The Power of Being There
There is a moment, just before an orchestra begins, when the air itself seems to hold its breath. The lights dim, the murmurs settle, and something electric moves quietly through the room—a reminder that live music has the rare power to draw us into a world where sound becomes emotion made visible, and time briefly lifts its weight from our shoulders.
To step into the Jacobs Music Center is to enter a space built for this very transformation. It is more than a concert hall; it is a place for connection. Here, music does more than fill the room—it shapes it, animates it, and draws every listener in. The 2026–27 season invites you to feel this alchemy in full: with familiar works like Beethoven’s towering Symphony No. 9, that has stirred hearts for generations, and the new voices, like that of the brilliant composer Jimmy López who is among the emerging artists ready to guide us into the future.
What you hear is only part of the experience. The rest...you feel. When the orchestra breathes as one, dozens of instruments vibrating in harmony, the sound moves through the room, and through you. These vibrations—complex, layered, alive—cannot be captured in a recording. They require presence. They require you.
And in that shared presence, something remarkable happens. The boundary between stage and audience softens. The music that begins as a single gesture among musicians becomes a collective experience, binding everyone in the hall to the same unfolding moment. Emotion becomes communal—more powerful because it is shared.
This season, we invite you to enter that space of possibility. Here, every concert is a journey, and every journey begins the instant the sound takes flight.
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Th e Grand Piano
A cclaimed pianists take the spotlight in these standout performances.
OCTOBER 3 & 4
Yefim Bronfman Plays Mozart
NOVEMBER 14 & 15
Daniil Trifonov Plays Tchaikovsky
NOVEMBER 20 & 22
Inon Barnatan Plays Liszt
DECEMBER 4 & 5
Aristo Sham Plays Prokofiev
JANUARY 23 & 24
Simon Trpčeski Plays Ginastera and Albéniz
FEBRUARY 27 & 28
Benedetto Lupo Plays Mozart
MAY 22 & 23
Alessio Bax Plays Grieg
Concerts Featuring Soloists
Compelling s oloists ste p forward to showcase a wide range of instruments and styles.
OCTOBER 10 & 11
Sergey Khachatryan Plays Khachaturian Violin Concerto
OCTOBER 16 & 17
Jörgen van Rijen Plays Jimmy López Trombone Concerto
JANUARY 16 & 17
Andrea Overturf Plays Rorem Concerto for English Horn
JANUARY 29 AND 30
Alisa Weilerstein Plays Elgar Cello Concerto
FEBRUARY 5 & 6
Julie Phillips Plays Rota Concerto for Harp
FEBRUARY 20 & 21
Blake Pouliot Plays Matthias Pintscher Assonanza for Violin
MARCH 20 & 21
Joshua Brown Plays Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
MARCH 26 & 27
Ricardo Morales Plays Esa Pekka Salonen kínēma for Clarinet
MAY 29 & 30
Jeff Thayer Plays Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1
Rafael and the Orchestr a
Experience the dynamic leadership of Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare.
OCTOBER 3 & 4
Payare Leads Strauss’ A Hero’s Life
OCTOBER 10 & 11
Khachaturian’s Exuberant Violin Concerto
OCTOBER 29
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
NOVEMBER 14 & 15
Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich: Majesty and Tragedy
NOVEMBER 20 & 21
Voices of Destiny: Liszt’s Concerto and Mahler’s 6th
JANUARY 29 & 30
Alisa Weilerstein Plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto
MARCH 20 & 21
Rafael Leads Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite
JUNE 4, 5, & 6
Ode to Humanity: Beethoven’s 9th and López’s Monarch
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OCTOBER
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 AT 2:00PM
PAYARE LEADS STRAUSS’ A HERO’S LIFE
Rafael Payare, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Fairytale Poem (Poema-Skazka)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor
RICHARD STRAUSS A Hero's Life (Ein Heldenleben)
The season opens with a concert celebrating the power of human imagination. Sofia Gubaidulina’s Fairy-Tale Poem (Poema-Skazka) is the story of a piece of chalk that takes on a life of its own, covering the blackboard with flowers and fantasies, sacrificing itself for the power of imagination. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 is one of the most dramatic pieces he wrote that directly inspired Beethoven and many other composers. Strauss’s tone poem A Hero’s Life (Ein Heldenleben) tells an outrageous story filled with laughter and mockery.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT 2:00PM
KHACHATURIAN’S EXUBERANT VIOLIN CONCERTO
Rafael Payare, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
ARAM KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto ANTON BRUCKNER Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Mid-20th-century composer Khachaturian drew powerfully on his roots in the Caucasus mountains, his Armenian heritage, and the wild folk dances of the Georgian region. Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan brings this irresistibly rhythmic concerto vividly to life. Bruckner, too, was shaped by the alpine world of his Austrian childhood. His Symphony No. 9, his final work, unfolds on a monumental scale, its melodies filling the hall with echoes of nature, the resonance of ancient hymns, and the peal of cathedral bells.
