Upcoming Events
Wine Pairing Series
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Wine Pairing Series |
Kansas City Symphony
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
November 15 & 16, 2025
Concertmaster Jun Iwasaki
and pianist Sean Chen.
National Symphony
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
January 10 & 11, 2025
Concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef,
cellist Loewi Lin, and bassoonist Erich Heckscher.
Boston Symphony
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
February 21 & 22, 2026
Concertmaster Nathan Cole,
principal violist Steve Ansell,
and principal cellist
Blaise Dejardin.
New York Philharmonic
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
April 11 & 12, 2026
Concertmaster Frank Huang
and principal violist
Cynthia Phelps.
“Could be considered the greatest orchestra currently performing anywhere in the world.”
- San Diego Reader
The Latest Updates…
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Taste What You Hear
Mainly Mozart Wine Series
Lead Sponsors: Patricia & Christopher WeilFairbanks Ranch Country Club
Experience the emotion of classical music through taste as world-class sommelier and concertmaster duos have collaborated to pair the perfect glass of wine with the music being performed.
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Wine Pairing with the Kansas City Symphony
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
November 15 | 16 , 2025 | Begins at 5 PM
“Taste What You Hear” as North America’s top concertmasters perform works paired to the finest in wine. Featuring Kansas City Symphony concertmaster Jun Iwasaki and pianist Sean Chen. -
Next Event - 2025 San Diego Genius Award Dinner
The Westgate Hotel | Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Begins at 6 PMCelebrating “Genius in the Spirit of Mozart” within San Diego County. Honoring Dr. Erica Saphire, President & CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology, as the 9th annual recipient. Presented by Mainly Mozart. Music by Edric Saphire.
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The Next Stage | $500,000 Giving Campaign Announced
Ends December 31.
Help support the future of Mainly Mozart.
After a record-breaking festival, Mainly Mozart has reached its $1M Giving Campaign goal! Now, we launch the $500K Next Stage Campaign to ensure a vibrant, sustainable future filled with music. Join us in making it possible.
“Exhilarating in every way.”
— The Los Angeles Times
The largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America, featuring top players from the world’s greatest orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic and dozens more.
The Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra provides students between 3-18 with solo, chamber, and orchestral performance opportunities, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rehearse and perform side-by-side with the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra.
Nearly Four Decades Serving San Diego
For nearly 40 years, Mainly Mozart has brought the San Diego community together to experience the finest in orchestral music, intimate concert experiences, and extraordinary music education for young people. Your gift of any amount provides vital
resources to ensure Mainly Mozart can continue to enrich the lives of San Diegans with transformative performances, and to offer innovative programs for young musicians and our greater community.
