Amidst San Diego's spectacular ocean backdrop, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest is a nationally recognized chamber music festival started by the community in 1986. Each August, SummerFest assembles an outstanding roster of renowned musicians to perform a rich variety of presentions, and carries forward a tradition of commissioning new works.

La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 2018, August 3-24, marks violinist Cho-Liang "Jimmy" Lin’s 18th and final year as music director. The Festival welcomes many distinguished artists and ensembles, many of whom are Jimmy’s close friends coming together for the celebration.

Program highlights include opening night featuring Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals; three "An Evening with …" programs showcasing Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax, and Adele Anthony and Gil Shaham; "A Night of Jazz" with the John Pizzarelli Trio; an afternoon with Emerson String Quartet; and an All-Star SummerFest Orchestra Finale led by American conductor David Zinman.

In addition to 16 mainstage performances, SummerFest also includes numerous preconcert recitals, interviews, lectures, and free musical encounters in La Jolla.

University of California, San Diego, California

Aug 3 - Aug 24, 2018

Cho-Liang Lin, Music Director

Classical

$45 to $89

Telephone: 858-459-3728

Ongoing, through February prior to the festival. Winter 2018 through Feb. 2019 for SummerFest 2019. Winter 2019 through Feb. 2020 for SummerFest 2020.