Yefim Bronfman, piano
"The blend of the old and the new might serve as a metaphor for our classical music world –the traditional re-invented for a new age."
- Gramphone
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 11:00AM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 7:30PM
SPAIN THROUGH FRENCH
GLASSES: RAVEL & DEBUSSY
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
CLAUDE DEBUSSY “Nuages” and “Fêtes” from Nocturnes
JIMMY LÓPEZ Shift, Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
MAURICE RAVEL Alborada del gracioso
FRANCIS POULENC Suite from The Does (Les biches)
MAURICE RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
Ludovic Morlot, one of the leading French conductors of our day, conducts a program of delightfully accessible and light-hearted French music of Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc, filled with the
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone
NOVEMBER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 6:00PM
THE RING IN CONCERT
Susie Benchasil Seiter, conductor
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
The Ring–the landmark psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski–comes to San Diego for a one-night-only concert performance. The film will be shown on the big screen as the Orchestra performs Hans Zimmer’s haunting score.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 2:00PM
TCHAIKOVSKY AND SHOSTAKOVICH: MAJESTY AND TRAGEDY
Rafael Payare, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Rafael Payare returns to Jacobs Music Center to lead two profound masterworks composed a century apart: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, performed by Daniil Trifonov, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. Both works unite the intensely personal with the powerfully public.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 2:00PM
VOICES OF DESTINY: LISZT’S CONCERTO & MAHLER’S 6 TH
Rafael Payare, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano
FRANZ LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major
GUSTAV MAHLER Symphony No. 6 in A minor, "Tragic"
At a time when new scientific ideas were leading to new ways of seeing the world around us, Romantic artists became deeply fascinated by the pathos of how little control most human beings feel they have over their lives, and how joy and suffering both seem to buffet us without our knowing why or how. Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 are both dramatic explorations of the idea of human Fate and—the only weapon that we have against it—human heroism.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 AT 7:30PM
MILES DAVIS' MILESTONES
Celebrating Miles Davis' 2026 Centennial
Celebrate Miles Davis’ 100th birthday with a concert honoring Davis’ 1958 hard bop album, Milestones. Castellanos and a lineup of some of today’s most sought after jazz musicians will play charts from the album, side 1 to side 2, featuring “Straight, No Chaser,” “Dr. Jekyll,” and “Billy Boy.”
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
JACOBS MASTERWORKS
JAZZ @ THE JACOBS
CONCERT SERIES KEY SPECIAL CONCERTS
Daniil Trifonov, piano
DECEMBER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 AT 7:30PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 AT 7:30PM
YOUTHFUL VISIONS: CARREÑO, PROKOFIEV & SIBELIUS
Diego Matheuz, conductor Aristo Sham, piano
INOCENTE CARREÑO Margariteña
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor
JEAN SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D Major
December opens with a richly varied program spanning the early 20th century, pairing two boldly innovative works by the young Prokofiev and Sibelius with music rooted in Venezuelan tradition.
JANUARY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 AT 2:00PM
RUSSIAN ELE GANCE, AMERICAN LYRICISM: RACHMANINOFF & ROREM
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
Andrea Overturf, English horn
MIKHAIL GLINKA Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
NED ROREM English Horn Concerto
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 in E minor
Two Russian masterpieces from Glinka and Rachmaninoff frame one of the most evocative and lyrical of American concertos by Ned Rorem, written for the English horn and featuring our very own Andrea Overturf. This whole program is a feast of melody!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 AT 2:00PM FROM PRAGUE
TO BUENOS AIRES: DVOŘÁK & ALBÉNIZ
Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
BEDŘICH SMETANA Overture to The Bartered Bride
ALBERTO GINASTERA Concierto argentino
ISAAC ALBÉNIZ Rapsodia española
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G Major
A wonderfully entertaining and exciting program made up of four pieces—two by Czech composers and two by Hispanic composers—all four saturated with light and laughter and the intoxicating dance rhythms of Bohemia, Argentina, and Spain.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 AT 7:30PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 AT 7:30PM
ALISA WEILERSTEIN PLAYS ELGAR’S CELLO C ONCERTO
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
EDWARD ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor HECTOR BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Alisa Weilerstein shines in one of the world’s most recognizable concertos, Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Rafael Payare leads Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, a dazzling orchestral spectacular by a young French composer at the very start of his career.
