San Francisco Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director and conductor and Hilary Hahn, violin Famed Finnish conductor and composer. Esa-Pekka Salonen makes his long-awaited Mondavi Center debut with the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of soaring Beethoven works. Appearing onstage alongside San Francisco Symphony is three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn, who first performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto at 16. Since then, her barrier-breaking attitude towards classical music and commitment to sharing her experiences with a global community has made her a fan favorite and 2023 Musical America “Artist of the Year” award winner.