It’s a romantic masterpiece showdown, featuring Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Violin Concerto and Sibelius’ adventurous First Symphony.

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Sibelius’ First Symphony

Omaha Performing Arts

Music of Renewal

Kilburn Mill Event Center

Japan tour

Kawaguchiko Park

Summer, energy, passion – Gustavo Dudamel and the Berliner Philharmoniker invite you to a end-of-season concert at the Waldbühne. The Venezuelan conductor performed at this venue back in 2008 under the motto Los ritmos de la noche. It was his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and was met with great acclaim by the audience. Dudamel now celebrates the end of the season with the orchestra in the open air for the fourth time. The programme will include rousing dances from Bernstein’s musical West Side Story, in which Latin American sounds and rhythms are all-pervasive.

End-of-season concert: Berliner Philharmoniker and Gustavo Dudamel at the Waldbühne

Waldbühne

**South American Heat: A Musical Journey**

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and dance with the "South American Heat" concert, under the baton of conductor Marcelo Lehninger. This vibrant event will feature the talents of tenor Aquiles Machado, baritone Gustavo Castillo, the Grand Rapids Ballet, and the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, directed by Pearl Shangkuan.

**Program Highlights:**
- **Three Brazilian Dances** by Camargo Guarnieri
- **Primavera Porteña** from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, arranged by Mechetti, and **Oblivion** by Astor Piazzolla
- **El salon México** by Aaron Copland
- **Cantata Criolla** by Antonio Estévez, a South American rendition of the Faust legend, showcasing a dramatic duel with the devil.

**What to Expect:**
Prepare to be immersed in a concert that celebrates the rich musical heritage of South America. From well-known pieces to hidden gems, this performance is a testament to the vibrant culture and the artistic prowess of composers from the continent. The highlight, Cantata Criolla, promises a thrilling narrative experience accompanied by mesmerizing music.

**Dates and Venue:**
- **Friday, November 15, 2024, at 7:30 PM**
- **Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 7:30 PM**
- **Location:** DeVos Performance Hall

**Tickets:**
Tickets are available for purchase. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the warmth and passion of South American music.

**Sponsors:**
This concert series is proudly sponsored by Richard and Helen DeVos, with Marcelo Lehninger occupying the Daniel & Pamella DeVos Music Director Chair. Special thanks to the Edith I. Blodgett Guest Artist Fund for supporting our guest artists.

For more information and to secure your tickets, visit our website or call us at 616-454-9451. Join us for a night of exhilarating performances that promise to leave you captivated by the spirit of South America.

South American Heat

DeVos Performance Hall

Revel in a Latin American musical fiesta with actor Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques and OSM Principal trumpet Paul Merkelo.

Colours of Latin America with the OSM

Place des Arts

Conducted by Rafael Payare, this program of works steeped in South American colours and landscapes features OSM Principal Trumpet Paul Merkelo.

A Latin American Escapade with Rafael Payare

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the National Children’s Symphony of Venezuela during Carnegie Hall’s World Orchestra Week (WOW!), which celebrates extraordinary youth ensembles from around the globe. In the first half of the program, the gifted young musicians perform John Adams’s Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Estévez’s symphonic poem Mediodía en el llano, and Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia, which the orchestra also performed in its unforgettable international debut at the Salzburg Festival. The second half of the concert comprises Shostakovich’s riveting Symphony No. 5.

National Children's Symphony of Venezuela

Carnegie Hall

Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Symphony Orchestra presents a concert under the direction of CCPA Orchestra Director Stephen Squires. This performance also features CCPA Student Solo Competition Winner, James Lee, in Tomasi’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone. For more information about CCPA, visit roosevelt.edu/ccpa.

CCPA Symphony Orchestra

Fine Arts Building Chicago

When Aaron Copland first visited Mexico, he remarked, “Mexico has turned out even grander than I expected, and I expected pretty grand things.” El Salón Mexico draws upon that sentiment, headlining a program inspired by Latin America’s beauty and culture. Piazzolla’s Sinfonía Buenos Aires captures the tango’s provocative essence, and Giancarlo Guerrero has invited Aquiles Machado and Juan Tomás Martinez as soloists for Antonio Estévez’s Cantata Criolla, a Faustian singing contest between Florentino and the Devil.

Copland, Piazzolla, and Estévez

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

We are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Medici TV for all our forthcoming Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra On Demand concerts. This will mean that all our upcoming On Demand concerts will now be free to view with Medici TV for up to 30 days from their release.

On Demand: Fiesta!

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero makes his SF Symphony debut with a program of Symphony premieres highlighting some of the most captivating 20th and 21st century music from the Americas. Works by Adolphus Hailstork, Antonio Estévez, and Astor Piazzolla paint vivid scenes of a bustling Virginia port, rolling Venezuelan countryside, and raucous Argentine tango club. Timothy McAllister, one of the greatest classical saxophonists of his generation, takes center stage for John Corigliano’s Saxophone Concerto, an SF Symphony commission and world premiere

Guerrero Conducts Corigliano & Piazzolla

Davies Symphony Hall

Experience the enchanting melodies of Schumann under the baton of the world-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This special concert series, taking place at the Munich Philharmonie im Gasteig, promises an unforgettable musical journey through Schumann's symphonies, showcasing a unique concentration never before heard at the BRSO.

**Event Dates and Times:**
- Saturday, 24th October 2020 at 8:30 pm
- Sunday, 25th October 2020 at 3:00 pm

**Venue:** Munich, Philharmonie im Gasteig

**Programme Highlights:**
- José Antonio Abreu: Sol que das vida a los trigos
- Modesta Bor: Aquí te amo
- Antonio Estévez: Mata del ánima sola
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No 3 E-flat major, op 97 Rhenish

**Performers:**
- Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor
- Bavarian Radio Chorus
- Andrew Lepri Meyer, Tenor
- Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Gustavo Dudamel, the principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, brings to life a Schumann cycle with a series featuring the Spring Symphony in B-flat major, the Second in C major, the Rhenish in E-flat major, and the Fourth in D minor. This series not only highlights Schumann's genius but also includes a cappella choral works by José Antonio Abreu, Antonio Estévez, and Modesta Bor, offering a glimpse into the soul of Latin America and a musical greeting from Dudamel to his native Venezuela.

Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness a musical portrait of Schumann's genius, brought to life by Gustavo Dudamel and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.

Gustavo Dudamel - Schumann

Philharmonie Im Gasteig

Venezuelan singer and bassist Oscar D’León will be making his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut. Heavily influenced by Cuban musicians, he taught himself to play bass by listening and playing along to records.  Now known as the “Lion of Salsa,” he has an impressive body of work and has toured and recorded extensively.

Gustavo Dudamel & Oscar D’León

Hollywood Bowl

Gustavo Dudamel honors his Venezuelan and American identities, presiding over two poetry-inspired choral symphonic works in his final Walt Disney Concert Hall program as Music & Artistic Director. At times hushed and mysterious and at others pulsating and ecstatic, Harmonium was a breakthrough for John Adams’ compositional voice. Borrowing texts from Emily Dickinson and John Donne, Adams explores time, harmony, and rhythm, unraveling gentle meditations into an awe-inspiring swirl of sound.

Antonio Estévez

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