2021 Jacobs Masterworks @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

JACOBS MASTERWORKS @ THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK FALL 2021

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“The audio quality was

FULL-BODIED, RICHLY TEXTURED AND CRYSTAL CLEAR

from the front of the stage to the last row of seats.”

– The San Diego Union-Tribune

“A project of such

ARCHITECTURAL AND ACOUSTICAL DISTINCTION that it would distinguish San Diego on any national cultural map” – The New York Times

"California now has

ANOTHER CRUCIAL ORCHESTRA" - Los Angeles Times

“A spectacular $85 million outdoor performance space on the city's waterfront,

A NEW HOME FOR MUSIC OF ALL KINDS” – PBS NewsHour

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RAFAEL PAYARE

MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 1 RAVEL’S PIANO CONCERTO Friday, October 8 | 7:30 pm Rafael Payare, conductor Inon Barnatan, piano REINALDO MOYA: Siempre lunes, siempre marzo (Always Monday, Always March) RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Titan (original 5-movement version with “Blumine)

Renowned pianist and La Jolla Music Society SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan performs Ravel's sublime Concerto in G. Music Director Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in Mahler’s monumental and glorious Symphony No. 1. The evening opens with Reinaldo Moya's hauntingly beautiful work inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Credit: Kristin Hoebermann

MICHELLE DeYOUNG

TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 5 Saturday, October 16 | 7:30 pm Sunday, October 17 | 5:00 pm Rafael Payare, conductor Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano L. BOULANGER: D'un soir triste (Of a Sad Evening) L. BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning) MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Rafael Payare conducts a gorgeous program starting with Lili Boulanger's evocations of joy and sorrow, then Mahler's heartfelt songs about first love, Songs of a Wayfarer featuring outstanding mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung. Tchaikovsky's rousing and triumphant Russian Symphony No. 5 concludes the evening.

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ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK

RACHMANINOFF’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 BEETHOVEN’S SYMPHONY NO. 7 Friday, October 29 | 7:00 pm Saturday, October 30 | 5:00 pm Rafael Payare, conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano WAGNER: Overture to Tannhäuser, WWV 70 RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 CARLOS SIMON: Fate Now Conquers BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

Beethoven’s powerful Symphony No. 7 is the centerpiece of this concert which includes a short work by rising American composer Carlos Simon inspired by Beethoven’s symphony and by Beethoven’s own writings on the inevitability of fate. Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is featured on Rachmaninoff's passionate Piano Concerto No. 2.

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JONATHAN BISS

BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5, EMPEROR Friday, November 5 | 7:00 pm Saturday, November 6 | 5:00 pm Rafael Payare, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano SMETANA: “Vltava” (The Moldau) from Má vlast (My Homeland) BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, Emperor BARTÓK: Concerto for Orchestra

The incomparable pianist Jonathan Biss performs Beethoven’s triumphant and elegant "Emperor" Concerto. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in a virtuosic showcase of musicianship in Bartók’s dazzling Concerto for Orchestra.

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SIMON TRPČESKI

Saturday, November 13 | 5:00 pm Sunday, November 14 | 5:00 pm Edo de Waart, conductor Simon Trpčeski, piano ANNA CLYNE: Abstractions TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat minor, Op. 23 RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

A night to celebrate a pair of Russian Romantics! Principal Guest Conductor Edo de Waart leads the Orchestra in Rachmaninoff's melodic and shimmering Symphonic Dances. The virtuosic pianist Simon Trpčeski performs Tchaikovsky's beloved Piano Concerto No. 1.

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RAFAEL PAYARE

RAFAEL PAYARE CONDUCTS PETER AND THE WOLF One performance only!

Saturday, October 23 | 11:30 am Rafael Payare, conductor Gill Sotu, narrator RAVEL: Suite from Mother Goose PROKOFIEV: Peter and the Wolf (“A Symphonic Fairy Tale for Children”)

Bring your kids and grandkids for this special daytime performance of Peter and the Wolf. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in this classic "symphonic fairy tale" by Prokofiev and narrated by celebrated spoken word artist Gill Sotu.

TICKETS START AT $20

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TICKETS Lawn tickets for all performances

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Seats for all performances

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