Flower Piano is free to SF residents with ID, and only $9 (the regular Garden entry fee) for anyone else.

Sunset Piano, in partnership with San Francisco Botanical Garden , will once again bring over a dozen pianos to the spectacular 55 acre Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park for the fourth incarnation of our interactive music festival, Flower Piano.

For twelve days only, July 11-22, 2019, pianos are placed in beautiful garden settings for anyone to play, with performances by brilliant local musicians scheduled on weekends.

Featuring new opportunities for the public to play, more performances by professional musicians, special events for families including the new evening-time Flower Piano at Sunset, a community sing-along, free piano lessons, and three evenings of Flower Piano at Night, a special after dark event with food trucks and outdoor bars.

The annual twelve-day-long Flower Piano is one of the Bay Area’s most highly anticipated musical events of the summer and celebrates its fifth year at the Garden with a special anniversary edition.

Please note that Night Garden (July 18-20) and Sunset Piano are paid, ticketed event.

Flower Piano 2019 July 11-22, 2019 | Daytime Botanical Garden, Golden Gate Park, 1199 9th Avenue, SF Free for SF Residents (with proof of residency; otherwise it’s $9 for regular entry.)

Thursday, July 11 – Opening Day

Opening Day, 9 am to 6 pm: Pianos open to all. No scheduled performances or events

Friday, July 12, 6 pm – Flower Piano at Sunset

A new, family-friendly addition to the Flower Piano special event lineup. Tickets are $40 for adults. Special ticket required. Children 12 and under are free.

Saturday, July 13 – Great Meadow

9 am – 10 am: Great Meadow – Yoga with Kaiser Permanente

10 am – 11:30 am: Main Gate – Rabbit Hole Theater Scavenger Hunt

Rabbit Hole Theater is back with another whimsical scavenger hunt through the Garden (10-11am) ending in song and movement for your little fairy, pirate, or wizard (11-11:30am). Scavenger hunt will launch from the Main Gate with a clue card to help young children find hidden characters in nearby gardens.

10 am-2 pm: Main Gate – Plant Sale feat. Salvias, Shrubs, & Fuchsias

Noon – 2 pm: Piano Location Codes | Twelve Piano Extravaganza

GM | Paulo Sultanum & Guests: Brazilian Groove

HH | Jordan Feinstein: Songs and Improvisations

GF | Benjamin Gribble / Esther Aeschbach: 4 hands / 2 pianos: New Music by Benjamin Gribble

RH | Samantha Cho w. Florin Parvulescu: Sonata Feast of Beethoven, Debussy & Grieg

Sandra Simich: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy

Sandra Simich: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy AP | Elektra Schmidt, Lewis Patzner & Friends: Chamber Music Masterpieces

NZ | Martha Cooper and Friends: Brahms, Bartok, & Very Weill Cabaret Opera

SA | Mark Techler: Bebop, Beatles, Chick, Duke, Gershwin, Rag, Rodgers

CN | Steve Abrams Trio: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Salsa, & Hard Bop

RG | Dawn Oberg: Songs About Plant Life and Other Stuff

Tom Jonesing: Pop Demolition and Remodeling

Tom Jonesing: Pop Demolition and Remodeling CL | Daniel Sullivan: Dance-along Ballet Extravaganza

MV | Eric Chase: Music from Beloved Composers and Improvisations

ZG | Monty Oxymoron: Classical Jazz Improv With a Touch of Psychedelia

1 pm – 4 pm: Children’s Garden | Bean Sprouts Family Days Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Popular family garden program, Bean Sprouts Family Days, will take on a musical twist as children and their caregivers explore various hands-on activities from visiting our composting worms to creating garden art.

​2 pm – 4 pm: Ancient Plant Garden and New Zealand Garden – Oakland School for the Arts

For the third year, Oakland School for the Arts incredible youth return to take the stage at Flower Piano. Support young, emerging musicians as most of them experience playing in their first outdoor venue.

2 pm – 5 pm: Fountain Plaza – Awesome Orchestra Collective – David Möschler, Conductor

A full symphony orchestra that will work through and perform two major piano concertos. Awesöme Orchestra strives to make orchestra adventures accessible to everyone.

2 pm: Frédéric Chopin – Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 (1834), featuring Allison Lovejoy, Piano

3 pm: Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (1909) featuring Serene, Piano

​5 pm – 6pm: Garden of Fragrance – Moving Meditation with Charity Kahn

Transition from Flower Piano bliss to real life with a free moving meditation session by Charity Kahn.

Sunday, July 14

9 am – 10 am: Great Meadow – Yoga with Kaiser Permanente

10:15 am – 11:15 am: Garden of Fragrance – Moving Meditation with Charity Kahn

Transition from Flower Piano bliss to real life with a free moving meditation session by Charity Kahn.

​10:30 am – 11:30 am: Library – Story Time and Family Garden Walk

Story Time and Family Walks are extra special during Flower Piano as walks end with a song at a nearby piano. Best for children ages 4-8 years old.

