Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival

The biggest event in classical music returns to San Diego June 20-29. The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival, led by Maestro Michael Francis, is the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s top orchestras, who come together in San Diego every summer to form one remarkable orchestra for a limited six-concert series. This year, the orchestra will return to two La Jolla venues where it first held performances in 2023: the UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater and The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.

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.

The 2024 Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Program

Mozart Piano Concerto 21 & Beethoven 6

Thursday, June 20, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor)

MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6

Soloist: George Li, piano

Mozart Symphony 31

Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor)

MOZART: Symphony No. 31 SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre GABRIEL FAURÉ: Fauré Requiem

Featuring: San Diego Master Chorale | Erica Petrocelli, soprano

Gran Partita Matinee

Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 3:00PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor)

MOZART: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” Tchaikovsky’s Serenade

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 7:30PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor)

BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade, Op. 48

Mozart & Gulda

Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor)

MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D Major GULDA: Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra

Soloist: Robert DeMaine, cello

Closing Night

Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3

Soloist: Stefan Jackiw, violin

When: Thursday, June 20 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Saturday, June 22 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Sunday, June 23 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, June 25 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Thursday, June 27| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Saturday, June 29 | 6:00pm – 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Where: June 23 and 25: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center | 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 June 20, 22, 27 and 29: UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater | 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093

Tickets: Festival 6-concert, 4-concert, 3-concert and 2-concert packages are passes now on sale at https://www.mainlymozart.org/2024-fest-sales. Early Bird Prices available now through Feb. 29. Prices increase March 1.