The West Coast Premiere of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical written by Jonathan Hogue and directed by Kevin “Blax” Burroughs offers a hilarious, fun-filled romp into the supernatural world of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things. Featuring songs about how to get the girl, being the third wheel, and adventures, this show is wonderfully silly with […]
Soprano Angela Meade and Mahler interpreter Anna Larsson join forces with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra for three performances of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the centerpieces of the holiday season in San Diego. A whimsical musical based on the classic Dr. Seuss book, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! features classic holiday songs like “Santa for a Day” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”
Anna Ouyang Moench’s comedic and moving new play is a love letter to actors, artists and dreamers of all professions who make sacrifices large and small in service of their work… and ultimately wonder whether it was worth it. Eddie is a young actor ready to make his mark on the American Theatre. He’s just […]
Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico Border, but only for three minutes, Tres minutos by composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship.
SDSO pays tribute to three of the most iconic divas in all of jazz—Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.
Multi-faceted performer recognized for his work on Broadway (Hamilton), television and film, Leslie Odom, Jr. is a Tony, Grammy and Emmy award nominee. He brings a night of holiday hits to Jacobs Music Center including selections from his newly released album The Christmas Album.
The first full staging of Manny and the Wise Queens by Idris Goodwin Gift-bearing travelers find themselves in the attic of Manny, a depressed recent high school graduate, who has locked himself away to escape the remnants of holiday cheer in his quarantined town. Luckily, the sudden arrival of the two wise queens provides a […]
Music Director Rafael Payare leads pianist Inon Barnatan in a program that highlights the humorous side of classical music in works by Richard Strauss and Dmitri Shostakovich.
This holiday season, Mays will return to The Old Globe after his San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award–winning performance in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder in 2013. He will portray over 50 beloved characters from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol—from Scrooge and Marley to Tiny Tim and the three Ghosts. In this new […]
This holiday spectacular features holiday favorites from Voctave’s chart-topping a cappella album. This a cappella sensation has had over 160 million social media views of their videos and has appeared on countless recordings.
The charm and magic of John Debney’s magical score from the Christmas film, Elf, is performed by a live symphony orchestra set to the movie played on big screen in high-defination.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with The Rat Pack at the Ritz on Grand.
The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh makes its San Diego premiere at North Coast Repertory. It is a portrayal of intelligent, curious and creative immigrant women navigating the challenges of living in a new country. Suh blends drama and humor to touch upon the insights and complexities of the human heart.
Daniele Rustioni makes her San Diego Symphony debut to lead a program of Italian-themed works beginning with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture. Violinist Francesca Dego also makes her Symphony debut performing Busoni’s dark and lyrical Violin Concerto.
The program begins with the World Premiere of LA-born, Grammy award winning composer Billy Child’s Concerto for Orchestra and ends with Beethoven’s Eroica symphony. Pianist Alexander Malofeev also takes the Jacobs Music Center stage in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Music Director Rafael Payare conducts the Symphony in Strauss’ powerful tone poem along with William Walton’s beautifully lyrical and nostalgic Viola Concerto with Chi-Yuan Chen on viola. The concert ends with Brahms’ melancholy and hauntingly beautiful Second Symphony.
A major new American play that first launched in the 2024 Powers New Voices Festival. Kisa, a painter in Paris, returns to her small Japanese hometown after the 2011 tsunami to help her ailing father by driving his taxi cab. But as she navigates the winding streets and transports her eccentric passengers, she is haunted […]
Beloved American conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas makes his SDSO debut in this special program that opens with his own Street Song for Symphonic Brass. Rising star pianist Parker van Ostrand will join Tilson Thomas and the Symphony for Rachmaninoff’s demanding Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
It is the summer of 1862 and President Lincoln must find a way to end the Civil War. This new musical tells the inspirational story in our nation's history. Mandell Weiss Theatre
This emotionally charged theatrical event explores the U.S. Constitution’s significance in contemporary America and the impact is has on individuals and society as a whole. This Tony-nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist offers a powerful, humor-filled, and though-provoking performance.
Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä is a leading authority on the music of Jean Sibelius, having recorded all seven of the composer’s symphonies. On this program, he leads the Symphony first in Sibelius’ dark and brooding tone poem Tapiola. Rounding out the program is Beethoven’s Emperor piano concerto performed by Finnish pianist and Beethoven expert Paavali […]
The CCAE celebrates Motown—the musical movement that changed America.
Conductor Matthias Pintscher begins the concert with the beautiful glittering colors of Ravel’s Mother Goose, And Alexi Kenney makes his Symphony debut with his interpretation of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2.
Iranian-American composer Gity Razaz curates an evening of music honoring the mystical beauty of Persian culture and the power of women to shape history both past and present.
Grammy award-winning Jennifer Koh unites with young Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli’s animated direction for a night of classical music that is sure to inspire and challenge the status quo.
Jan Lisiecki performs a program of preludes on the Jacobs Music Center stage, treating the audience to dozens of succinct, characterful works by Chopin, J. S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski and Messiaen.
