Please join us as the San Diego Symphony begins our "Best Season Ever" with an outstanding lineup of concerts for every taste and guest musicians from around the world, plus some of the most famous classical music in the repertoire.
International Passport Series
CIRQUE CHINOIS*
September 30, 2pm
Direct from Beijing. Cirque Chinois—one of the most distinguished circus troupes of China—flies, soars and sails into San Diego.
Jacobs Masterworks
LANG LANG PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR
October 5, 7
Jahja Ling, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
BEETHOVEN: Overture to Fidelio
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5: Emperor
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Opus 2012 Gala
LANG LANG PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
October 6
Jahja Ling, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty Suite
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1
Symphony Exposé
HAYDN: THE HUMORIST
October 11, 7:30pm
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Nuvi Mehta, host
HAYDN: Symphony No. 102
Composer, musician, teacher and…comedian? He’s none other than Joseph Haydn, the father of the modern symphony and the genius who influenced Beethoven and Mozart.
Jacobs Masterworks
OHLSSON PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
October 12, 13, 14
Jahja Ling, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 1
HAYDN: Symphony No. 102
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2
Jacobs Masterworks
BRAHMS’ FOURTH
October 26, 27, 28
Jahja Ling, conductor
Ray Chen, violin
KERNIS: Too Hot Toccata
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4
Chamber Music Series
RAY CHEN PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
October 30, 7:30pm at The Auditorium of TSRI†
Ray Chen, violin
Members of San Diego Symphony
Brilliant young violinist Ray Chen joins members of the San Diego Symphony for an exciting performance of Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major.
International Passport Series
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DE MÉXICO*
October 30, 7:30pm
The rhythm. The color. The costumes. It’s a performance that reflects the traditional culture of Mexico.
Jacobs Masterworks
MAHLER’S FIFTH
November 2, 3, 4
Jahja Ling, conductor
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
HAYDN: Cello Concerto in D Major
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
City Lights
A NIGHT AT THE COTTON CLUB
The Music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and more
November 9, 10, 8pm
Matthew Garbutt, conductor
Eldar Djangirov, jazz piano; Nikki Yanofsky, vocals
Tonight the sounds of New York’s fabled famous hot spot return.
Family Festival
SYMPHONIC OLYMPICS
November 11, 2pm
Ken-David Masur, conductor
San Diego Symphony musicians will “go for the gold” in various musical “events!”
International Passport Series
ROYAL DRUMMERS AND DANCERS OF BURUNDI*
November 11, 7:30pm
The international sensation of the “Burundi beat.”
Jacobs Masterworks
BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL
November 16, 17, 18
Christof Perick, conductor
Jeff Thayer, violin
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan
GOLDMARK: Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6: Pastoral
Fox Theatre Film Series
BIG BUSINESS (1929) AND CHAPLIN’S SHORT FILMS: THE RINK AND THE PAWN SHOP*
December 2, 2pm
Russ Peck, organ; Starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Stan and Ollie are door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. Havoc ensues…
Classical Specials
JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT
December 7, 8
John Williams, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
John Williams conducts his greatest movie hits!
Chamber Music Series
STRAVINSKY, DUKAS, POULENC AND MORE!
December 11, 7:30pm at The Auditorium of TSRI†
Members of San Diego Symphony
Program features San Diego Symphony’s brass and winds.
Symphony Exposé
L’OBSESSION FANTASTIQUE
December 13, 7:30pm
Jahja Ling, conductor
Nuvi Mehta as Francois Habeneck
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz was brilliant, but he was a tortured soul. The object of his desire? An actress…
Jacobs Masterworks
SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
December 14, 15, 16
Jahja Ling, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
VERDI: Overture to La forza del destino
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
City Lights
HOLIDAY POPS
A Celtic Celebration
Friday, December 21, 8pm (series night)
Saturday, December 22, 2pm
Saturday, December 22, 8pm (series night)
Sunday, December 23, 7:30pm ("Home for the Holidays")
Matthew Garbutt, conductor
Eileen Ivers, celtic fiddle; San Diego Master Chorale
San Diego Children’s Choir; Irish Dancers
With the “luck o’ the Irish” this holiday season, we set sail for greener pastures and a visit to the Emerald Isle.
Family Festival
HOLIDAY POPS
December 23, 2pm
Matthew Garbutt, conductor
San Diego’s favorite holiday music tradition for families returns!
International Passport Series
NEW YEAR’S CONCERT 2013*
Salute to Vienna
January 1, 2:30pm
The Strauss Symphony of America
Andreas Mitisek, conductor (Vienna)
A magnificent re-creation of Vienna’s world famous New Year’s Concert
Chamber Music Series
VIVIANE AND NICOLE HAGNER PERFORM SCHUBERT
January 8, 7:30pm at The Auditorium of TSRI†
Viviane Hagner, violin; Nicole Hagner, piano
Members of San Diego Symphony
Celebrated violinist Viviane Hagner is joined by pianist Nicole Hagner with members of the San Diego Symphony for an incredible evening of chamber music classics.
Jacobs Masterworks
MENDELSSOHN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO
January 11, 12, 13
Jahja Ling, conductor
Viviane Hagner, violin
ROSSINI: Overture to La gazza ladra
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor
NIELSEN: Symphony No. 5
City Lights
BROADWAY’S BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL
January 18, 19, 8pm
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
Brian Stokes Mitchell, vocals
Dashing, debonair—one of Broadway’s brightest stars and leading men is Tony® Award-winning Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Family Festival
THE MAGIC OF MOZART
January 27, 2pm
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Precocious Mozart was one of the world’s most famous prodigies but what do we really know about him?
Symphony Exposé
THE MAGIC OF SCHEHERAZADE
January 31, 7:30pm
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Nuvi Mehta, host
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
One of the most fascinating and ingenious musical stories comes to life.
