A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Classical Favorites Live (Davies Symphony Hall)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Nicolas Ellis conducts a Shakespeare-inspired program featuring Mendelssohn’s magical music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tchaikovsky’s impassioned Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture. Violinist Geneva Lewis contrasts Vaughan Williams’s tranquil The Lark Ascending with the fiery Carmen Fantasy, a perfect match for a summer night.

Part of SUMMER WITH THE SYMPHONY.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Summer Classics
Friday, July 17, 2026 | 7:30p
Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., SF
Get Tickets – Tickets start at $30 (while supplies last)

Concert Extras

When you’re at Davies Symphony Hall, cool off with refreshing lemonade (with or without alcohol) and summer-perfect dessert specials at the lobby bar. Stop by our summer photo station in the lobby and snap a pic with your friends!

Lobby Exhibit: Michael Tilson Thomas—A Maestro for San Francisco. Head to Davies Symphony Hall’s First Tier lobby for a photo exhibit exploring Michael Tilson Thomas’s transformative tenure with the San Francisco Symphony. On display through August 1.

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