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09/09/2026

Your Friday morning plans just got an upgrade. ☕️🥐🎶

Coffee, pastries, and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra? Introducing Coffee & Classics, our new Friday morning concert series. Enjoy complimentary coffee and pastries before settling in for a morning of live orchestral music (and still have the rest of your Friday ahead of you.✨)

☕️ Oct. 16 • Spain Through French Glasses: Ravel and Debussy
Ludovic Morlot, conductor
Jorgen van Rijen, trombone

☕️ Feb. 5 • Elegy to Exaltation: Ravel, Rota, and Shostakovich
, conductor
, harp

☕️ Mar. 26 • Symphonic Dances: Rachmaninoff, Bernstein and Salonen
, conductorofficial, clarinet

And if three Friday mornings like this sound like your cup of coffee... 😉 get tickets to all three and receive a complimentary San Diego Symphony coffee mug! ☕️🎶

Coffee and pastries provided by and . ☕️🥐

Live music. Fresh coffee. Friday mornings. Make Friday at 11 a.m. your new tradition.

🎟️ Tickets and subscriptions available now at sdsymph.org/coffee or the link in bio.

09/03/2026

We're keeping the legacy of jazz alive, one unforgettable performance at a time. 🎺🎶 Join Gilbert Castellanos and the KSDS Jazz Orchestra this Saturday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!

Find the piano that’s perfect for you at the biggest piano sale of the year! 🎹As the Official Piano Provider of the San ...
09/03/2026

Find the piano that’s perfect for you at the biggest piano sale of the year! 🎹

As the Official Piano Provider of the San Diego Symphony, Steinway & Sons invites you to an exclusive private sale at Jacobs Music Center, September 11–13.

Explore special collaboration pricing on Steinway and Steinway-designed Boston and Essex pianos, with specialists available to help you find the perfect instrument for your home (or upgrade your current piano!) Special financing is also available.

This event is by appointment only. Reserve your time at sdsymph.org/steinway or call 858.578.7715

“Thrilling power” and “startling immediacy.” 🎶In a new review for Classical Music Daily, Paul Bodine praises Rafael Paya...
09/03/2026

“Thrilling power” and “startling immediacy.” 🎶

In a new review for Classical Music Daily, Paul Bodine praises Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad”—highlighting the Orchestra’s extraordinary clarity, virtuosity and emotional power, as well as the sonic depth made possible by the renovated Jacobs Music Center.

Read the full review and hear selections from the recording: https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/08/shostakovich.htm

Go “Plus Ultra” for less! 💥 For three days only, get $44 tickets to My Hero Academia In Concert with promo code QUIRKS....
08/29/2026

Go “Plus Ultra” for less! 💥 For three days only, get $44 tickets to My Hero Academia In Concert with promo code QUIRKS.

Relive all eight seasons of My Hero Academia as a powerful 15-piece live band performs Yuki Hayashi’s iconic score alongside unforgettable scenes from Deku and Class 1-A’s decade-long journey. It’s the ultimate celebration of courage, friendship and heroism—live at Jacobs Music Center!

📅 Saturday, September 26 at 7:30 PM
🎟️ Use promo code QUIRKS
⏰ Offer ends August 31

Get tickets at sdsymph.org/mha

*Valid on select seats and sections. Enter the promo code before selecting seats; discount will be applied at checkout

The wait is over. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad,” recorded live at the recently renovated Jacobs Music Cent...
08/29/2026

The wait is over.

Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7, “Leningrad,” recorded live at the recently renovated Jacobs Music Center with Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony, is now available worldwide on all major digital platforms.

The recording marks our first release with Delos / Outhere Music and captures the extraordinary sound of Jacobs Music Center in Shostakovich’s expansive and deeply expressive Symphony No. 7.

“Quite simply a hi-fi demonstration disc—a magnificent achievement.” — Le Devoir

Hear the recording that is bringing the San Diego Sound to listeners around the world.

Order now: outhere-music.com/en/albums/shostakovich-symphony-no-7

08/27/2026

San Diego Sound → Europe Bound 🌎🎶✈️

For the first time in our history, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra is going on tour in Europe!

In spring 2027, Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare will lead 99 San Diego Symphony musicians across the Atlantic for five concerts in four countries, bringing the "San Diego Sound" to audiences in Barcelona, Toulouse, Hamburg, Paris, and Dublin.

Joining the Orchestra along the way are internationally acclaimed violinist Leonidas Kavakos and pianist Javier Perianes with music by Gabriela Ortiz, Dmitri Shostakovich, Robert Schumann, Leonard Bernstein, Béla Bartók, and Igor Stravinsky.

🇪🇸 April 28 • Barcelona | Palau de la Música Catalana
🇫🇷 April 30 • Toulouse | Halle aux Grains
🇩🇪 May 3 • Hamburg | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
🇫🇷 May 4 • Paris |
🇮🇪 May 6 • Dublin | National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

From San Diego to the world, we can't wait to share the sound, energy, and spirit of our Orchestra and our city on the international stage.

Follow to come along for the journey from San Diego to Europe!

More info at sdsymph.org/europe27

We join music lovers around the world in remembering Dolly Parton, whose extraordinary songs, storytelling, warmth, and ...
08/26/2026

We join music lovers around the world in remembering Dolly Parton, whose extraordinary songs, storytelling, warmth, and generosity touched generations. 🩷🦋

Last summer, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra had the privilege of celebrating her remarkable musical journey at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony.

From “Jolene” and “Coat of Many Colors” to “I Will Always Love You,” Dolly had a rare gift for turning personal stories into songs that belonged to all of us. Her contributions to music and songwriting, and the joy she brought to so many, will live on for generations. Thank you for the music, Dolly. 🎶

San Diego Symphony Orchestra string players Evan Pasternak, Zou Yu, Jason Karlyn, Andrew Hayhurst, and Susan Wulff recen...
08/25/2026

San Diego Symphony Orchestra string players Evan Pasternak, Zou Yu, Jason Karlyn, Andrew Hayhurst, and Susan Wulff recently coached students from across the entire state of Baja California for a String Encuentro in Tecate, MX alongside the program’s incredible Sistema teachers. The students were well prepared, great listeners, and made huge strides in just the small time they had together! 🇲🇽 🎶

🎻 Evan Pasternak, Susan Wulff, Zou Yu, Jason Karlyn, Andrew Hayhurst, San Diego Symphony Musicians

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