The San Francisco Symphony announced the appointment of Christian Reif (27) as Resident Conductor and Wattis Foundation Music Director of the SFS Youth Orchestra, beginning in September, 2016. In his position, Reif will lead the SFS Youth Orchestra and serve as Resident Conductor of the SFS, assisting Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and several guest conductors with subscription concerts, touring, semi-staged productions, recordings and other special projects. In addition he will conduct the San Francisco Symphony in selected Concerts for Kids, Adventures in Music, and Music for Families concerts.