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Take a symphonic journey down by the schoolyard on July 7th! (...or, down by The Rady Shell!)Maestro Ted Sperling brings...
06/30/2024

Take a symphonic journey down by the schoolyard on July 7th! (...or, down by The Rady Shell!)

Maestro Ted Sperling brings the music of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Simon's far-reaching catalog of songs have unquestionably become part of America’s, and the world’s, shared musical history. In this special symphonic program, favorite hits, as well as a few deep cuts, are brought to life by two powerhouse singers, Morgan James and Ryan Shaw, in new orchestrations that showcase the enduring excitement of these iconic songs. For tickets, visit https://www.theshell.org/performances/kodachrome-the-music-of-paul-simon/

We are making music for you! The San Diego Symphony is Changing Lives Through Music with community and education program...
06/26/2024

We are making music for you! The San Diego Symphony is Changing Lives Through Music with community and education programs that spread music throughout the region. When you donate by June 30, your gift will be matched, doubling your impact. Click the link to make a gift today and support your San Diego Symphony! ➡

For more information, please contact the Institutional Advancement department at 619.615.3901 or email [email protected]

The San Diego Symphony is delighted to announce casting for the upcoming production of RENT in Concert at The Rady Shell...
06/25/2024

The San Diego Symphony is delighted to announce casting for the upcoming production of RENT in Concert at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on August 2, 2024! 🎊🎭🎙🎵

Casting for this production includes:
‣ Jimmie Herrod (Angel)
‣ Maurice Alpharicio (Benny)
‣ Douglas Lyons (Collins)
‣ Savy Jackson (Joanne)
‣ Tommy Kaiser (Mark)
‣ Ariella Serur (Maureen)
‣ Alisa Melendez (Mimi) - a SD native!☀
‣ Liam Pearce (Roger)

The Ensemble consists of all local San Diego State University Musical Theater students! 🌴🎶 Chase Lowary, Nisa Isabella Mercado, Ryan James Sweeney, & Sav Souza

‣ Conductor: Sean O'Loughlin Music
‣ Director: Sammi Cannold
‣ Music Director: Cynthia Meng

RENT in Concert is created and produced by AMP Worldwide and licensed by Music Theatre International.

For tickets and more info, visit https://www.theshell.org/performances/rent-in-concert/

Join us on June 30th for a special evening with the incredible Audra McDonald and the San Diego Symphony! 🎙🎼 Get ready t...
06/25/2024

Join us on June 30th for a special evening with the incredible Audra McDonald and the San Diego Symphony! 🎙🎼 Get ready to enjoy Broadway favorites by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin, and more, along with songs from her latest album, "Sing Happy." Don't miss out! Click here for tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/3xkgA7E

📸: Allison Michael Orenstein

The Orchestra is beaming with excitement for Opening Night at The Rady Shell (less than one week away!) 😁The stage is se...
06/23/2024

The Orchestra is beaming with excitement for Opening Night at The Rady Shell (less than one week away!) 😁

The stage is set for another fantastic summer, and we couldn't be more excited to share our music with you. 🎻🤍 To view the list of upcoming performances, visit https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/list/

📸: Gary Payne Photography

06/16/2024

A message from multi Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, comedian, and author Bette Midler on why you should see An Evening with Marc Shaiman with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra! 🎭🎬🎼

Join us Wednesday July 3rd at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park ! 🐚 ✨ Click here for tickets and more info: https://bit.ly/4c0crof

Get ready to be transported beyond your imagination! 🎶✨ Join us at The Rady Shell on June 29th as the San Diego Symphony...
06/15/2024

Get ready to be transported beyond your imagination! 🎶✨ Join us at The Rady Shell on June 29th as the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Newman, brings the iconic music of John Williams to life. From Harry Potter to Indiana Jones, Star Wars to E.T., and so much more – experience these heart-pounding adventures live!

🎟 For tickets and more info, click here: https://bit.ly/3XoG9ih

The Music of John Williams

We are TWO weeks away from Opening Night Summer 2024 with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra on June 28th at The Rady Shel...
06/14/2024

We are TWO weeks away from Opening Night Summer 2024 with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra on June 28th at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, featuring conductor Gemma New and pianist Olga Kern. Comment below which show with the Orchestra you're looking forward to this summer ⬇

Head to our Instagram post for a chance to win a pair of tickets! 🎟

Discover all the shows this summer with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra here: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/list/

📷: Gary Payne Photography

POV: You're up in the balcony of the San Diego Civic Theatre with the off-stage brass for Respighi's "Pines of Rome" 🎺📯 ...
06/06/2024

POV: You're up in the balcony of the San Diego Civic Theatre with the off-stage brass for Respighi's "Pines of Rome" 🎺📯

📸: Jenna Selby

The entire San Diego Symphony extended family mourns the loss of Bill Walton. Amongst his many contributions to the San ...
05/30/2024

The entire San Diego Symphony extended family mourns the loss of Bill Walton. Amongst his many contributions to the San Diego community, Mr. Walton served on the San Diego Symphony board from 2012-2016, spearheading important events like some of our Centennial Concert Celebrations. We will miss him dearly.

