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

SF SymphonyNicolas 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. Artists Nicolas Ellis – Conductor Geneva Lewis – Violin San Francisco Symphony Program Richard Wagner (arr. Zumpe) Forest Murmurs from Siegfried Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Franz Waxman (ed. Heifetz) Carmen Fantasy Felix Mendelssohn Music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overtur Program Book   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by San Francisco Symphony (@sfsymphony) Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.