San Diego Symphony reopens Jacobs Music Center in downtown SD

The 95-year-old venue on downtown San Diego’s B Street has been fully renovated and its 2024-2025 season is packed with live performances.

A view of the stage and one of the reconfigured seating areas at the renovated Jacobs Music Center in San Diego.

The renovated Jacobs Music Center reopens on Sept. 28, 2024; this is the view of the stage + one of the reconfigured seating areas.

Courtesy of San Diego Symphony

After a $125 million renovation, the San Diego Symphony’s Jacobs Music Center will reopen on Sept. 28, 2024 with all kinds of new bells and whistles.

The glow-up is the 70,545-sqft downtown venue’s magnum opus, if you will — here are some highlights that patrons will find inside at 750 B St.:

  • The stage has been reconfigured and a choral terrace has been added behind the orchestra.
  • The acoustics have been elevated through a permanent orchestra enclosure, new risers, and a tunable acoustic canopy.
  • There’s new audience seating — 862 main level seats, 894 balcony seats + 75 seats in the new choral terrace for a total of 1,831 seats.
  • The building’s architectural details have been restored.
  • Lighting, sound, and video equipment has all been modernized.
  • Support spaces for musicians have been enhanced + expanded.
The view from the stage, looking out into the audience at Jacobs Music Center; you can see hundreds of seats and ornate architectural details.

The view from the stage, looking out into the audience.

Courtesy of San Diego Symphony

Check out the venue’s 2024-2025 performance calendar; tickets are available now.

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