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Copland Symphony No. 3

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

The 2025–26 Season opens with two powerful, romantic musical statements: Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto, rich in sweeping melodies and virtuosity, and Sibelius’s majestic Second Symphony, exuding emotion and an immense source of pride for Finland. Piano soloist Olga Kern, the first woman in more than 30 years to win the prestigious Van Cliburn competition, makes a welcome return to Tucson. Chávez’s short opener, Toccata, bursts with the rhythms and sounds of his native Mexico.

Kern Plays Rachmaninoff

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Fiesta de la Musica: A Hispanic Celebration

Julie Rogers Theatre

Festival of Contemporary Music: Mexico, Cuba, the U.S., and one hundred years of percussion

Tanglewood Music Center

Paquito D’Rivera with New Jersey Symphony

Mayo Performing Arts Center

New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Join us for a celebration of Latin American music and culture including lobby installations by local artists. The dynamic concert program features traditional music with contemporary works honoring the rich heritage of this ancient holiday. The event is curated by longtime collaborator Martha Rodríguez-Salazar.

Día De Los Muertos

Davies Symphony Hall

Manhattan School of Music’s public programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

MSM Symphony Orchestra

Manhattan School of Music

Cameron Barton, Piano – Masters Recital

University of Arizona

Reserve your seats for this performance today and enjoy unbeatable savings by subscribing to New World Symphony’s Saturday One or Sunday One series. Starting at just $20 a concert, both series feature illuminating performances with Stéphane Denève, Michael Tilson Thomas, Lina González-Granados, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, trumpeter Pacho Flores and 87 of the world’s best young musicians.

Carlos Miguel Prieto + Pacho Flores

New World Center

Join the Chicago Sinfonietta for an evening of musical exploration with DEPTH, featuring renowned guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto and a lineup of works that delve into the complexities of the human experience. 
Witness the artistry of Prieto in the vibrant and colorful Sinfonia India by Carlos Chavez, where indigenous Mexican folk melodies blend seamlessly with the Western classical tradition. Then, immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythms of Juan Pablo Contreras' Mariachitlán, which blends traditional Mexican music with modern orchestral sounds for a truly unique experience. Finally, the concert concludes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5, a powerful and deeply moving work that reflects the composer's struggle to create art under the oppressive Soviet regime. 

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Roosevelt University

North Central College

Celebrating the work of guest composer Gabriela Ortiz, this concert will feature her powerful Concierto Voltaje with timpani solo performance by MSU Professor of Percussion Gwendolyn Dease. This rhythmic concert also includes Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonía India) by Carlos Chávez, Sensemayá, for Orchestra by Silvestre Revueltas, and MSU Professor of Composition Ricardo Lorenz’s Todo Terreno, commissioned and premiered in 2022 by the LA Philharmonic. Octavio Más-Arocas and Sally Yu, conductors. Generously sponsored by Dr. Charles Gliozzo in memory of Marjorie Gliozzo.

Symphony Orchestra: The Power Of Rhythm

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Carlos Miguel Prieto, celebrated as a rising star both domestically and abroad, was named 2019 Conductor of the Year by Musical America and is the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. He serves as artistic director of México City’s Minería Symphony, which was founded in the 1970s and is widely regarded as the leading musical institution in México — one that regularly supports and programs Mexican composers. Housed at the Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería, the name honors the period from the 18th century when mining was one of the region’s most important economic activities.

Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería

University of Michigan

Musical America’s 2019 Conductor of the Year Carlos Miguel Prieto makes a triumphant return to Kansas City stages with pianist Gabriela Montero and México City’s Minería [mee-neh-REE-ah] Symphony Orchestra of Mexico this season. The program includes Montero’s own piano concerto “The Latin Concerto,” Silvestre Revueltas’ massive work for expanded orchestra Night of the Mayas, a new piece by Gabriela Ortiz and Carlos Chávez’s Symphony No. 2.

Minería Symphony Orchestra of Mexico City Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor and Gabriela Montero, Piano

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

The TSO is excited to once again be a part of the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert! This year’s concert will take place at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, and will also include a Mexican Fiesta featuring Mexican cuisine and crafts offered by local traditional and small businesses from 5–7:00 p.m. on the plaza.

Concert Tickets are only available directly from the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson. Tickets will be available for pickup at the Consulate September 1–14 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Mexican Independence Day Concert

Ui Symphony Orchestra

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Gabriela Montero, pianist, composer and activist, makes her Minnesota Orchestra debut as both composer and performer, playing her own Latin Piano Concerto, which Montero says “shows the complexities of South American life.” On the podium is conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto, who recorded the work with Montero in 2019. Exquisite colors and textures are braided throughout the entire program which also features Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole, explores the music of indigenous Mexican cultures in Carlos Chávez’s Sinfonía India, and will have you dancing your way home after the brilliant Suite from The Three-Cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla.

Rapsodie Espagnole

Orchestra Hall

Carlos Miguel Prieto is recognized as the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. He possesses a wide-ranging repertoire, has led over 100 world premieres, and is a champion of American and Latin American composers. His recordings have received many honors, including an Opus Klassik award, inclusion in the Gramophone Critics’ Choice listing in 2017, and two Grammy nominations. Prieto also concurrently serves as Music Director for the Orchestra of the Americas alongside Gustavo Dudamel. </p><p>Now in its 19th season, the Colburn Orchestra is the flagship ensemble of the Colburn Conservatory of Music. Under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Yehuda Gilad, the Colburn Orchestra performs for Southern California audiences at venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall, Ambassador Auditorium, Royce Hall, Segerstrom Concert Hall, and The Soraya. Since its inception, Gilad and the esteemed faculty at Colburn have invited guest conductors, soloists, and composers to work with the Colburn Orchestra, including James Conlon, Plácido Domingo, Michael Tilson Thomas, and others.

Colburn Orchestra (live)

We the People

MassBay Community College

Lewanski Conducts Shostakovich

Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

Known for his bold programming and artistic vision, Artistic Director finalist Michael Lewanski leads a powerful and eclectic program that bridges cultures, eras, and emotions. The evening begins with Carlos Chávez’s energetic Sinfonia India, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s luminous Hymn for Everyone. Acclaimed violinist MingHuan Xu takes center stage in John Corigliano’s haunting Red Violin Chaconne, a work of cinematic beauty and emotional depth. The concert concludes with the striking wit and youthful brilliance of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1—a landmark debut from one of the 20th century’s most iconic voices.

Composer

Carlos Chávez

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 8, 2026

We the People · Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

Apr 12, 2026

Lewanski Conducts Shostakovich · Lakeview Orchestra

Apr 12, 2026

Lewanski Conducts Shostakovich · Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture

Past events

17 - 18 Oct, 2025

Copland Symphony No. 3 · North Carolina Symphony

26 - 28 Sep, 2025

Kern Plays Rachmaninoff · Tucson Symphony Orchestra

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