Artistic Director Javier Velasco, the artists of the San Diego Ballet, and special guest SDB resident composer Gilbert Castellanos pulls back the curtain on the various facets of the artistic process. The evening features conversations, performances, and sneak peeks into next year’s artistic offerings.
A program exclusively of firsts. Geoffrey Gonzalez premieres his new ballet, An American in Paris. Elizabeth Wistrich premieres her new ballet, Boléro – The Awakening. And City Ballet adds their first Christopher Wheeldon ballet to their repertoire, Morphoses.
After multiple sold out runs the CCAE Theatricals moves their annual Motown performance to the larger Concert Hall with more performers, new songs and the D. Ben-Jamin’ Band.
San Diego’s robot band performs live. Steam Powered Giraffe is a musical act that combines robot pantomime, dance, comedy, and music for a unique entertaining experience. Costumes and makeup encouraged.
Besos Jazz Trio stirs audiences with music and dance, balancing their worldly inspiration and traditions. They perform as part of the free outdoor concert series.
Award-winning concert violinist is joined by prodigy pianist Evangelyia Delizonas-Khukhua who gave her first concert in Moscow at the age of 5.
The smash-hit London musical makes its U.S. premiere. It’s 1895, and Annie wants to discover if a woman can ride a bicycle around the world. As Annie and her unwitting secretary Martha share unbelievable adventures across four continents, they learn that no matter how far we ride, our past is always right behind us.
A world premiere musical about a young girls’ fascination with the natural world and is encouraged by her grandfather who recognizes her special gift. The Evolution of Calprunia Tate is a story to be enjoyed by all ages.
The Highwayman Show is the premiere Outlaw Country show featuring the music of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson as performed by Tony Suraci and his All Star Band including American Idol’s Makayla Phillips
Polish countertenor Orlinski and acclaimed chamber orchestra Il Pomo d’Oro perform works by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Cavalli, Sartorio and more.
Mariachi Los Camperos, Tierra Caliente Academy and LuMaya come together at the CCAE Concert Hall for a festive event that benefits education and charitable programs for the youth in North County. VIP tacos and tequilas before the concert also available.
Award-winning composer Dave Malloy introduces an electropop opera based on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential […]
Violinists Pierre Colombet and Gabriel Le Magadure, Marie Chilemme on viola and new addition to the quartet cellist Yuya Okamoto perform a string quartet concert of Haydn, Bartók and Schubert.
Sirocco is a celebration of folk traditions from around the world, led by the inimitable Abel Selaocoe, and UK-based Manchester Collective for a program that weaves between original settings of African music, Danish folk songs, and classical music like you’ve never heard it before.
Grammy award-winning artist, guitarist and Musicians Hall of Famer Peter Frampton is back out on the road and making a stop at the Rady Shell.
Goldenvoice presents this three-piece band from Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar and Donald Johnson on drums takes influence from 1960s Thai Funk.
Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, Sense of Decency is a world premiere theatrical foray into the historical meeting at the end of WWII, filled with unexpected revelations, magic and insight.
AEG Goldenvoice presents a resurrection, and expansion, of the 2014 Los Angeles event, Cinquanta, which was originally a one-time only celebration. Much like that fabled evening, which commemorated Maynard James Keenan’s landmark 50th birthday, Sessanta celebrates the Puscifer and A Perfect Circle front man as he turns 60.
In a career spanning five-decades, music icon Herbie Hancock has won an Oscar and multiple Grammy’s. He has had a profound influence on acoustic, electornic jazz and R&B. He performs in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month presented by National Museum of American History and the Smithsonian.
Dayramir González began his career as a pianist and composer with Chucho Valdés’ Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Diákara at the age of 16. He continues to make his mark as a leading international composer and performs at The JAI as part of Jazz History Month.
Nashville Nights is a country music extravaganza that takes the audience on a journey through the heart of Music City. This high-energy show features some of the best country music hits of all time, performed by a talented cast of singers and musicians. From classic country to modern hits, Nashville Nights has something for everyone.
