The San Diego Symphony presents an evening of magnificent music, starting with “Wake Up: A Concerto for Orchestra,” a fresh composition by Grammy-nominated composer, curator, and activist Carlos Simon, specially commissioned for the event. Music Director Rafael Payare also guides an auditory and visual odyssey with Richard Wagner’s “Ring Without Words,” a masterful condensation of Wagner’s Ring cycle operas, arranged by conductor Lorin Maazel. This piece takes listeners on a captivating voyage from the Rhine to Valhalla, traversing hills, valleys, and caves, mimicking a Valkyrie’s flight.