Jacobs Music Center

32°43′08″N 117°09′28″W / 32.719024°N 117.157903°W / 32.719024; -117.157903

Jacobs Music Center
Exterior view of the venue (c.2016)
Former namesFox Theatre (1929-85)
Copley Symphony Hall(1985-2013)
Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center(2013-2024)
Address1245 7th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101-4302
San Diego
LocationJacobs Music Center
OwnerSan Diego Symphony
OperatorSan Diego Symphony
TypeConcert Hall
Capacity2,248
Construction
OpenedNovember 8, 1929 (1929-11-08)
Renovated2021- September 5, 2024
Construction cost$1.5 million
($27.5 million in 2024 dollars) Renovations: $125 million
($125 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect

2024:

  • Renovator: HGA
  • Acoustician: Paul Scarbrough
  • Theater Planner: Schuler Shook
Tenants
San Diego (Orchestra) 1984 - Present San Diego Symphony Festival Chorus (Chorus) 1984 - Present
Website
Venue Website

Jacobs Music Center is a performing arts theater in San Diego, California. It opened in 1929 as Fox Theatre, a Gothic Revival–style luxury theater. It was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984. The center is also the location of various youth orchestra concerts, including the San Diego Youth Symphony's, and a conservatory.