Rebuild it and they will come: visiting San Diego’s Jacobs Music Center

James Jolly
Friday, February 21, 2025

A return to Southern California finds James Jolly in awe of the $125 million refurbishment of the downtown home of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra

The magnificent auditorium of San Diego’s Jacobs Music Center – 1920s opulence blended with 2020s acoustic know-how

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