven SoundBox programs, released once a month February through August (with the exception of June).

SoundBox was launched in 2014 as an experimental, late-night concert series for culturally curious audiences. The series is known for continuously pushing the envelope with adventurous programming, innovative design, and multimedia elements. Live SoundBox performances take place in a warehouse-like rehearsal space adjacent to Davies Symphony Hall, enhanced by a Meyer Constellation Sound System, which can alter the space’s acoustics to accommodate a variety of musical styles and ensembles, providing ultimate versatility. This season’s digital SoundBox programs continue to explore new possibilities of the concertgoing experience in the digital realm—some filmed and recorded in the same rehearsal space, utilizing the Meyer Constellation Sound System, and others on the Davies Symphony Hall stage.

About SF Symphony

Priced at $120 for the entire season (February 4—August 31, 2021), SFSymphony memberships provide exclusive access to premium original San Francisco Symphony digital content, including seven new SoundBox programs, five new CURRENTS episodes, and other special projects to be announced. Access to individual SoundBox and CURRENTS episodes can also be purchased for $15 per episode. Premium episodes range 30 to 55 minutes in duration and remain available for on-demand streaming indefinitely after purchase. SF Symphony donors who have contributed $250 or more this season and all 2020-21 Season subscribers automatically receive a complimentary membership for SFSymphony (February–August 2021). Memberships are available for sale now at sfsymphonyplus.org.

SFSymphony will also feature content available for all to enjoy free of charge, without requiring a log-in. This includes the Symphony’s 2021 Chinese New Year Virtual Celebration: Year of the Ox on February 20 and newly-recorded chamber music performances by SF Symphony musicians. Previously released programs, including Throughline: San Francisco Symphony—From Hall to Home, the Día de los Muertos, and Deck the Hall virtual celebrations, and the first four episodes of CURRENTS, will also be available for free on SFSymphony .

SFSymphony is available now for browser-based streaming worldwide via sfsymphonyplus.org and coming soon to app and TV services (Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Chromecast, Roku, smart TVs), smartphones, and tablets.