San Diego Symphony

Jacobs Music Center was built in 1929 as a French Rococo style luxury movie theater, originally known as the Fox Theatre.

[4] With a bankruptcy plan centered on a $2 million gift from Larry Robinson[3] and through the pro bono efforts of prominent bankruptcy attorneys Ted Graham and Jeff Garfinkle of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, and receiver, Thomas F. Lennon, who managed the finances, the orchestra reorganized and restarted in 1998, with Jung-Ho Pak serving as artistic director.

[8] In September 2016, the San Diego Symphony announced a new 5-year contract which will increase base musician salaries from just under $70,000 to $80,000 per year.

[9] In January 2016, the San Diego Symphony won approval to construct a new outdoor pavilion to host its Summer Pops programs.

In January 2019, the orchestra announced the appointment of de Waart as its first-ever principal guest conductor, effective with the 2019-2020 season.

On the basis of this concert, in February 2018, the orchestra named Payare its next music director, effective July 1, 2019.