Rafael Payare
While Copley Symphony Hall is undergoing infrastructure improvements, Music Director Rafael Payare will lead the San Diego Symphony in some of classical music’s greatest masterpieces in performance spaces all around San Diego, including the San Diego Civic Theater, the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center and the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park: During the Winter/Spring Season...
Passionate about the repertoire he performs, Payare chooses works that resonate with him personally and help him connect with both orchestras and audiences. Dvořák is one of the composers in whose music the conductor has already made his mark. At the Blossom Music Festival this past summer, he made his Cleveland Orchestra debut with a...
On the heels of his San Diego success, Payare went on to launch his first season as Music Director Designate of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) with an Opening Night program combining Shostakovich’s searing Fifth Symphony with Ravel’s La valse and Kaléidoscope by Montreal native Pierre Mercure. The concert was captured on film, and the...
The orchestra’s new venue represents a gift to its native city and the communities who live there. Set on the San Diego waterfront, with the capacity to host outdoor audiences of up to 10,000, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is a wonder not only of architectural design but also of breathtaking acoustic engineering. The...