Celebrating the beauty of our natural world, this program explores choral artistry rooted in nature and reaching toward the heavens. Selections include some of today's most prominent composers, as well as emerging voices in our field. Musical selections include Crescent Meadow by Nell Shaw Cohen, At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners by Williametta Spencer, and […]
Pianist Hiromi’s takes the stage as part of the electrified four-piece ensemble Sonicwonder featuring Adam O’Farrill on trumpet, Hadrien Feraud on bass and Gene Coye on drums. Her musicianship and improvisation eclipse the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop.
AEG Goldenvoice presents the 7-decade career of Willie Nelson, who has earned every conceivable award as a musician, with special guests Asleep at the Wheel.
Puccini's Madama Butterfly is a passionate and haunting story about a young woman who makes a stand to support herself after her father takes his life. She is betrayed by the American Naval Officer with whom she falls in love with.
Legendary classical pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to La Jolla Music Society for its’ Piano Series for a passionate program that will include Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, Schumann’s Faschingsschwank aus Wien and Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata in G Major.
Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living.
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor John Beal .
Season 31 closes with two City Ballet favorites. Mozart Concerto is classical ballet at its finest. And the music and choir of Carmina Burana are matched with a powerful Black Tuesday tale that only a high-drama ballet can tell
A Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play about family, food, and healing. Two siblings, separated by distance and circumstance, meet to share their mother’s favorite recipe.
AEG Goldenvoice presents Common Kings as they bring their American, Hawaiian and Samoan reggae rock/pop music to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest The Green .
Bach Collegium previews Bachfest. In his second year as Thomaskantor, J.S. Bach composed a new cantata for every Sunday; a total of 52 works. Address: St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church 743 Prospect St La Jolla,
Lilita finds herself in the Wall Street office of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economics Stability Board. Like a Boricua Lolita before her, she is here in the name of La Revolución! She’s got glamour, glitter, and a gun… but is she ready?
Conrad Tao on piano, violinist Stefan Jackiw and Jay Campbell on cello make up the Junction Trio. These visionary artists perform at the La Jolla Music Society as part of the Revelle Chamber Music Series.
Roger Daltry, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who, is joined by special guest KT Tunstall for an energetic rock program at The Rady Shell
Live Nation presents Grammy-nominated multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. The tour will support NEEDTOBREATHE’S ninth studio album Caves, set to release this fall.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s achingly beautiful concerto, in this one-night-only performance. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s passionate 5th Symphony, an emotion-filled journey rife with brilliant melody.
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal, written by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, introduces audiences to a seemingly typical American family and tells the story of hope, love and learning to let go.
Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that opens with Sofia Gubaidulina’s dynamic Fairytale Poem. Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his dazzling style and theatricality to 20th-century composer Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
Ballets Jazz Montréal is one of the most prolific dance companies in Canada and a major force on the Montréal cultural scene. Currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, Ballets Jazz Montréal is an internationally renowned repertory company that embodies excellence, innovation, and above all passion
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film Man of Aran, the one person […]
Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.
Born to a family of musicians, Pablo Ferrández joined prestigious Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía when he was 13. He has developed into a cello phenomenon and the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation. His debut album “Reflections” released in 2021 to high acclaim.
Jazz @ The Jai guest curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson and John Beasley, two-time Grammy winner, pianist and composer curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to the present.
Rafael Payare leads soloist Lozakovich and the Symphony in this dynamic program that opens with Brahms’ intense Tragic Overture.
South Korean virtuoso JIJI is joined by students from The Colburn School in a concert program that ranges from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation.
Toymaker Dr. Coppélius is lonely. He creates a mechanical doll so lifelike he imagines her as his daughter, named Coppélia. She evens fools the villagers that she is alive, including Franz who is engaged to Swanhilda. Swanhilda is jealous of Coppélia and persuades her friends to investigate Dr Coppélius house and his daughter, Coppélia. After […]
Derek Hough brings you an All New Spectacular Symphony Of Dance with an incredible cast of dancers for a fast-paced show that features a wide array of dance styles.
Live Nation presents the Los Angeles-based indie rock band Lord Huron will perform songs from their four albums one night only in San Diego.
Terry Virts, former US Air Force pilot and Commander for the International Space Station speaks about his experience and insights from his career in the space program. His second book How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth, was published in 2020.