​11 am – 6 pm: Zellerbach Garden

Featured Artists

​ 11 am – 12:30 pm: Sarah Cahill: Music by Hélène De Montgeroult, Florence Price, and Vítězslava Kaprálová

Sarah Cahill: Music by Hélène De Montgeroult, Florence Price, and Vítězslava Kaprálová 12:30 pm – 2 pm: Kash Killion & Killion’s Trillions: Exotic world instruments presentation and World Music

Kash Killion & Killion’s Trillions: Exotic world instruments presentation and World Music 2 pm – 3 pm: Craig and Macgregor Band: Jazz to Satie plus unique originals

Craig and Macgregor Band: Jazz to Satie plus unique originals 3 pm – 4 pm: Diva Marisa Winter and Electra Schmidt: Soprano operatic arias with a contextual storytelling narrative

Diva Marisa Winter and Electra Schmidt: Soprano operatic arias with a contextual storytelling narrative 4 pm – 5 pm: Kevin Gerzevitz Trio: Monkish Bebop and Soul Jazz

Kevin Gerzevitz Trio: Monkish Bebop and Soul Jazz 5 pm – 6 pm: Mariah Parker: Indo Latin Jazz

11 am – 4 pm, Great Meadow

Featured Artists

​11 am – 12 pm: Sandra Simich : Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy

Sandra Simich : Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy Noon – 1 pm: Caroluna & Paul Smith: Sehnsucht – Arias and art songs elucidating ineffable desire

Caroluna & Paul Smith: Sehnsucht – Arias and art songs elucidating ineffable desire 1 pm – 2 pm: Kat Downs: Classically Inspired Pop Originals

Kat Downs: Classically Inspired Pop Originals 2 pm – 3 pm: Antony Ty (MC Sightsee): Gospel, Beat and Other Cuts of Meat

Antony Ty (MC Sightsee): Gospel, Beat and Other Cuts of Meat 3pm – 4 pm: Francisco Rosales Ensemble: Musica Tradicional Cubana

​1 pm – 5 pm, Garden of Fragrance – Duo Piano Program

​1 pm: Benjamin Gribble & Esther Aeschbach: 4 Hands / 2 Pianos: new music by Benjamin Gribble

Benjamin Gribble & Esther Aeschbach: 4 Hands / 2 Pianos: new music by Benjamin Gribble 2 pm: Allison Lovejoy With Elektra Schmidt & Members of Awesome Orchestra, Carnival of the Animals, With Marionettes by Niki Ulelha, Puppeteer. Plus, Improvisations With Marc Capelle

Allison Lovejoy With Elektra Schmidt & Members of Awesome Orchestra, Carnival of the Animals, With Marionettes by Niki Ulelha, Puppeteer. Plus, Improvisations With Marc Capelle 3 pm: Ann Wu & Yu-chi Tai: Mid-summer Days Fantasy

Ann Wu & Yu-chi Tai: Mid-summer Days Fantasy 4 pm: Emergency Room: Indie, Edm & Pop Covers

Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19

Noon – 1 pm: Ancient Plant Garden and Garden of Fragrance – Lunch Time Concerts Presented by San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Pull up a bench or a patch of grass and enjoy special lunch time concerts by Conservatory of Music students and alumni.

​July 15

Noon – 1 pm: Ancient Plant Garden | Ke Coco Chen

Ancient Plant Garden | Ke Coco Chen Noon – 12:30 pm: Garden of Fragrance | Zak Mustille

​July 16

Noon – 1 pm: Garden Fragrance | Seulki Hong

​July 17

Noon -1 pm: Ancient Plant Garden | Yunyi Ji

Ancient Plant Garden | Yunyi Ji Noon -1 pm: Garden of Fragrance | Coco Xu Connor with Starla and Valery Breshears

​July 18

Noon -1 pm: Garden of Fragrance | Tin Yi Chelsea Wong and Lukáš Janata

​July 19

Noon -1 pm: Ancient Plant Garden | Tin Yi Chelsea Wong

Ancient Plant Garden | Tin Yi Chelsea Wong Noon -1 pm: Garden of Fragrance | Pablo Molano

Saturday, July 20

9 am – 10 am: Great Meadow | Yoga with Kaiser Permanente

​10 am – 11:30 am: Main Gate | Rabbit Hole Theater Scavenger Hunt

Rabbit Hole Theater is back with another whimsical scavenger hunt through the Garden (10-11am) ending in song and movement for your little fairy, pirate, or wizard (11-11:30am). Scavenger hunt will launch from the Main Gate with a clue card to help young children find hidden characters in nearby gardens.

​Noon – 2 pm: Piano Location Codes | Twelve Piano Extravaganza

​GM | Joshua Raoul Brody : Originals, Aboriginals, Standards, Substandards, and Beatles Songs.

