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69 upcoming events at Jacobs Music Center: live music. Dates, times and ticket links, updated nightly.
New Seats Available! Join the ultimate celebration of heroism as My Hero Academia In Concert brings a decade of unforgettable moments to life! From Deku’s first steps to the thrilling battles, this live concert experience immerses fans in the anime’s full eight season journey…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Yefim Bronfman , piano GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem (Poema-Skazka) MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 R. STRAUSS: A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40 The 2026-2027 season opens with Rafael Payare conducting the Orchestra in a concert…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Yefim Bronfman , piano GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem (Poema-Skazka) MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491 R. STRAUSS: A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben), Op. 40 The 2026-2027 season opens with Rafael Payare conducting the Orchestra in a concert…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Sergey Khachatryan , violin KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Rafael Payare , violinist Sergey Khachatryan , and the Orchestra bring to the Jacobs Music Center stage two pieces rooted in a sense of vast mountainous…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Sergey Khachatryan , violin KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Rafael Payare , violinist Sergey Khachatryan , and the Orchestra bring to the Jacobs Music Center stage two pieces rooted in a sense of vast mountainous…
Tickets & detailsLudovic Morlot , conductor Jörgen van Rijen , trombone DEBUSSY: "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from Nocturnes JIMMY LÓPEZ: Shift , Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso POULENC: Suite from The Does (Les biches) RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole Ludovic Morlot , one of…
Tickets & detailsLudovic Morlot , conductor Jörgen van Rijen , trombone DEBUSSY: "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from Nocturnes JIMMY LÓPEZ: Shift , Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra RAVEL: Alborada del gracioso POULENC: Suite from The Does (Les biches) RAVEL: Rapsodie espagnole Ludovic Morlot , one of…
Tickets & detailsNathalia Palis , host and performer San Diego Symphony string quintet: Yumi Cho , violin Yeim Lee , violin Sung Jin Lee , viola Andrew Hayhurst , cello Susan Wulff , bass STEPHANIE LEAVELL: “Say Hello (From Your Head to Your Toes)” MOZART: "Allegro" from Eine kleine Nachtmusik…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Leonidas Kavakos , violin Orchestre symphonique de Montréal MOUSSA: Elysium TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 STRAVINSKY: The Firebird (full ballet) The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal , led by Music Director Rafael Payare , presents a…
Tickets & detailsKalena Bovell , conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra MODEST MUSSORGSKY, arr. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Night on Bald Mountain AMY BEACH: Bal Masqué , Op. 22 JOHANN STRAUSS JR.: Overture to Die Fledermaus JOHANNES BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor P.D.Q. BACH (PETER SCHICKELE):…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Daniil Trifonov , piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Rafael Payare returns to Jacobs Music Center to lead two profound masterworks composed a century apart: Tchaikovsky’s…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Daniil Trifonov , piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Rafael Payare returns to Jacobs Music Center to lead two profound masterworks composed a century apart: Tchaikovsky’s…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Inon Barnatan , piano LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic” San Diego favorites Rafael Payare and pianist Inon Barnatan join forces for two Romantic masterpieces that confront the power of Fate. In an…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Inon Barnatan , piano LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major MAHLER: Symphony No. 6 in A minor, “Tragic” San Diego favorites Rafael Payare and pianist Inon Barnatan join forces for two Romantic masterpieces that confront the power of Fate. In an…
Tickets & detailsGilbert Castellanos , trumpet Antonio Hart , alto saxophone Ralph Moore , tenor saxophone Joshua White , piano Luke Little , bass Carl Allen , drumset Pre-show performance by the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Curated by Gilbert Castellanos , Jazz @ The Jacobs returns to…
Tickets & detailsDiego Matheuz , conductor Aristo Sham , piano CARREÑO: Margariteña PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 December opens with a captivating program of innovation and imagination, featuring music by Carreño, Prokofiev, and…
Tickets & detailsDiego Matheuz , conductor Aristo Sham , piano CARREÑO: Margariteña PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 December opens with a captivating program of innovation and imagination, featuring music by Carreño, Prokofiev, and…
Tickets & detailsNathalia Palis , host and performer San Diego Symphony brass quintet: Christopher Smith , trumpet Tim Saeger , trumpet Tricia Skye , French horn Eric Starr , trombone Aaron McCalla , tuba STEPHANIE LEAVELL: “Say Hello (From Your Head to Your Toes)” ANDERSON, arr. THOMAS PURDIE:…
Tickets & detailsThe Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart Guest Vocalist Carmen Bradford Celebrate the holiday season with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra in A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas. Enjoy an evening of classic holiday songs, rendered in quintessential Basie style, under…