FEBRUARY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AT 11:00AM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 7:30PM
ELEGY TO EXALTATION: RAVEL, ROTA, & SHOSTAKOVICH
Andreas Ottensamer, conductor
Julie Phillips, harp
MAURICE RAVEL Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin
NINO ROTA Harp Concerto
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 in D minor
Nino Rota’s Harp Concerto follows, weaves lush Italian lyricism and cinematic flair into a shimmering showcase for the harp. The program culminates in Shostakovich’s monumental Symphony No. 5 in D minor, a gripping journey from brooding tension to triumphant resolve.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 7:30PM
BILLIE HOLIDAY'S ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL
Gilbert Castellanos and a lineup of stellar jazz musicians will pay homage to Billie Holiday’s 1958 All or Nothing at All. Made up of 12 songs previously recorded in 1956 and 1957, the album has some of her most well-known songs, including “April in Paris,” “Cheek to Cheek,” and “Our Love Is Here to Stay.” A perfect concert to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone. Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 2:00PM
PINTSCHER CONDUCTS COPLAND & PINTSCHER
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Blake Pouliot, violin
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER Assonanza for Violin & Chamber Orchestra
MAURICE RAVEL Tzigane, rapsodie de concert
AARON COPLAND Symphony No. 3
The brilliant German-born conductor-composer Matthias Pintscher returns to the San Diego Symphony with a glittering program beginning with Assonanza, his own violin concerto, and ending with Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3, the most famous American symphony ever written.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 AT 2:00PM
THE GENIUS OF MOZART
Bernard Labadie, conductor
Benedetto Lupo, piano
ALL MOZART PROGRAM
Chaconne from Idomeneo
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major Symphony No. 41 in C Major, "Jupiter"
An all-Mozart evening features three of his most loved works, including the Piano Concerto No. 23 and his Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter.” Benedetto Lupo performs the piano concerto under the direction of Bernard Labadie, one of the great masters of 18th-century music.
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
MARCH
FRIDAY, MARCH 5 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 7 AT 2:00PM
MUSIC OF SEA & STORY: LA MER & SHÉHÉRAZADE
Edward Gardner, conductor Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest Fantasy-Overture
MAURICE RAVEL Shéhérazade
CLAUDE DEBUSSY La mer
British conductor Edward Gardner brings four colorful works about the ocean and sea voyages and the primordial human desire to travel across wild waters around the globe to distant lands.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 21 AT 2:00PM
PAYARE LEADS STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD SUITE
Rafael Payare, conductor Joshua Brown, violin
GABRIELA ORTIZ Kauyumari
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor
BÉLA BARTÓK Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
IGOR STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite (1919 version)
Mexico, Russia, and Hungary converge in a vibrant celebration of rhythm, animating the ear and the body in strikingly different ways. Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari is a glittering orchestral eruption of dance, evoking the hope, joy, and optimism embodied by the Kauyumari, or blue deer. Stravinsky’s The Firebird (1919 version) is drawn from his groundbreaking ballet, written for Serge Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26 AT 8:00PM
THE MIDTOWN MEN
Stars from the Original Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys
The Midtown Men, founded by four seasoned Broadway performers–Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and J. Robert Spencer–embody the essence of a bygone era while infusing it with contemporary flair. Brought together in the Original Broadway Cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, this dynamic quartet captivates audiences with their harmonious blend of voices, charismatic stage presence, and a repertoire that seamlessly weaves together iconic hits from the 1960s.
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this Jacobs Music Center Special Presentation.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26 AT 11:00AM
SATURDAY, MARCH 27 AT 7:30PM
SYMPHONIC DANCES: RACHMANINOFF, BERNSTEIN, & SALONEN
Rafael Payare, conductor Ricardo Morales, clarinet
ANTONIO ESTÉVEZ Midday on the Plains (Mediodía en el llano)
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN kínēma
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances
A Venezuelan symphonic poem from 1942 and three works by composer-conductors—Rachmaninoff (1940), Bernstein (1960), and Salonen (2021)—form this program. Antonio Estévez’s Mediodía en el llano, is inspired by midday on the vast plains of Venezuela. Salonen’s gentle clarinet concerto, kinēma, uses music from a film about a love affair in the Baltic Sea. Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story traces love and tragedy through electrifying orchestration. Rachmaninoff’s final work, Symphonic Dances looks back on his life and faith, ending with a radiant quotation from his “All-Night Vigil” and the word “Hallelujah.”
Rafael Payare, Music and Artistic Director
SATURDAY, APRIL 3 AT 7:30PM
LEE MORGAN'S THE SIDEWINDER
April's Jazz @ The Jacobs concert is an homage to trumpet player Lee Morgan’s 1962 album, The Sidewinder. Gilbert Castellanos and a quintet of top-notch players bring the album to life, including the celebrated title track, “Boy, What a Night” as well as “Hocus-Pocus.”
