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San Diego Symphony performed its first concert on December 6, 1910. In the 99 years since its inception, San Diego Symphony has become one of the leading orchestras in the United States. It is committed to providing musical experiences of superior quality for the greater San Diego community and beyond. Through a rich mixture of innovative and educational programming designed to appeal to all ages and cultures, the Symphony makes music an integral part of the cultural and intellectual fabric of the San Diego region, valued by and relevant to all its residents.

The Symphony offers wide range of concert experiences and performs over 100 concerts each season. In 2008-09 the Symphony performed with Yefim Bronfman, Anne-Marie McDermott, Chris Botti, Kathleen Battle, Lang Lang, Michael Feinstein, Jon Kimura Parker and San Diego Master Chorale. San Diego Symphony performances include the Masterworks series, offering traditional classical repertoire and featuring such guest artists as the Takács Quartet, Julie Albers, Anthony Dean Griffey and Garrick Ohlsson; the Winter Pops series, featuring popular guest artists such as Julie Budd, Kevin Cole, Michael Cavanugh, Bill Conti and Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch as well as annual holiday programs; a Family Festival series that presents family-friendly concerts; and Symphony Exposed, a fascinating series of concerts examining closely great works of classical music from entertaining and thought-provoking angles, hosted by Nuvi Mehta.

Each year, from July through September, the Symphony presents an outdoor Summer Pops season at Embarcadero Marina Park South. Summer Pops mixes classical favorites and pop music in a festive, outdoor atmosphere on San Diego’s picturesque waterfront.

San Diego Symphony has produced ten highly acclaimed recordings on the Naxos and Proarte labels. Recordings include "Masters of Mayhem," a collection of works from Hitchcock movies, Berlioz' "Romeo and Juliet," Brahms’ "Four Serious Songs" and a transcription of Sextet No.1 for orchestra, Gliere's Symphony No. 3, and a collection of music from children’s films and cartoons, entitled "The Magical Mystical Mouse."

Events:

• 2/06/12
  Camera Lucida: Beethoven, Martinu and Schubert
• 2/10/12 – 2/11/12
  San Diego Symphony: A Valentine’s Romance with Broadway’s Best
• 2/14/12 – 2/15/12
  San Diego Symphony: Moscow Festival Ballet
• 2/17/12
  San Diego Symphony: Tao – Taiko Drummers Of Japan
• 2/18/12
  San Diego Symphony: Itzhak Perlman Recital
• 2/28/12
  San Diego Symphony: Johannes Moser And Orion Weiss Perform Dvorak
• 3/01/12
  San Diego Symphony: Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved
• 3/02/12 – 3/04/12
  San Diego Symphony: Beethoven’s Seventh
• 3/05/12
  Camera Lucida: Reger, Dvořák and Schoenberg
• 3/10/12
  San Diego Symphony: Silent Film Night: The Mark of Zorro (1920)
• 3/15/12
  San Diego Symphony: Mozart's Turkish March
• 3/17/12
  San Diego Symphony: Mozart's Turkish Concerto
• 3/20/12
  San Diego Symphony: Mendelssohn’s Octet with August in Hadelich
• 3/25/12
  San Diego Symphony: Young people’s choice
• 3/30/12 – 4/01/12
  San Diego Symphony: Faure’s Requiem
• 4/02/12
  Camera Lucida: Bach, R. Strauss and Brahms
• 4/10/12
  San Diego Symphony: Wu Man Performs
• 4/13/12 – 4/14/12
  San Diego Symphony: Tribute To Ray Charles
• 4/26/12 – 4/28/12
  San Diego Symphony: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo And Juliet
• 5/01/12
  San Diego Symphony: Brahms Horn Trio With Jon Kimura Parker And Cho-Liang Lin
• 5/04/12 – 5/06/12
  San Diego Symphony: Parker Plays Rhapsody In Blue
• 5/07/12
  Camera Lucida: Beethoven: sonata, quintet and quartet
• 5/11/12 – 5/13/12
  San Diego Symphony: Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique
• 5/18/12 – 5/19/12
  San Diego Symphony: Peter Cetera
• 5/25/12 – 5/27/12
  San Diego Symphony: Guiterrez Plays Rachmaninoff
• 6/11/12
  Camera Lucida: Bennett, Rands, Gubaidulina and Ibert

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