Dramatic energy and radiant lyricism shape this vibrant program. Haydn’s La Passione sets the stage with brooding intensity before giving way to the expressive virtuosity of festival favorite Daniel Hawkins in Strauss’s luxurious Horn Concerto No. 2. The program comes to a brilliant close with Poulenc’s dazzling Sinfonietta. Each work sparkles with wit, charm, and irresistible melody.

Haydn's Passion Symphony

Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts

Continuing our partnership with our artistic neighbors, this performance features principal players from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Dallas Symphony Chamber Players

Owen Arts Center

Experience each turn of phrase—every sigh, every look, every joy—within the intimate realm of chamber music. It’s personal—music curated and performed by small ensembles of San Francisco Symphony musicians.

EPSG:4326

Chamber Series: Davies Symphony Hall

Davies Symphony Hall

Beethoven channels the raw, kinetic energy of dance in his sweeping Symphony No. 7. Crackling with heightened drama and glorious melodies, Beethoven gets the pulse racing with vibrant ballroom dances and dizzying country fiddling. “If anyone plays the Seventh,” Wagner once wrote, “tables and benches, cans and cups, the children in the cradle fall to dancing!”

Daniel Hawkins

Events

Upcoming events

16 - 18 Oct, 2026

Beethoven & Strauss with Daniel Hawkins · Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Aug 19, 2026

Haydn's Passion Symphony · Minnesota Orchestra

Mar 18, 2024

Dallas Symphony Chamber Players · Sammons Center For The Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Horn in Horn Concerto No. 2 by Strauss

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

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