San Diego Symphony in downtown San Diego traces its history to December 6, 1910, when it performed its first concert, making it the oldest orchestra in California. An 82-musician roster delivers more than 140 concerts per year across the Jacobs Masterworks classical series, Broadway revues, jazz programs, and film-score screenings — a repertoire breadth that complements the staged productions mounted by San Diego Opera. The orchestra's indoor home at Jacobs Music Center on B Street reopened in September 2024 following a $125 million renovation that reconfigured the 1929 Fox Theatre into a 1,756-seat concert hall with a new choral terrace, restored Rococo plasterwork, and acoustics engineered by HGA Architects and Akustiks. Summer programming shifts to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on the Embarcadero, a 10,000-capacity waterfront stage that debuted in 2021 as the first permanent outdoor performance venue on the West Coast — adding year-round programming alongside Balboa Park institutions like The Old Globe. Full-orchestra commissions, Carnegie Hall residencies — most recently in October 2023 — and a $120 million endowment from Joan and Irwin Jacobs position the ensemble among the top-funded and most active symphonies in the United States.