Enjoy an evening in the company of the Italian pianist and composer whose ambient and sparse compositions have graced many a movie soundtrack of recent years. His fusion of the classical genre with contemporary pop, rock, folk music and more has seen him quietly cross over to the mainstream, making his recitals highly sought after for fans of his innovative sound.

The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning Israeli-American is renowned as the pre-eminent violinist of the 20th century after coming to prominence at the tender age of 13 on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Despite losing the use of his legs due to polio, he has overcome the odds to become one of the most successful violin virtuosos in the world, and his haunting musical works have featured in movies including Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Lord Vader's Empire is on its last legs as the Rebellion enters its third and final installment in George Lucas' epic climax to the original Star Wars trilogy. What better way to experience this pop culture icon than with a live-to-screen concert staging that brings John Williams astronomical score to life. All that's left is to get ready for the father-son reunion of the century!

Conductor Karina Callenakis takes the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra through a rousing performance of Rachmaninoff's famed Symphonic Dances, via Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2, a worldly piece featuring both Russian and Spanish folk influences, and Victoria Borisova-Ollas' ethereal and magnificent tone poem The Kingdom of Silence. Grammy and BRIT Award-winning violinist Nicola Benedetti lends her talent to the orchestra as soloist for the violin concerto, for a program that showcases the enduring and versatile power of the classical orchestra.

The public's fascination with Tim Burton's iconic 1993 dark fantasy film The Nightmare Before Christmas hasn't faded since its release. In fact, it's become a tradition to watch Jack Skellington's deliciously dark misadventure on both Halloween and Christmas! Don't miss this film screening accompanied by a live orchestral score.

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra welcomes the prodigious talents of ivory-tickling virtuoso Garrick Ohlsson, whose masterful interpretations and technical prowess have earned him a host of prizes the world over, three Grammy nominations, a Gramophone Award and solo spots with many of the world's leading orchestras. Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 is his charge for this performance, a richly emotional epic which was the composer's first ever piece for orchestra.