Help Secure the Future of Mainly Mozart

After a record breaking festival, it’s the perfect time to show your support for the arts in San Diego. Contribute today to the $1 Million Giving Campaign ($700k has already been raised) to help secure the future of Mainly Mozart and its many programs.

The Latest Updates…

  • Securing the Future | $1 Million Giving Campaign Announced

    Support the future of Mainly Mozart. Give today. $700,000 currently committed.

  • Relive the Fun!

    View the full set of 2025 festival photos.

  • Times of San Diego | Festival Review

    “Triumphs on and off stage.”

  • Ask Maestro Francis "Anything"

    Read back Maestro Michael Francis' recent Reddit "Ask Me Anything" for exclusive insights into the festival!

Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra

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.

Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra

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.

 

“Could be considered the greatest orchestra currently performing anywhere in the world.”

- San Diego Reader

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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.

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