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ELF™ in Concert

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Cocktail Hour

The Ritz , 301 E. Grand Ave., Escondido, CA, United States

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with The Rat Pack at the Ritz on Grand.

The Heart Sellers

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

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 […]

Busoni’s Violin Concerto

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Orchestral Evolution: Childs’ Premiere and Beethoven’s Eroica

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Symphonic Journeys: Strauss, Walton, Brahms

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Empty Ride

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

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 […]

MTT’s Street Songs and Winter Daydreams

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

3 Summers of Lincoln

La Jolla Playhouse 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, United States

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 […]

What the Constitution Means to Me

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

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 […]

Vänskä Conducts Sibelius and Beethoven

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Mother Goose, Symphonic Dances and More

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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. […]

The Wonders We Carry Inside

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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.

Koh Plays Mendelssohn

Pacific Symphony 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, United States

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 in Recital: “Preludes”

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

The Princess Bride in Concert

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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!  

From the Depths: Lu Leads Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

True West

Divisionary Theatre 4545 Park Blvd., San Diego, United States

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. […]

Alisa Weilerstein: Fragments 3

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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, […]

Peril in the Alps

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

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 […]

When the Saints Go Marching In

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

La Traviata

San Diego Civic Theatre 1100 3rd Ave, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Weilerstein and Payare Perform Chin and Bruckner

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

House of India

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

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 […]

Elegant to Epic: Saint-Saëns and Shostakovich

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

Ode to Nature: Payare Conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

Jacobs Music Center 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California

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 […]

One of the Good Ones

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

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 […]

Birthday Candles

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

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 […]

Birthday Candles

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr Suite D, Solana Beach, CA, United States

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 […]

Smokey Robinson

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Cynthia Erivo

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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.

The Heart

La Jolla Playhouse 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, United States

Follow one precious heart on its life-saving journey from donor to recipient, and meet the people whose lives are impacted along the way. This breathtaking new musical is an enlightening, […]

Barbie the Movie: In Concert

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Jurassic Park in Concert

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Boyz II Men with SDSO

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

“Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Wierder 2025 Tour

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Tchaikovsky Spectacular

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Best of the 90s Mixtape

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

An Evening with Chicago

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

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 […]

Huzzah!

The Old Globe 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, United States

Huzzah! Is a world-premiere musical comedy about  two sisters, one a princess and one who works in insurance who must stop fighting to save their father’s Renaissance Faire from financial […]

Classics Albums Live Performs Prince: Purple Rain

The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, United States

Regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time, Prince’s Purple Rain was the artist’s first to reach #1 on the Billboard 200, where it spent nearly half a year […]

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