Symphony Silicon Valley brings back ‘the unquestioned champion of the concert hall’

Symphony Silicon Valley calls it the “unquestioned champion of the concert hall.”

Of course, it’s Beethoven’s incomparable Ninth Symphony, and the San Jose company last performed it to sold-out houses for its 10th anniversary in 2012.

This year, the Ninth will return to close out the symphony’s 2018-19 season. Also returning is noted Japanese conductor Tatsuya Shimono, who conducted the recent Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff concert.

Two performances are scheduled — 8 p.m. Saturday, June 1, and 2:30 p.m.Sunday, June 2 — at the California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose.

Also on the program is Czech composer Antonín Dvořák’s joyful Te Deum, Opus 10.

This fall, the symphony will return Oct. 5-6 for its 2019-2020 season with a presentation of “Peacock Variations & Tchaikovsky.”

Details: Tickets, $50-$94, at www.symphonysiliconvalley.org or 408-286-2600.