The San Francisco Symphony, formed in San Francisco, California, United States,
in 1911, is an American symphony orchestra based at Louise M. Davies Symphony
Hall. Founded by the Musical Association, the orchestra performed its inaugural
concert in December 1911 under first principal conductor Henry Kimball Hadley
with 60 musicians, presenting works by Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky, and Richard Wagner. The ensemble made its first recordings for the
Victor Talking Machine Company in 1925 and began regular radio broadcasts on The
Standard Hour in 1926. Under...