From the The San Diego Union-Tribune:  "Expect fresh insights when Jeremy Denk performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4...
05/25/2024

From the The San Diego Union-Tribune: "Expect fresh insights when Jeremy Denk performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58, with the San Diego Symphony on Saturday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park downtown." 🎹🎼 Full article linked here: https://bit.ly/3UZetxN

Join the San Diego Symphony in their final concert of the 2023-24 Jacobs Masterworks season at the beautiful Rady Shell. Tickets are still available at https://bit.ly/3R0RzET 🎟

Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto and Stravinsky’s Firebird

Renowned composer, writer, and director Gerard McBurney, collaborates with the top music organizations globally. As the ...
05/18/2024

Renowned composer, writer, and director Gerard McBurney, collaborates with the top music organizations globally. As the San Diego Symphony's Creative Consultant, he's reimagining Wagner's "Die Walküre" and Stravinsky's "The Firebird" for the Orchestra, bringing them to life with pyrotechnics and elaborate sets at The Rady Shell!

Swipe to learn more about him and his involvement in the upcoming programs:
May 18th - Wagner’s "Die Walküre" Act 1
May 25th - Stravinsky's "The Firebird"

"The curtain is ready to rise again for the San Diego Symphony at Jacobs Music Center, the historic concert venue former...
05/09/2024

"The curtain is ready to rise again for the San Diego Symphony at Jacobs Music Center, the historic concert venue formerly known as Copley Symphony Hall."

Read all about the season announcement and exciting renovation updates in The San Diego Union-Tribune here: https://bit.ly/44yEbNM

The 95-year-old venue, now named Jacobs Music Center, will boast improved acoustics, a new sound system, a permanent elevated choral terrace at the rear of the reconfigured stage, and much more, while retaining its historical essence.

The entire San Diego Symphony family is saddened by the loss of Joan Jacobs. Joan was a dynamic leader in our community ...
05/07/2024

The entire San Diego Symphony family is saddened by the loss of Joan Jacobs. Joan was a dynamic leader in our community and for our institution. She was passionate about arts and culture, and shared her love of music with her family, friends, and so many others throughout San Diego and beyond. Joan and Irwin Jacobs have led by example with their extraordinary support for this orchestra, and for so many other institutions. The San Diego Symphony dedicates the 2024-25 opening season of Jacobs Music Center to Joan Jacobs.

On May 7th, Yo-Yo Ma will join Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only evening featuring ...
05/03/2024

On May 7th, Yo-Yo Ma will join Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only evening featuring the Elgar Cello Concerto, one of the most widely-loved pieces of music written for the cello. 🎼

Also on the program: Wagner’s Prelude to Act 3 of "Die Meistersinger" and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, beloved for its melodies and drama, closes out the evening.

For tickets and more info, click here: https://bit.ly/3y30Wxh

In March, San Diego Symphony bassoonist Valentin Martchev led a woodwind sectional with the San Diego Youth Symphony Orc...
04/27/2024

In March, San Diego Symphony bassoonist Valentin Martchev led a woodwind sectional with the San Diego Youth Symphony Orchestra.

The San Diego Symphony partners with the San Diego Youth Symphony, part of the KeyNote Family of Music Education Programs, on a range of programming aimed at connecting student and professional musicians. 🏫🎼

📷: Jenna Selby

April is National Volunteer Month 🤝 To celebrate, we are turning the spotlight on one of our many wonderful and hardwork...
04/25/2024

April is National Volunteer Month 🤝 To celebrate, we are turning the spotlight on one of our many wonderful and hardworking volunteers, Suanne Pauley. Swipe to read a bit more about Suanne and her experience as a volunteer at the San Diego Symphony.

