在这部旧金山交响乐团百年纪录片 1911－2011纪录片片中,2011年，旧金山交响乐团诞辰一百周年，这部庆生纪录片回顾乐团从旧金山大地震后艰难起步，在皮埃尔·蒙特惊人的全美巡演后迅速起飞，小泽征尔带来的狂热，现任指挥麦克·迪尔森·托马斯的苦心经营，以及乐团如何募集资金、吸引观众、改造新音乐厅。旧金山交响乐团授权上海艺术人文频道于2012年10月7日，国内首播该纪录片，以迎接乐团在2012年11月第二度到访上海。
San Francisco Symphony at 100 details the colorful, century-long history of one of America's great orchestras. Founded just five years after San Francisco's great earthquake of 1906, the Symphony evolved from a hometown band into an orchestra of world-wide acclaim. The hour-long documentary features historical photos, film and video accompanied by a musical score by Mahler, Stravinsky, Copland, Adams, and Metallica -- among others. Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas leads an all-star cast of music luminaries who tell the story of the Symphony's rise from San Francisco's ashes. Narrated by novelist Amy Tan, other story-tellers include Metallica's Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield, the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, conductors Edo de Waart and Herbert Blomstedt, the Symphony's executive director Brent Assink, and composer John Adams.
