Referred to as "San Francisco Symphony" since the mid-late 1950s. Residing at the Davies Symphony Hall since September 1980.

Musical directors
Esa-Pekka Salonen, 2020-
Michael Tilson Thomas, 1995-2020, now Music Director Laureate.
Herbert Blomstedt, 1985-1995, now Conductor Laureate.
Edo de Waart, 1977-1985
Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾), 1970-1977
Josef Krips, 1963-1970
[a1172316], 1954-1963
Pierre Monteux, 1935-1952
[a857230], 1931-1934
[a1767242], 1930-1932
Alfred Hertz, 1916-1930
[a3377112], 1911-1915