Interested in volunteering? Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3whmuWj

04/24/2024

On May 3rd, the San Diego Symphony 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 at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, conducted by John Beal! 🎥🍿🐚

Tickets available now at https://bit.ly/3WcaO1C 🎟️
Disney Concerts

Just added to "An Evening with Marc Shaiman" with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on J...
04/15/2024

Just added to "An Evening with Marc Shaiman" with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on July 3rd:
🎤 Hairspray’s very own voice of a generation Shayna Steele
🎤 Glamorous Tony nominated “beltress” Elizabeth Stanley
🎤 The voice of Capt America himself, golden-throated Rory Donovan
+ a very special appearance from “Tracy Turnblad” herself, Marissa Jaret Winokur!

For tickets and more information, visit https://bit.ly/3U1AyuT

Congratulations, Lang Lang on receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! 🌟 We're looking forward to a magical eveni...
04/12/2024

Congratulations, Lang Lang on receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! 🌟 We're looking forward to a magical evening on the San Diego Bay on Friday night. 🎹🌴

Join us for the next episode of our "Inside Jacobs Music Center" video series to peek behind the scenes of the Jacobs Mu...
04/12/2024

Join us for the next episode of our "Inside Jacobs Music Center" video series to peek behind the scenes of the Jacobs Music Center renovation project! 👷🎥 👀‍

This episode will feature San Diego Symphony Orchestra musicians Greg Cohen, Principal percussion, and Richard Levine, cello, alongside CEO Martha Gilmer as they discuss the musicians' involvement with the planning and renovation of the new Jacobs Music Center.

Tune in on YouTube or Facebook on Thursday April 18th at 10am!

San Diego Symphony’s High School Ambassadors program is currently accepting applications until April 15th!High School Am...
04/11/2024

San Diego Symphony’s High School Ambassadors program is currently accepting applications until April 15th!

High School Ambassadors is a paid summer internship program designed to build college and career readiness. This 2-week program combines training with on-the-job experience for high school students (ages 15 – 18) across San Diego County. Click the link for more information on the program and how to apply: https://sdsymph.org/ambassadors

Before Lang Lang - 郎朗 makes his debut at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park this weekend, The San Diego Union-Tribune intervi...
04/08/2024

Before Lang Lang - 郎朗 makes his debut at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park this weekend, The San Diego Union-Tribune interviewed him on collabs, cartoons, and his return to San Diego. ☀ Read the full interview below:
https://bit.ly/43PPaSI

San Diego Symphony, led by Dutch conductor Otto Tausk, will welcome the piano superstar and his wife, Gina Alice, highlighting the works of French composer Saint-Saëns

04/08/2024

Lang Lang - 郎朗 & Gina Alice will be gracing the stage at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park this week, highlighting the works of French composer Saint-Saëns. 🎹🎶

Led by Dutch conductor Otto Tausk, Lang Lang will perform Piano Concerto No. 2, and Gina Alice will join him for Carnival of the Animals! 🦁🐘🐢🦢 Additional tickets just released, grab them before their gone at https://sdsymph.org/langlang

La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival returns April 4-7, 2024! A San Diego Symphony string quartet will be featured in “Spec...
04/01/2024

La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival returns April 4-7, 2024! A San Diego Symphony string quartet will be featured in “Spectrum,” one of the 25+ immersive art experiences, bringing to life a full-on puppetry spectacle from Animal Cracker Conspiracy Puppet Company as they channel the silly, supernatural and sublime, inviting all to appreciate the universe and our place in it.

Visit https://lajollaplayhouse.org/wowfestival for the full schedule & more info!

It's World Piano Day! 🎹 Swipe for some piano facts + memories with the San Diego Symphony.The Symphony's next concert wi...
03/28/2024

It's World Piano Day! 🎹 Swipe for some piano facts + memories with the San Diego Symphony.

The Symphony's next concert will feature world-renowned pianists Lang Lang - 郎朗 & Gina Alice Redlinger at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on April 12th!

🎟 Tickets still available: https://bit.ly/3xmt91C

A San Diego Symphony woodwind quintet recently visited Sandburg Elementary School in Mira Mesa to perform for 215 third,...
03/24/2024

A San Diego Symphony woodwind quintet recently visited
Sandburg Elementary School in Mira Mesa to perform for 215 third, fourth, and fifth graders.

Sandburg Elementary's Tiger Den is one of 82 elementary schools participating in San Diego Symphony's new interactive music program called Sound and Silence. Educators can mix and match the program’s in-person and online resources including a 9-week classroom curriculum, video resources featuring San Diego Symphony musicians, educator professional development workshops, and on-campus chamber music performances.

Read more or watch the segment on KPBS here:

The San Diego Symphony provides an interactive music curriculum for students in grades three through five, culminating in a special concert at the Rady Shell.

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