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San Diego Symphony Announces $125 Million Renovation of the Jacobs Music Center

By Ken Herman | February 24, 2022 |

In a press conference on February 23, 2022, held at the Jacobs Music Center in downtown San Diego, leaders of the San Diego Symphony announced a $125 million renovation of Copley Symphony Hall and adjacent sections of the Jacobs Music Center.

The San Diego Symphony Unveils the Rady Shell and Jacobs Park on San Diego Bay

By Ken Herman | May 14, 2021 |

On Thursday, May 13, San Diego Symphony C.E.O. Martha A. Gilmer unveiled the symphony’s new $85 million permanent performance facility on San Diego Bay: the Rady Shell and Jacobs Park.

San Diego Symphony Rings in the New Year with Piano Virtuoso Ray Ushikubo in Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”

By Ken Herman | January 1, 2021 |

San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare revisited the traditional New Year’s Eve symphony concert Thursday, streaming an online program from the stage of Copley Symphony Hall.