Camerata Caribe at Converse College

Camerata Caribe, a faculty chamber ensemble at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music performed and taught as part of a 3-day residency at the Petrie School of Music at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina April 10th - 12th.

Emerson String Quartet

Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra performance with Philip Setzer, violin; Eugene Drucker, violin; Larry Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello and Guillermo Figueroa, conductor. On the program was Mozart’s Symphony Concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 320d; Brahms’…

Don Quixote

Performance of Strauss’ Don Quixote with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, cellist, Rafael Figueroa and conductor, Guillermo Figueroa. Also on the program was Mozart’s Overture to “Don Giovanni” and Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Ochestra, Op. 107. The…

New Bassoons for the Conservatory

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music has purchased two new Fox Renard bassoons for use by the students of the university and preparatory programs of the conservatory. Along with the purchase of a profiling machine, the support of a Bassoon…

Verdi Requiem

Performance of Verdi’s Requiem with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and director Giancarlo Guerrero as part of the Casals Festival. Soloists were Sondra Radvanovsky, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, César Hernández and Chester Patton. The concert took place March 4th at Bellas…

Casals Festival 2006: Concert 2

Casals Festival performance of Piano Concerto No.2 and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini of Rachmaninoff with pianist Olga Kern. Also on the program were Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and the world premiere of Borikén by Roberto Sierra. The concert took…

Schubert and Stravinsky Octets

I performed the Octets of Schubert and Stravinsky Sunday, February 19th as part of the 50th Casals Festival. The peformance took place in the Sala de Drama of Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Also on the program was…

Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony February 11th, 2006 with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and director Yoav Talmi. The concert was part of the 50th Casals Festival at Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Mozart Jupiter Symphony

The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao with Roselín Pabón conducting. Also on the program were La forza del destino of Verdi, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien Op.45, and Sibelius’…