Tickets & detailsSTRAUSS SYMPHONY OF AMERICA Featuring members of the San Diego Symphony Michael Zehetner , conductor (Vienna) Brigitta Simon , soprano (Vienna) Thomas Weinhappel , baritone (Vienna) Featuring dancers from San Diego Ballet A timeless tradition, a dazzling celebration, Salute to…
Tickets & detailsDelyana Lazarova , conductor Andrea Overturf , English horn GLINKA: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla ROREM: English Horn Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Two Russian masterpieces frame one of America’s most lyrical concertos in a program overflowing with…
Tickets & detailsDelyana Lazarova , conductor Andrea Overturf , English horn GLINKA: Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla ROREM: English Horn Concerto RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Two Russian masterpieces frame one of America’s most lyrical concertos in a program overflowing with…
Tickets & detailsAziz Shokhakimov , conductor Simon Trpčeski , piano SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride GINASTERA: Concierto argentino ALBÉNIZ: Rapsodia española DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 This vibrant program pairs two Czech and two Hispanic composers in a celebration of…
Tickets & detailsAziz Shokhakimov , conductor Simon Trpčeski , piano SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride GINASTERA: Concierto argentino ALBÉNIZ: Rapsodia española DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 This vibrant program pairs two Czech and two Hispanic composers in a celebration of…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Alisa Weilerstein , cello ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique , Op. 14 This concert pairs two masterpieces written at opposite ends of their composers’ careers: Elgar’s elegiac Cello Concerto and Berlioz’s audacious…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Alisa Weilerstein , cello ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique , Op. 14 This concert pairs two masterpieces written at opposite ends of their composers’ careers: Elgar’s elegiac Cello Concerto and Berlioz’s audacious…
Tickets & detailsAndreas Ottensamer , conductor Julie Phillips , harp RAVEL: "Rigaudon" from Le Tombeau de Couperin ROTA: Concerto for Harp SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Immerse yourself in an evening of luminous melodies and emotional depth as the orchestra presents a program…
Tickets & detailsMichelle Di Russo , conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra LI HUANZHI: Spring Festival Overture CLAUDE DEBUSSY(orch. ARTHUR LUCK): Clair de lune LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: "Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Country" from Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale"…
Tickets & detailsAndreas Ottensamer , conductor Julie Phillips , harp RAVEL: "Rigaudon" from Le Tombeau de Couperin ROTA: Concerto for Harp SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Immerse yourself in an evening of luminous melodies and emotional depth as the orchestra presents a program…
Tickets & detailsTap, shake, rattle and roll! This interactive, sensory-friendly concert invites little listeners to explore the rhythms of drums, shakers, tambourines and chimes. Children will hear how music can count, bounce, whisper and roar – all starting with a familiar nursery rhyme.…
Tickets & detailsGilbert Castellanos and a lineup of stellar jazz musicians will play Billie Holiday’s All or Nothing at All , paying homage to “Lady Day’s” sound. Released in 1958, All of Nothing at All is made up of 12 songs previously recorded in 1956 and 1957. The album has some of her most…
Tickets & detailsMatthias Pintscher , conductor Blake Pouliot , violin PINTSCHER: Assonanza for Violin and Chamber Orchestra RAVEL: Tzigane, rapsodie de concert for Violin and Orchestra COPLAND: Symphony No. 3 German-born conductor and composer Matthias Pintscher returns to the San Diego…
Tickets & detailsMatthias Pintscher , conductor Blake Pouliot , violin PINTSCHER: Assonanza for Violin and Chamber Orchestra RAVEL: Tzigane, rapsodie de concert for Violin and Orchestra COPLAND: Symphony No. 3 German-born conductor and composer Matthias Pintscher returns to the San Diego…
Tickets & detailsBernard Labadie , conductor Benedetto Lupo , piano MOZART: "Chaconne" from Idomeneo MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter” An evening devoted to Mozart, led by renowned 18th century specialist Bernard Labadie ,…
Tickets & detailsBernard Labadie , conductor Benedetto Lupo , piano MOZART: "Chaconne" from Idomeneo MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 MOZART: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter” An evening devoted to Mozart, led by renowned 18th century specialist Bernard Labadie ,…
Tickets & detailsEdward Gardner , conductor Sasha Cooke , mezzo-soprano MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage , Op. 27 TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest Fantasy-Overture, Op. 18 RAVEL: Shéhérazade DEBUSSY: La mer British conductor Edward Gardner leads a vivid, ocean themed program exploring…
Tickets & detailsChad Goodman , conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: “Flight of the Bumblebee” from Tale of the Tsar Saltan GIOACHINO ROSSINI: Overture to William Tell FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN: "Allegro spiritoso" from Symphony No. 83 in G minor, "The Hen" DMITRI KABALEVSKY:…
