[ps747]

Disagree. I love SF. The Symphony is phenomenal, love the Opera and Ballet too.

The parks are beautiful, and you can get out into nature in about an hour's drive.

Living in SF is expensive, but salaries are high too. Especially if you're in tech like most on HN, you can have a very nice lifestyle here.

[ngokevin]

I like SF, but symphonies, operas, ballets, and beautiful parks are like the common denominator of major US cities.

But anyways I agree SF is beautiful in many areas, and no one should listen to any opinions of SF from anyone who calls it "San Fran" :)

[ps747]

Yes, I agree that most major cities have these things, but I truly believe the SF Symphony is special, almost as brilliant as the NY Philharmonic.

They regularly host top performers from around the world -- Itzhak Perlman, Gustavo Dudamel, Yuja Wang, and so many more. And Michael Tilson Thomas is a treasure. Anyway, I can ramble about this forever and I appreciate the response :)

[ngokevin]

I wish I would've went to one, I think my wife was slated to go since her company was sponsoring the symphony. I'm a casual classical music fan. I play some violin and have played in symphony before, watch TwoSet, and watch stuff like Ray Chen and Hilary Hahn. I wanted to become part of those public drop-in symphonies too.

[tolbish]

There is a huge difference between being a classical music fan in SF and being a classical music fan in Denver or Kansas City. We're talking world-class performances.