UPCOMING EVENTS

May 2026

A large symphony orchestra performing on stage, conducted by a person standing in front of them. The musicians are playing string instruments, including violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. The orchestra members are dressed in black, and the stage is set against a dark background.

MMYO Community Concert
Intermediate Orchestra

Saturday, May 2, 2026 | Begins at 2:30PM

Parish Community Hall
625 S Nardo Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075

Enjoy a free afternoon of wonderful music presented by several ensembles of the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra. Concert will feature exciting orchestral repertoire performed by the Intermediate Orchestra, two string quartets, and a brass quintet. Come be inspired by talented young musicians from your own community.  

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Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra
Senior Showcase

Saturday, May 16th, 2026 | Begins at 7PM

San Dieguito United Methodist Church
170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas, CA 92024
Free GA Seating

A young person in black clothing playing large timpani drums on a stage.

Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra
Advanced Orchestra Season Finale

PAC at Lincoln High School
Sunday, May 31, 2026 | Begins at 7PM

June 2026

Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival
June 17-27, 2026

Experience the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America.

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OPENING NIGHT:  Beethoven, Mozart & Prokofiev

Wednesday, June 17 @ 7:00PM
The Conrad

Soloist: Anne-Marie McDermott, piano


Mozart:Idomeneo: Ballet Music, K. 367
Prokofiev:Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (“Classical”)
Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.

Opening Night Concert is dedicated to the memory of Reinette Levine

An orchestra performing on stage with a conductor leading them, featuring string instruments such as violins, violas, cellos, and double basses, in a concert hall with wooden paneling and an audience watching.

Beethoven's Eroica, Mozart & Copland

Saturday, June 20 @ 7:00PM
The Conrad


Copland:Appalachian Spring (Complete ballet, 13 instruments)
Mozart:Bardengesang auf Gibraltar: O Calpe! Dir donnert’s am Fuße, K. Anh. 25 / 386d
Beethoven:Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”)

Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.

A smiling man in a dark suit holding an acoustic guitar against a black background.

Rodrigo's Aranjuez & Mendelssohn’s Italian

Sunday, June 21 @ 3:00PM
The Conrad


Soloist: Mak Grgic, guitar

Márquez: Danzón No. 4
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Mozart: Contradance, K. 535 (“La bataille”)
Mozart: Contradances, K. 609
Mozart: Turkish March from Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (“Italian”)

Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 2:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.

CONCERT SPONSORS
Susan and Joel Buxbaum

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Mozart’s Jenamy, Lully & Strauss

Tuesday, June 23 @ 7:00 PM
The Conrad

Soloist: Anton Nel, piano

Lully:Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43
Mozart:Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 (“Jenamy”)
Strauss:Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60 (Suite)

Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.

Man playing a violin with a dark background.

Mozart’s Jupiter & James Ehnes Plays Schumann

Thursday, June 25 @ 7:00 PM
The Conrad


Soloist: James Ehnes, violin 

Pärt:Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Schumann:Violin Concerto in D minor
Mozart:Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)

Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.

Outdoor concert at the Epstein Family Amphitheater during twilight with an orchestra performing on stage and audience seated on the grass.

CLOSING NIGHT: Beethoven's Fifth

Saturday, June 27 @ 7:00 PM
UCSD Epstein Amphitheater


Soloists: James Ehnes, violin | Robert DeMaine, cello

Mozart: Fantasia Fugato (arr. for orchestra after Fantasia, K. 608 by Ignaz von Seyfried)
Brahms:Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 (“Double Concerto”)
Beethoven:Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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