HH | Eric Chase : Classical Music From Beloved Composers and Improvisations

GF | Kristina Foltz : From Bach to Brubeck: a Musical Journey

Penelope Keep : a Mix of Classical and Jazz

RH | Thea Becker : Mozart, Schubert, Chopin : Favorites Not Often Performed

AP | Alon Nechushtan : Stride, Stroll, & Roll (a Tribute)

NZ | Eric Shifrin : Confessions of a San Francisco Saloon Pianist

SA | Caroline Dahl : Boogie Woogie and American Roots Piano

CN | Rob & Petra Sullivan, Piano & Mandolin : Ragtime Era Classics, Waltzes, Tangos, Songs

RG | Kitten on the Keys : Flapper, Rock, Blues, Wave, Cabaret, Phalanges Fun.

CL | Dizzy Victrola & Co. : Tickling Tunes From the Grateful Dead & Queen

MV | Kimberly Hou : Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and More

ZG | Colin Farish : Classical and Jazz, Brazilian, Blues and Beatles​

1 pm – 4 pm: Children’s Garden | Bean Sprouts Family Days Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Popular family garden program, Bean Sprouts Family Days, will take on a musical twist as children and their caregivers explore various hands-on activities from visiting our composting worms to creating garden art.

​2 pm – 2:20 pm: Garden of Fragrance | Na Lei Hulu I ka Wekiu

3 pm – 3:20 pm: Great Meadow

100 hula dancers performing traditional and contemporary hula over two performances and locations

​2 pm – 5:30 pm: Conifer Lawn | Club Flor

2 pm – 2:30 pm: Beat Corner: Mauro & Dean, Musical Guests, Avant Garden Poetry

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Eric Chase: Classical Music Inspired by Nature

3 pm – 3:30 pm: Beat Corner: Mauro & Dean, Musical Guests, Avant Garden Poetry

3:30 pm – 4 pm: Steve Holtzman: Slow Dancing With Trees, a Mindfulness Workshop

4 pm – 4:30 pm: Beat Corner: Mauro & Dean, Musical Guests, Avant Garden Poetry

4:30 pm – 5 pm: Mr Brandy: Dark Rock Tales

​3 pm – 5 pm: Zellerbach Garden | Members of San Francisco Symphony

​8 pm – 11 pm: Flower Piano at Night

A special after dark event with food trucks and outdoor bars

Special ticket required.

​RG | Jill Tracy: a Sonic Séance of Elegant Dark Beauty

AP | Joe Magdalena: Standards, Pop, Sinatra, Happy Stuff

CN | Daniel Sullivan: Night Fever: a Bacharach Bacchanal

GF | Paulo Sultanum & Casulo: a Brazilian Bossafolk Experience

NZ | La Mantia: Afro Caribbean Latin Argentinian Jazz Originals

CL | Mr Lucky and the Cocktail Party Featuring Joshua Raoul Brody: Ellington to Bacharach & Beyond.

Sunday, July 21

9 am – 10 am: Great Meadow | Yoga with Kaiser Permanente

​10:30 am – 11:30 am: Library | Story Time and Family Garden Walk

Story Time and Family Walks are extra special during Flower Piano as walks end with a song at a nearby piano! Best for children ages 4-8 years old.

​11 am – noon: Garden of Fragrance | SFJAZZ High School All-Stars

The SFJAZZ High School All-Stars program is a pre-professional training program for current Bay Area high school age jazz musicians. Comprised of two ensembles – the Big Band and the Combo – the All-Stars rehearse and perform throughout the school year at the SFJAZZ Center, receive mentorship and clinics with leading jazz professionals, record a professional studio album, and appear at prestigious music festivals and competitions.

​Piano – Luis Manuel Peralta

Bass – Isaac Coyle

Drums – Henry Plumb

11 am – 6 pm: Zellerbach Garden | Featured Artists

​11 am – noon: Lisa Spector: Left Hand Plus: Five to Ten Fingers!

Noon – 1 pm: Allison Lovejoy and Rebecca Kleinmann: Chopin, Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc

1 pm – 2pm: Byerself Trio: Synomatic Soul Jazz; Cellist Lead Trio

2 pm – 3 pm: Van-anh Nguyen: Bach Meets Bobby Mcferrin, Beethoven Meets Britney & More!

3 pm – 4 pm: Tammy Hall: Tribute to Seven Goddesses

4 pm – 5 pm: Serene: Post-romantic Synesthesia With Serene

5 pm – 6 pm: Rob Reich Swings Left: Bold, Quirky Nod to Swing Era Jazz

11 am – 4 pm: Great Meadow | Featured Artists

​11 am – noon: Kristina Foltz: From Bach to Brubeck: a Musical Journey

Noon – 1 pm: Stanford University Ragtime Ensemble: Scott Joplin Rags With Paul Phillips

1 pm – 2 pm: Freddi Price & Robin Coomer: Singing From the Songbook of Pain & Dissolution

2 pm – 3 pm: La Mantia: Afro Caribbean Latin Argentinian Jazz Originals

3 pm – 4 pm: Francisco Rosales Ensemble: Musica Tradicional Cubana

Monday, July 22

9 am – 6 pm: Closing Day