Tickets & detailsEdward Gardner , conductor Sasha Cooke , mezzo-soprano MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage , Op. 27 TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest Fantasy-Overture, Op. 18 RAVEL: Shéhérazade DEBUSSY: La mer British conductor Edward Gardner leads a vivid, ocean themed program exploring…
Tickets & detailsExperience an Unforgettable Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning artist Leslie Odom, Jr. brings his extraordinary voice, magnetic stage presence, and genre-spanning artistry to the stage for an evening of music that is soulful, sophisticated, and deeply…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Joshua Brown , violin GABRIELA ORTIZ: Kauyumari SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 BARTÓK: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin , Op. 19 STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919 version) Mexico, Russia, and Hungary converge in a dazzling…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Joshua Brown , violin GABRIELA ORTIZ: Kauyumari SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 BARTÓK: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin , Op. 19 STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919 version) Mexico, Russia, and Hungary converge in a dazzling…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Ricardo Morales , clarinet ESTÉVEZ: Midday on the Plains (Mediodía en el llano) SALONEN: kínema BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances , Op. 45 This program unites a beloved Venezuelan tone poem with three works…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Ricardo Morales , clarinet ESTÉVEZ: Midday on the Plains (Mediodía en el llano) SALONEN: kínema BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances , Op. 45 This program unites a beloved Venezuelan tone poem with three works…
Tickets & detailsIn this cozy introduction to woodwind instruments, young children will hear the characters of Peter and the Wolf come to life through the flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and French horn. With gentle narration, friendly pacing, and a sensory-friendly environment, little listeners…
Tickets & detailsGilbert Castellanos , trumpet Brian Levy , tenor saxophone Sam Hirsh , piano Danton Boller , bass Willie Jones III , drumset Pre-show performance by the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory The 2026-27 Jazz @ The Jacobs season continues with an homage to trumpet player, Lee Morgan’s…
Tickets & detailsConducted by Steve Hackman Steve Hackman , conductor and creator San Diego Symphony Orchestra Steve Hackman returns to the Jacobs Music Center with a new orchestral fusion: SYMPHONYFUSE: Beethoven X Coldplay . The work merges two musical giants who explore universal and humanist…
Tickets & detailsSir Mark Elder , conductor PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 DVORÁK: The Wood Dove , Op. 110 JANÁCEK: Taras Bulba ; Rhapsody after Gogol Sir Mark Elder , one of Britain’s most distinguished conductors, leads a dramatic program pairing Prokofiev’s luminous final…
Tickets & detailsSir Mark Elder , conductor PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 DVORÁK: The Wood Dove , Op. 110 JANÁCEK: Taras Bulba ; Rhapsody after Gogol Sir Mark Elder , one of Britain’s most distinguished conductors, leads a dramatic program pairing Prokofiev’s luminous final…
Tickets & detailsCharlie Parker’s bebop legacy remains ignited as jazz titan Charles McPherson leads a powerhouse ensemble. Together they will unleash high-flying lines, propulsive swing, and the fiery spirit of Bird in a one-night celebration of virtuosity, innovation and pure musical heat.…
Tickets & detailsOsmo Vänskä , conductor Alessio Bax , piano SIBELIUS: Pojhola’s Daughter GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 NIELSEN: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Finnish maestro Osmo Vänskä returns to San Diego with a thrilling Nordic program featuring music by Sibelius, Grieg, and Nielsen –…
Tickets & detailsOsmo Vänskä , conductor Alessio Bax , piano SIBELIUS: Pojhola’s Daughter GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 NIELSEN: Symphony No. 5, Op. 50 Finnish maestro Osmo Vänskä returns to San Diego with a thrilling Nordic program featuring music by Sibelius, Grieg, and Nielsen –…
Tickets & detailsJoshua Weilerstein , conductor Jeff Thayer , violin KLEIN: Partita for Strings BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 1 DVORÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” Joshua Weilerstein leads an East European journey of remembrance and rediscovery. The program opens with…
Tickets & detailsJoshua Weilerstein , conductor Jeff Thayer , violin KLEIN: Partita for Strings BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 1 DVORÁK: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World” Joshua Weilerstein leads an East European journey of remembrance and rediscovery. The program opens with…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Tasha Hokuao Koontz , soprano Nikola Printz , mezzo-soprano Viktor Antipenko , tenor Hansung Yoo , baritone JIMMY LÓPEZ: Symphony No. 6, Monarch BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” Two symphonies – one newly written, one timeless –…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Tasha Hokuao Koontz , soprano Nikola Printz , mezzo-soprano Viktor Antipenko , tenor Hansung Yoo , baritone JIMMY LÓPEZ: Symphony No. 6, Monarch BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” Two symphonies – one newly written, one timeless –…
Tickets & detailsRafael Payare , conductor Tasha Hokuao Koontz , soprano Nikola Printz , mezzo-soprano Viktor Antipenko , tenor Hansung Yoo , baritone JIMMY LÓPEZ: Symphony No. 6, Monarch BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” Two symphonies – one newly written, one timeless –…
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