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 AT 7:30PM
STEVE HACKMAN CONDUCTS HIS BEETHOVEN X COLDPLAY
Steve Hackman returns to with a new orchestral fusion: Beethoven X Coldplay. The merging of two musical giants that deal with universal and humanist themes in their music, and asks the musical question: would Beethoven have found meaning in the music of Coldplay?
SATURDAY, APRIL 10 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, APRIL 11 AT 2:00PM
STORIES IN SYMPHONY: PROKOFIEV, DVOŘÁK & JANÁČEK
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7in C-sharp minor
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: The Wood Dove
LEOŠ JANÁČEK: Taras Bulba; Rhapsody after Gogol
Sir Mark Elder leads a program pairing Prokofiev’s final symphony with dramatic Czech tone poems by Dvořák and Janáček. Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 7 transforms nostalgic childhood melodies into tender reflections of life’s twilight. Dvořák’s The Wood Dove tells a haunting tale of guilt and redemption. Janáček’s Taras Bulba, based on Gogol’s epic, depicts betrayal, heroism, and prophecy.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16 AT 7:30PM
FRAGMENTS 5: LAMENT
Alisa Weilerstein’s multi-year performance series FRAGMENTS brings together new commissions by some of today’s most compelling composers with the timeless beauty of J. S. Bach’s six suites for solo cello. FRAGMENTS 5: Lament pairs new works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Gabriella Smith, Gerard McBurney, Mathilde Wantenaar, and Osvaldo Golijov with Bach’s Cello Suite No. 5, responsive lighting, and scenic architecture, inviting audiences into an immersive, multisensory experience.
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
MAY
SATURDAY, MAY 8 AT 7:30PM
THE GENIUS OF BIRD: A CHARLIE PARKER CELEBRATION FEATURING CHARLES MCPHERSON
Charlie 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.
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
SUNDAY, MAY 16 AT 2:00PM
MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS
Grammy Award-winning Mariachi Los Camperos brings their energy to Jacobs Music Center, joined by the dazzling Ballet Folclórico Chiquina Palafox in a joyful celebration of Mexican traditions.
Please note: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this concert.
SATURDAY, MAY 22 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, MAY 23 AT 2:00PM
NORTHERN
LIGHTS: SIBELIUS, GRIEG, & NIELSEN
Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Alessio Bax, piano
JEAN SIBELIUS Pohjola's Daughter
EDVARD GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor
CARL NIELSEN Symphony No. 5
Sibelius’s tone poem tells of a white-bearded hero who, enchanted by the rainbow-weaving daughter of the God of the North, undertakes impossible tasks before she vanishes into the winter sky. Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto, remains one of classical music’s most radiant Romantic masterpieces. Nielsen’s powerful Fifth Symphony contrasts chaos and triumph, including its famous snare-drum cadenza.
SATURDAY, MAY 29 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, MAY 30 AT 2:00PM FROM THE
NEW WORLD: DVOŘÁK’S 9 TH
Joshua Weilerstein, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
GIDEON KLEIN Partita for Strings
BÉLA BARTÓK Violin Concerto No.1
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World"
Joshua Weilerstein leads a program of discovery and remembrance. Gideon Klein’s Partita for Strings, adapted from his 1944 String Trio, was written shortly before the composer’s death in concentration camp at age 25. Bartók’s youthful First Violin Concerto remained hidden until long after his death, revealing music of yearning and dazzling virtuosity. The concert concludes with Dvořák’s timeless Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”
JUNE
FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AT 7:30PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 AT 7:30PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 AT 2:00PM
ODE TO HUMANITY:
Rafael Payare, conductor
BEETHOVEN’S 9 TH & LÓPEZ’S MONARCH
Tasha Hokuao Koontz, soprano
Nikola Printz, mezzo-soprano
Viktor Antipenko, tenor
Hansung Yoo, baritone
San Diego Symphony Chorus
JIMMY LÓPEZ Symphony No. 6, Monarch
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral"
A symphonic pairing of renewal and reverence: a new work by San Diego Symphony’s composer-inresidence, Jimmy López, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. López, a Peruvian artist fascinated by natural and scientific wonders, finds inspiration in the migration of monarch butterflies for his Symphony No. 6—a luminous tribute to movement, beauty, and transformation. Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony closes the program, setting Schiller’s Ode to Joy in an unprecedented finale celebrating unity, hope, and the shared humanity that transcends all borders. Together, these two symphonies—one born of nature, the other of spirit—speak to our enduring capacity for wonder and connection.
Viktor Antipenko, tenor
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