By SDCN Editor
San Diego, CA–The La Jolla Music Society has unveiled its 56th annual Winter Season, promising an array of performances from opera and dance luminaries to world music giants and classical music stars, Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal announced.
Highlights of the 2024–25 season include the LJMS debuts of piano phenomenon Yunchan Lim, Ballet Folklórico de México, Aída Cuevas, Les Arts Florissants celebrating Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300, Cameron Carpenter, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Lucas Debargue, Barbara Hannigan, and a concert version of the Terence Blanchard opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones, among many others.
Returning are audience favorites Emanuel Ax, Chris Botti, Joyce DiDonato, Zakir Hussain, Wynton Marsalis, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Gil Shaham, Kodo, Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Abel Selaocoe, a powerhouse trio of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pablo Ferrández, and Yefim Bronfman, and many more. The Dance Series will see milestone performances by the companies of two pioneers of modern dance, Martha Graham and Twyla Tharp, on tour for their 100-year and 60-year anniversaries, respectively.
“With the opening of The Conrad, our ability to serve the greater San Diego community has grown exponentially,” says LJMS President and CEO Todd Schultz. “That has given our Artistic Director, Leah Rosenthal, the ability to increase the breadth and diversity of our programming. Her expertise in attracting great artists, as well as identifying young artists on the cusp of major careers, has led to planning another terrific Winter Season that will attract both longtime LJMS patrons and those discovering us and The Conrad for the first time.”
The 2024–25 Winter Season will feature 67 performances, showcasing various artists, many of whom will make their San Diego or regional debuts at The Conrad, The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, or The JAI.
Seven shows will be presented at the Balboa Theatre and one at the Civic Theatre, St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, and the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center.
Piano Series
Hélène Grimaud • Jeremy Denk • Yunchan Lim • Nobuyuki Tsujii • Lucas Debargue
Recital Series
Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou • Anthony McGill & Emanuel Ax • Blake Pouliot & Henry Kramer • Gil Shaham & Orli Shaham • Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Isata Kanneh-Mason
Revelle Chamber Music Series
Takács Quartet • Hagen Quartet • Les Arts Florissants • Anne-Sophie Mutter, Pablo Ferrández, Yefim Bronfman
Discovery Series
Trio Bohémo • Guido Sant’anna • Evren Ozel • Elisabeth Brauss • Jaemin Han
Jazz Series
Chris Botti • Legacy of Wayne Shorter • Spanish Harlem Orchestra • Paramount Quartet
Dance Series
Martha Graham Dance Company • Twyla Tharp Dance • Ballet Folklórico de México
Protostar Innovative Series
Abel Selaocoe and Bantu Ensemble • Fire Shut Up In My Bones • Zakir Hussain & Third Coast Percussion • Cameron Carpenter
Global Roots Series
Aida Cuevas • Kodo • Dreamers’ Circus • Sona Jobarteh
Speaker Series
Albert Lin • Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner • Jess Cramp
ConRAD Kids Series
Collision of Rhythm • Encanto • Lucky Diaz
Concerts in The JAI
Fred Hersch & Anat Cohen • Sammy Miller and the Congregation • Alexa Tarantino Quartet • Connie Han Trio • Jahari Stampley Trio • Harold López-Nussa • Goitse • American Patchwork Quartet • Mames Babegenush • Tres Souls
London Symphony Orchestra • Joyce DiDonato & Kings Return • Cameron Carpenter • Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Winter Season 2024–25 subscriptions range from $94.50 (Speaker Series) to $475.50 (Piano Series). These prices include a Facility fee. Compose-Your-Own discounted packages of any three or more concerts are also available. Single tickets range from $28 (Collision of Rhythm) to $165 (London Symphony Orchestra with Yunchan Lim). All single ticket prices are subject to change.
Details and tickets are available at the La Jolla Music Society box office, phone at (858) 459.3728, and TheConrad.org.
