The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible. Having just made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, the Baltimore Symphony under Dalia Stasevska, … Continue reading Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Celebrate the holidays with La Jolla Music Society! Enjoy a cider or a classic hot cocoa while Riford Library’s Youth Services Librarian Katia Graham entertains with a reading of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and a local choir performs cherished holiday tunes. Bring a book to donate to the Friends of the La Jolla Library. … Continue reading Holiday Sing-Along at The Conrad
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
For more than three decades, GRAMMY Award-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. Throughout his career Sanchez has held aloft the torch lit by such innovators as Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente … Continue reading Poncho Sanchez
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
GRAMMY Award nominee Alfredo Rodríguez has rapidly risen to stardom under the tutelage of the famed producer. Since arriving in the US in 2009, Rodríguez has appeared on prestigious stages such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Detroit, and the Umbria and Vienna Jazz Festivals. Rodríguez’s music explores … Continue reading Alfredo Rodriguez Trio
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Fusing music, movement, and theater, EDEN is a breathtaking tour-de-force from Joyce DiDonato, with Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra and Zefira Valova. By traveling seamlessly through four centuries of music—including a new commission by Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman—EDEN is a searing and singular experience of hope and connection that celebrates the majesty, might, and mystery … Continue reading Connect to The Conrad – Joyce DiDonato: Eden
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Returning to La Jolla Music Society with his commanding technique and thoughtful interpretations, Leif Ove Andsnes brings us a program of lush, brooding pieces including the famed Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31, with an unmatched wash of color and depth of sound. The Norwegian virtuoso has won acclaim worldwide, in the world’s leading concert halls … Continue reading Leif Ove Andsnes
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
First Prize Winner at the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition and a 2019–2021 BBC New Generation Artist, 20-year-old Swedish phenom Johan Dalene delights audiences with his refreshingly honest musicality. He’s already performing in some of the great halls of Europe, tackling the great works in the violin repertoire. Don’t miss this chance to see … Continue reading Johan Dalene & Giorgi Gigashvili
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Mark Synnott is a man ever on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search … Continue reading Nat Geo Live: Life on the Vertical
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
The Italian Quartetto di Cremona, a preeminent quartet of its generation, is noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship, and stylistic versatility. Its members make their LJMS debut bringing us a program of beloved classics performed with style and flair.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Continuing in the vein of thematic recital programmes, Pierre-Laurent Aimard explores the musical genre of fantasy, juxtaposing great chamber pieces with newer repertoire, from the Renaissance with Sweelinck to the latter half of the 20th century with Andrei Volkonsky.
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Goitse is back by popular demand! Get ready for a cracking good time in The JAI. The white-hot award-winning Irish quintet, Goitse, pronounced “Go-wit-cha,” brings a vibrant mix of Irish classic jigs and tunes with their own original compositions for an irrepressible Irish musical experience that opens your mind and moves your feet.
Known as a breakaway jazz orchestra leader and composer, Minnesota-born Maria Schneider is a multiple GRAMMY winner and the 2019 recipient of the prestigious NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for her work in classical, jazz, and even pop with the late David Bowie. Under her baton, the Maria Schneider Orchestra has brought big-band composition into the … Continue reading Maria Schneider Orchestra
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Described by The New York Times as one of the “most important artists of his generation,” Igor Levit places his art in the context of social events and understands it as inseparably linked to them. In 2020, Levit was named Musical America’s Recording Artist of the Year and nominated for a GRAMMY Award in the … Continue reading Igor Levit
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
See The Conrad brought to life by our learning and community partners during our fourth annual Community Arts Open House! You’ll have the chance to see musicians and dancers from local schools and some of San Diego’s finest professional artists onstage in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The JAI, and The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd. In addition … Continue reading Community Arts Open House at The Conrad
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
Conceived by internationally-renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein, FRAGMENTS is a groundbreaking project for solo cello that weaves together the 36 movements of Bach’s Solo Cello Suites with 27 newly commissioned works creating a musical space that is at once physically intimate and philosophically expansive. Enhanced by responsive lighting and scenic architecture, the music is performed without … Continue reading Alisa Weilerstein – FRAGMENTS
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
We’ve expanded our Discovery Series to showcase the rising stars from the next generation of jazz! Our first-ever Discovery Series jazz artist, Samara Joy, won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara has already performed in many of the great jazz venues including Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, … Continue reading Samara Joy
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
An unforgettable performance of awe-inspiring intrigue. As a child, Scott Silven reveled in mystery. This innate fascination with the enigmatic and unexplainable guided him to the craft of illusion at a young age, and evoked a sense of wonder that he knew he had to share with others. Wonders is a show for these extraordinary … Continue reading Scott Silven – WONDERS
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, the great Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style. Winner of seven GRAMMY® and four Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Valdés received a Lifetime … Continue reading Chucho Valdés Quartet
After more than 45 years, one of the most acclaimed and venerable string quartets in the world graces us with a stop on its farewell tour. The Emerson String Quartet’s impact on the world of classical music performance cannot be overstated. With more than 30 acclaimed recordings, nine GRAMMYs® (including two for Best Classical Album), … Continue reading Emerson String Quartet
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA
At 18, South Korean Yunchan Lim has just made history as the youngest-ever Gold Medal winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, wowing both the judges and the audience with his spectacular performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. He’s been described as “a mind-blowing once-in-a-lifetime talent,” “a phenomenal talent,” and “the singular most … Continue reading Yunchan Lim
