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Performance with PRSO of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5, Dvorak’s violin concerto, and Mariano Morales’ Obertura festiva. Jaime Morales, director; Henry Hutchinson, violin. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.

Performance with the PRSO of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite and Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri overture. Luis Biava, director; Guillermo Figueroa, violin. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.

Performance with PRSO and Teatro de la Opera of Donizetti’s opera L’elisir d’amore with Kamil Khan directing. April 3 & 5 at 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.

Performance with PRSO of Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, Roberto Sierra’s Variations on a Souvenir and Nicolai’s Overture to “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Theo Alcántara, Director; Ian Hobson, Piano. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.

As part of the 51st annual Casals festival I performed Mejunje del Fagobongo for bassoon and bongo by Alfonso Fuentes. This performance was part of a chamber music concert of music from Puerto Rican composers and included Suite de Canciones Puertorriqueñas for soprano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon by José Rodríguez Alvira; The concert took place at Centro de Bellas Artes, Sala de Drama in Santurce at 4:00pm.

The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra performed Mahler’s third symphony in d minor as part of the annual Caslas Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This incredible work was conducted by new PRSO musical director, Maximiano Valdés. The concert took place March 1st at 8pm at Centro de Bellas Artes in Santurce.

In the PRSO’s first concerto of the 51st annual Casals Festival, we performed Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture; Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate, K. 158a; Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture ; Copland’s El Salón México and Bernstein’s West Side Story: Symphonic Dances. New PRSO musical director Maximiano Valdés conducted with soprano Magda Nieves.

The concerto took place at Universidad de Puerto Rico Theater in Río Piedras, 8:00 p.m.

Perfomance January 26th with the PRSO of Cordero’s Concierto festivo para guitarra y orquesta de cuerdas; Rodrigo’s Concierto andaluz para cuatro guitarras y orquesta; Compos Parsi’s Divertimento del sur and De Falla’s Suite no. 2 of The Three Cornered Hat. Pepe Romero and the Cuarteto Romero, guitars with Guillermo Figueroa, director. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes in Sunturce.

Performance with Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra on the island of St. Thomas including Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

Performance with PRSO of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Strass’ Till Eulenspiegel and the world premiere of Roberto Sierra’s Poema y Danza; Yoav Talmi, conductor. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes. Guest artist Nancy Ambrose King, also current president of the International Double Reed Society was soloist with Frances Colón, principal oboist of the PRSO.