Enjoy ‘Midweek Masterworks: Fantastic Tales’ — A SummerFest Concert!
Fantasy and legend abound in the first of SummerFest's intermission-free Wednesday concerts, highlighting and illuminating the cornerstones of the chamber music repertoire. On Aug. 2, hear Schumann’s immensely popular and fanciful piano quintet and fantasy-pieces bookend Janáček’s quirky miniature piano concerto, based on imaginary animal encounters, as well as the U.S. premiere of fairy-tale pieces for violin and piano by our season’s composer-in-residence, Thomas Adès—one of the most important and celebrated composers, pianists, and conductors today (and La Jolla Music Society's music director’s favorite living composer!) After each Wednesday concert, ticketholders over 21 are invited for a toast to celebrate...
San Diego Symphony Presents Beethoven By the Bay at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!
Celebrate this annual favorite with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the music of arguably the greatest composer of all time at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4. Led by Johann Stuckenbruck, enjoy this summer evening on the Bay with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with soloist Eric Lu, Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” and the Overture to Fidelio. Tickets
Join La Jolla Music Society For Mendelssohn and Dreams and Prayers SummerFest Concert!
Join La Jolla Music Society on Aug. 4 for two heart-stopping pieces of virtuosity and expressivity: Mendelssohn's stormy Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66 and The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind—the quintet that brought Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov to international attention. Ticket holders are invited to come early and enjoy a FREE performance of Brahms’ String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51, No. 1. Tickets
Hear ‘Dreams and Prayers’ at The Conrad in La Jolla!
Hear "Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind" by Golijov, as well as works by Bach and Mendelssohn at The Conrad on Friday, Aug. 4. Ticket-holders can come early to enjoy a FREE pre-concert performance of Brahms' String Quartet in C Minor, Opus 51, No. 1. by Quartet Integra. Tickets
Old Town San Diego’s beloved Bazaar del Mundo Shops present three lively days of folk art, food and entertainment at its annual Latin American Festival and Mata Ortiz Pottery Market!
Old Town San Diego’s beloved Bazaar del Mundo Shops present three lively days of folk art, food and entertainment at its annual Latin American Festival and Mata Ortiz Pottery Market, August 4–6. The colorful marketplace will feature hand-painted Mata Ortiz pottery, dazzling artisan jewelry, vibrant Mexican clothing and textiles, and various other collectibles. Talented artists from Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and other Latin American countries will showcase one of the most extensive collections of genuine Latin American folk art this side of the border. The festival also exhibits San Diego’s largest collection of authentic Mata Ortiz pottery, a centuries-old art...
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Hear the Trailblazing Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!
Hear the trailblazing music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Aug. 5, 2023! Conductor Ted Sperling, Andréa Burns, Morgan James, Capathia Jenkins and the San Diego Symphony perform songs such as “You’re So Vain,” “Both Sides, Now,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Natural Woman,” “Nightingale,” “Haven’t Got Time for The Pain” and so many more. Tickets Please note: Neither Joni Mitchell, Carole King nor Carly Simon will be appearing on this program.
Explore ‘Magic and Alchemy,’ A Selection of Renaissance and Baroque Music, at SummerFest in La Jolla!
This La Jolla Music Society SummerFest concert explores the seemingly magical alchemical processes regularly used by Elizabethan composers to turn simple musical material into gold. Composers in Shakespeare’s London transformed their own music or the music of others, in turn inspiring Thomas Adès and Franz Schubert to do the same. This concert includes the U.S. premiere of Adès’ new clarinet quintet, described by the London Times after its world premiere as ‘arresting and magical” and the London Telegraph as “A triumphant premiere from our greatest living composer…” Tickets
Catch Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave and Ziggy Marley With Special Guests Mavis Staples and the Robert Randolph Band at The Rady Shell!
Experience a night of unforgettable artistry, energy and music as Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave return to The Rady Shell and reggae royalty Ziggy Marley makes his debut at the waterfront venue Aug. 6. Mavis Staples and the c get the evening started... don’t miss a single minute of this soulful, joyous celebration of music by these legendary artists. Please note: the San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this program.
Join La Jolla Music Society For Myths & Rites — A Concert Inspired by Mythology
Join La Jolla Music Society on Aug. 6 for Myths & Rites —a concert inspired by mythology with works by LISZT, GLUCK, and SZYMANOWSKI. The performance closes with a thrilling audience favorite: STRAVINSKY’s The Rite of Spring (arranged for Two Pianos) featuring Music Director Inon Barnatan, and pianist Zoltan Fejévarim in his SummerFest debut! Tickets