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San Diego Symphony’s Soaring, Inspiring Mahler Second Symphony: ‘Resurrection’

By Ken Herman | October 5, 2024 |

On Friday, for the San Diego Symphony’s second concert in the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center, Music Director Rafael Payare chose to perform Gustav Mahler’s formidable Symphony No. 2 in C Minor.

The San Diego Symphony and a Host of Virtuoso Soloists Open the Renovated Jacobs Music Center with a Resplendent Concert

By Ken Herman | September 29, 2024 |

Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony opened the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center with a blockbuster concert on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The San Diego Symphony Offers a Magnificent ‘Firebird’ to Complete the 2023-24 Season at The Rady Shell

By Ken Herman | May 27, 2024 |

To complete the 2023-2024 season, San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare conducted the orchestra at the Rady Shell on Saturday in Igor Stravinsky’s complete ‘Firebird’ ballet and Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto.

San Diego Symphony Returns to The Conrad in La Jolla for a Concert of Bach and Haydn

By Ken Herman | February 10, 2024 |

On Friday, February 9, the San Diego Symphony returned to The Conrad in La Jolla for a chamber orchestra concert under Edo de Waart.

San Diego Symphony Champions Bernstein’s ‘Symphonic Dances’ and Roberto Sierra’s Recent Trumpet Concerto

By Ken Herman | July 2, 2023 |

Music Director Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony launched their Summer Season Friday at the Rady Shell on San Diego Bay.

Inon Barnatan’s Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto with the San Diego Symphony Amazes Rady Shell Audience

By Ken Herman | May 22, 2023 |

Pianist Inon Barnatan soared in Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major on Saturday with the San Diego Symphony under Music Director Rafael Payare.