Mainly Mozart Magic

In Its 35th Anniversary Year, the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Expands to Two New La Jolla Venues

When Performing

ARTS groups across the country closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the future was uncertain for many. How long would the lockdown last? How could they continue to bring their performances to the public? And most importantly, when it finally ended, would audiences return in person?

For San Diego’s Mainly Mozart, celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, the pandemic provided some clear answers and an outcome no one might have predicted—least of all its co-founder, CEO and Artistic Director, Nancy Laturno. In July 2020, just a few months after the lockdown began, Mainly Mozart became the first arts organization in the U.S. to perform live classical music in front of live audiences since the start of the pandemic. In October 2020, the group performed what was California’s first live classical concert series in front of a live audience; and then innovated with the Mainly Mozart Dual Orchestra drive-in festival—where musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony

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