San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, January 31, 2027, at 5:00pm

Preconcert Talk at 4:00pm

Rafael Payare, Music Director

Sponsored by Norman Forrester & William Griffin

Béla Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin, op.19, BB 82: Suite
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, op.14

Few programs are as electrifying—or as visceral—as this one. Bartók’s Miraculous Mandarin explodes with danger, rhythm, and raw energy, setting the stage for Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, one of the most vivid orchestral journeys ever written. Under the magnetic leadership of Rafael Payare, this is symphonic storytelling at its most theatrical, provocative, and unforgettable.

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