Now for the first time, composer Mark Knopfler’s unforgettable score has been specially arranged for San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Missing this cinematic concert experience would be inconceivable!
Conductor Tianyi Lu opens her concert with the self-standing first movement of Gareth Farr’s From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs. The distinguished soloist will be the English pianist Paul Lewis. And the concert ends with one of the best loved of all Tchaikovsky’s works, his intensely dramatic Fourth Symphony.
Step into the raw and riveting world of Sam Shepard’s True West where the blistering heat of the California desert mirrors the searing tensions between estranged brothers, Austin and Lee. Set against the backdrop of a suburban house, this modern American classic unravels a primal struggle for identity and dominance as the siblings confront their […]
In FRAGMENTS 3, the third installment of this groundbreaking performance series for solo cello performed by Alisa Weilerstein, new works are woven together with Johann Sebastian Bach’s third cello suite, responsive lighting and scenic architecture, inviting audiences into an immersive, multisensory experience.
Peril in the Alps is a world premiere Hercule Poirot comic mystery based in part on “Poirot Investigates” by Agatha Christie. The twin sister of Captain Hasting’s wife, Dulcie, has been kidnapped – and Hercule Poirot rightly expects not only extortion to follow, but murder! In this sequel to his wildly popular Murder on the […]
The spirit of good times roll in with Mardi Gras spirit with music made famous by Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. Byron Stripling, Sydney McSweeney and Bobby Floyd leading the parade with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra!
Verdi’s timeless masterpiece, and one of the most beloved operas of all time, transports you to 19th-century Paris where Violetta Valéry, a courtesan, falls in love with the young nobleman Alfredo Germont. Despite their passionate affair, societal conventions and family interference threaten their happiness and Violetta is forced to make a heartbreaking choice.
South Korean composer Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto is taken up by San Diego Symphony’s own Alisa Weilerstein and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7, described as a cathedral in sound, is led by music director Rafael Payare
A once-successful restauranteur has bills piling up and she must choose: hold on to her late husband’s vision or compromise in the name of progress. This heartwarming world premiere comedy features a vibrant cast who work to build a legacy and a new kind of American Dream.
Considered one of the finest pianists of today, Jean-Yves Thibaudet takes the Jacobs Music Center stage to perform his acclaimed interpretation of Camille Saint-Saëns' final piano concerto. Then Rafael Payare and the Symphony tackle Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, Leningrad.
World-renowned mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill will make her San Diego Symphony debut, conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare for a program featuring Mahler’s Symphony NO. 3, a monumental two-part declaration of faith.
When Yoli brings her new boyfriend home to meet her Latino American parents, he’s not exactly what they were expecting. Everyone tries to be on their best behavior, but generational differences and cultural assumptions collide. Through equal measures of comedy and compassion, they all discover what it truly means to be a family.
An emotional examination of the human experience, this piece is filled with laughter, tears, and moments of reflection that make up one woman’s ordinary life. The play explores the passing of time, the evolution of relationships, and the profound changes that occur in a person's life from one year to the next. Through its characters […]
An emotional examination of the human experience, this piece is filled with laughter, tears, and moments of reflection that make up one woman’s ordinary life. The play explores the passing of time, the evolution of relationships, and the profound changes that occur in a person's life from one year to the next. Through its characters […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson's career has accumulated more than 4,000 songs to his credit. This year of 2025 will mark the 50th ANNIVERSARY of his 1975 breakthrough album, A Quiet Storm. His tour “Smokey Legacy Tour” will highlight this 50th anniversary as well as celebrate all of his top hits throughout the decades.
Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer, Cynthia Erivo is joined by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra led by Conductor Anthony Parnther.
Dance the night away with Barbie The Movie: In Concert! The record-shattering, full-length feature film will be accompanied by a live orchestra, performing both the score and the beloved pop songs from the iconic soundtrack.
Audiences can experience Jurassic Park,,the action-packed adventure that pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. as never before: projected in HD with a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live to picture.
Boyz II Men returns to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the San Diego Symphony following the Grammy Award-winning group’s sold-out debut at the venue in 2022. Comprising of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, the group has sold over 60 million albums, and holds the distinction of being the best-selling R&B group […]
Weird Al brings his legendary full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage, playing his iconic hits as well as some never-performed-live-before fan favorites. Al’s long-time band is joined by four additional players to create a super-sized concert experience.
Conductor Stephanie Childress – Principal Guest Conductor of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra – makes her San Diego Symphony debut in the orchestra’s annual favorite, Tchaikovsky Spectacular. Featuring many of the composer’s most celebrated works, the program also includes Chopin’s romantic Piano Concerto No. 1, delivered by Austrian pianist Kiron Atom Tellian, who is also making […]
Enjoy many of the decade’s greatest hits - brought to you by conductor Stuart Chafetz, a cast of all-star performers and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra – such as “Livin La Vida Loca,” “Killing Me Softly,” “Getting’ Jiggy Wit It,” “One,” “I’m Your Baby Tonight” and many more!
Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era,” Chicago continue to be true ambassadors for their beloved hometown, carrying the city's name with pride and dignity around the world
