Conductor

Violist

Join us as Ben Simon, Conductor Emeritus, leads the PACO Senior Orchestra.

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Senior Concert 3

Cubberley Theatre

Five San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars team up for their annual program of viola quintets; no, that’s not five violas but rather a string quartet enhanced by a second violist.  Masterpieces by Mozart and Brahms.

Monday Night Chamber Music Society

The Freight and Salvage

Back by popular demand, the SF Opera’s stellar concertmaster performs a program of amazing duos with our own Ben Simon (viola). Works by Martinu, Bartok and Mozart will show off these virtuosic players and astound you with what two bows and eight strings can do!
Our Classical at the Freight concerts are ticketed events. General admission is$9 in advance, $11 at the door; all SFCO members get two tickets for the price of one.

Bach's Birthday with Kay Stern & Friends

Our esteemed concertmaster, Robin Sharp, leads an ensemble of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars in a program of string quartet masterpieces. Joined by Natasha Makhhijani (violin), Ben Simon, (viola), and Eric Gaenslen (cello) this kickoff concert to our 2022-23 Classical at the Freight season will be amazing chamber music performed with poise and polish by our A-team of SFCO players.

Robin Sharp and Friends

Five San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars team up for their annual program of viola quintets; no, that’s not five violas but rather a string quartet enhanced by a second violist.  Masterpieces by Mozart and Brahms.    Our Classical at the Freight concerts are ticketed events. General admission is $9 in advance, $11 at the door; all SFCO members get two tickets for the price of one.

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse

Back by popular demand, the SF Opera’s stellar concertmaster performs a program of amazing string trios by Beethoven and Dohnanyi with noted Bay Area cellist Gianna Abondolo and erstwhile violist Ben Simon. 

Ben Simon

Conductor, Violist

Events

Mar 2, 2024

Senior Concert 3 · Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra

May 8, 2023

Monday Night Chamber Music Society · San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

Mar 26, 2023

Bach's Birthday with Kay Stern & Friends · San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

Nov 14, 2022

Robin Sharp and Friends · San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

May 23, 2022

Monday Night Chamber Music Society · San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

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