Copley Symphony Hall, Concert hall in Downtown San Diego, US.
Copley Symphony Hall occupies the Jacobs Music Center in downtown San Diego, a Gothic Revival building designed by Weeks and Day that opened in 1929 as the Fox Theatre. Its entrance on B Street sits beneath a white wedge-shaped canopy lettered "COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL", with three pairs of brass-framed glass doors below the number 750. The renovated Miller Family Theatre seats 1,831, with 862 places on the main level and 894 in the balcony.
The building opened in 1929 as the Fox Theatre, serving initially as an entertainment cinema palace. In 1984, it became the permanent home of the San Diego Symphony and was adapted for orchestra performances.
The hall's name comes from the Copley family, whose gift supported the San Diego Symphony, and the main auditorium was renamed the Miller Family Theatre after the 2024 renovation. The Symphony shares the building with youth ensembles such as the San Diego Youth Symphony, and the programme also takes in Broadway shows, jazz and silent film screenings.
The hall offers multiple entrances from Symphony Towers and B Street, allowing efficient arrival and movement throughout the space. Visitors should expect limited on-site parking and consider public transit or nearby garages.
The hall's 4-manual Robert Morton pipe organ is built into five walled chambers and was restored during the renovation. Beneath the stage, a piano elevator lowers grand pianos into a temperature- and humidity-controlled room, protecting their wood and sound between performances.
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