2021 cultural events

This page lists 7 cultural events I attended in 2021. Movies are listed on my films page, not here. The program index page displays thumbnails of all the printed program images. Cities are in California, except as noted.

The world shut down in spring 2020 due to coronavirus and remained closed for much of 2021. No live performances from Earplay and Oregon Shakespeare, though plenty of online events. Large SF arts organizations resumed live performances in the fall.

Highlights of 2020 to date:


I started keeping event data in the format used by this page in 2010, so data from 2010 to date is accurate. I started keeping appointment calendar data in .txt format in August 2005. I later extracted 2005-2009 event data ex post facto, so data for 2005 to 2009 is less complete and a bit less accurate. I have older pocket calendars and hard copies of event programs going back to 1963, but I have not yet scanned programs for years before 2010 or entered event data for most years before 2005.

See also: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1971 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 All

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Date Category Description Performers Venue City Works
12/06/21 @ 10:00 Rehearsal San Francisco Symphony Christian Tztzlaff, violin
Simone Young, conductor
Davies San Francisco Program Elgar: Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
07/29/21 @ 12:45 Sports SF Giants baseball Dodgers vs. Giants Oracle Park San Francisco
10/30/21 @ 15:00 Chamber Duo Gordis-Hantaï Duo Gordis-Hantaï Private San Francisco Program Marais: Pièce de viole
Couperin: Pièce de viole
Bach: Partita I
Bach: Sonata II
11/04/21 @ 10:00 Rehearsal San Francisco Symphony Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Javier Perlanes, piano
Davies San Francisco Program Chin: subito con forza
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21
Ligeti: Concert Românesc
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 'Italian'
08/18/21 @ 12:45 Sports SF Giants baseball Mets vs. Giants Oracle Park San Francisco
11/14/21 @ 16:00 Chamber Andres-Kaplan Duo Noe Music Noe Vally Ministry San Francisco Program Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring [arr. two pianos]
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
07/25/21 @ 13:05 Sports SF Giants baseball Pirates vs. Giants Oracle Park San Francisco