Featuring musicians from top U.S. orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and more, Mainly Mozart’s All-Star Orchestra is the only orchestra of its kind in the country. 

At The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, each concert will be preceded by new Mozart-themed pre-concert talks or mini-concerts at 6pm in The JAI, which will be included in the base ticket price. At the UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater, attendees will now be able to bring in their own food and (non-alcoholic) beverages. Guests are also welcome to bring their own picnic spreads, with new grass-seating areas, and picnic music provided by Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra ensembles throughout the venue. 

Soloists for the 2025 festival include Clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan and Bassoonist Whitney Crockett who will perform Richard Strauss’s Duet Concertino on June 20. Pianist Joyce Yang will bring her artistry to Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2 on June 21 and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto on June 28, where she will join Violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley and Cellist Robert DeMaine. Bendix-Balgely will also perform his Klezmer Concerto on June 26.