Classical Special
GIL SHAHAM AND AKIRA EGUCHI IN RECITAL
February 7, 7:30pm
Gil Shaham, violin
Akira Eguchi, piano
J.S. BACH: Partita No. 3 in E major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006
AVNER DORMAN: Violin Sonata No. 3: Nigunim
WILLIAM BOLCOM: Suite No. 2 for Solo Violin (World Premiere - Music Accord Commission)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47: Kreutzer
Jacobs Masterworks
SCHEHERAZADE
February 8, 9, 10
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Benjamin Jaber, horn
PRICE: Mississippi River Suite
R. STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
International Passport Series
RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE*
TCHAIKOVSKY’S ROMEO AND JULIET
February 13, 7:30pm
PROKOFIEV’S CINDERELLA
February 14, 7:30pm
Romance—Beauty—Splendor. It’s two nights of classic storytelling that comes alive through artistry and athleticism.
Fox Theatre Film Series
THE SON OF THE SHEIK (1926)*
February 16, 8pm
Russ Peck, Organ
Starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky
Ahmed, son of Diana and Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, falls in love with Yasmin, a dancing girl.
International Passport Series
PIPES AND DRUMS OF THE BLACK WATCH*
February 24, 7:30pm
A magnificent spectacle of British pomp and pageantry.
Jacobs Masterworks
DVORÁK’S SIXTH
March 1, 2, 3
Jahja Ling, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
MUSSORGSKY: “Introduction” (Dawn on the Moscow River), from Khovantschina
SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1
DVORÁK: Symphony No. 6
International Passport Series
DANCE BRAZIL*
March 10, 7:30pm
The Afro-Brazilian artistic expression of Brazilian culture in all of its explosive and dramatic forms.
Chamber Music Series
BEETHOVEN’S ARCHDUKE PIANO TRIO
March 12, 7:30pm At The Auditorium of TSRI†
Jeremy Denk, piano; Members of San Diego Symphony
Pianist Jeremy Denk joins members of the San Diego Symphony for Beethoven’s Archduke Trio.
Jacobs Masterworks
JAHJA & JESSIE: CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS
March 15, 16, 17
James Gaffigan, conductor
Jahja Ling and Jessie Chang, pianos
BACH: Orchestral Suite No. 4
POULENC: Concerto for Two Pianos
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 4
City Lights
KENNY G – Heart and Soul
March 22, 23, 8pm
Matthew Garbutt, conductor
Kenny G, saxophone
Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of our time.
International Passport Series
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH IRVIN MAYFIELD*
March 29, 8pm
A tasty musical gumbo, here’s classic New Orleans jazz served with blistering Creole heat.
Chamber Music Series
TCHAIKOVSKY AND DOHNÁNYI WITH KYOKO TAKEZAWA
April 8, 7:30pm At The Auditorium of TSRI†
Kyoko Takezawa, violin; Members of San Diego Symphony
Members of the San Diego Symphony join electrifying violinist Kyoko Takezawa. (note: concert date is changed from previously published materials.)
Jacobs Masterworks
BRAHMS’ VIOLIN CONCERTO
April 12, 13, 14
Jahja Ling, conductor
Kyoko Takezawa, violin
WEBERN: Im Sommerwind
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
City Lights
THE 5 BROWNS*
Five Pianos on Stage!
April 19, 20, 8pm
The 5 Browns, piano
City Lights shines five times as bright as the acclaimed, multi-talented Brown siblings perform their musical magic.
Family Festival
MUSICAL CELEBRATIONS
April 21, 2pm
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Music is all around us, and there is a song for every special occasion. Join us for some of our favorites.
Jacobs Masterworks
OLGA KERN PLAYS RACHMANINOFF
May 3, 4, 5
Jahja Ling, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
IVES: The Unanswered Question
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 1
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4
Chamber Music Series
OLGA KERN PLAYS SCHUMANN
May 7, 7:30pm at The Auditorium of TSRI†
Olga Kern, piano; Members of San Diego Symphony
Olga Kern will enchant with members of the San Diego Symphony as they perform Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat Major.
Fox Theatre Film Series
MY BEST GIRL (1927)*
May 11, 8pm
Russ Peck, organ
Starring Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers
Joe Merrill, son of a millionaire, takes a job in the stockroom of his father’s department store, where he meets and falls in love with stockroom girl…
Symphony Exposé
THE ROMEROS: ROYAL FAMILY OF THE GUITAR
May 16, 7:30pm
Jahja Ling, conductor
Nuvi Mehta, host
CELEDONIO ROMERO: Concierto de Malaga
GOULD: Troubador Music for Four Guitars and Orchestra
Guitarist, composer and poet. This season we commemorate Celedonio Romero’s 100th anniversary.
Jacobs Masterworks
THE ROMEROS RETURN!
Friday, May 17, 8pm
Saturday, May 18, 8pm
Sunday, May 19, 2pm
Jahja Ling, conductor
Pepe Romero, guitar; The Romeros, guitar
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano
GRANADOS: Tres danzas españolas
CELEDONIO ROMERO: Concierto de Malaga
GOULD: Troubador Music for Four Guitars and Orchestra
FALLA: El amor brujo
Chamber Music Series
AVI AVITAL PERFORMS
May 21, 7:30pm At The Auditorium of TSRI†
Avi Avital, mandolin; Members of San Diego Symphony
One of the world’s most exciting young musicians and Grammy® nominated mandolinist, Avi Avital, joins members of the San Diego Symphony
Jacobs Masterworks
JOSHUA BELL PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY
May 24, 25, 26
Jahja Ling, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
SMETANA: Overture to The Bartered Bride
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3: Eroica
