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May 26 & 27 2023
San Diego Symphony
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego, USFAURÉ: Suite from Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 80
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DUKAS: La Péri, Poème Dansé (Dance Poem in One Scene)
CASTELLANOS: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua
ESTÉVEZ: Cantata criolla, “Florentino, el que canto con el Diablo” (Florentino, the One who Sang with the Devil)
San Diego Master Chorale -
May 31, June 2 & 3 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Maison Symphonique, Montréal, CanadaMAHLER: Symphony no. 3 in D minor
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Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
OSM Chorus
Andrew Megill, chorusmaster
Children’s choir -
June 30, 2023
The Rady Shell
San Diego, CABERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
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SIERRA: Salseando for Trumpet and Orchestra
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 -
August 24, 2023
Edinburgh International Festival (Usher Hall)
Edinburgh, UKSimón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
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Rafael Payare Conductor
Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Aidan Oliver Chorus Director
Natalya Romaniw Soprano
Karen Cargill Mezzo Soprano
Andrew Staples Tenor
Christopher Maltman Bass
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 7
Beethoven Symphony No 9 -
September 7 & 8, 2023
Philharmonie, Berlin, Main Hall
Berlin, GermanyCHIN: Cello Concerto for cello and orchestra (2006 – 2008/2013)
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MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1901 – 1904/1911)
Alisa Weilerstein violoncello
Staatskapelle Berlin
Rafael Payare conductor -
September 12-14, 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADAJANACEK Glagolitic Mass
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STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
Rafael Payare, conductor
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, alto
Ladislav Elgr, tenor 1st time with the OSM
Matthew Rose, bass
Jean-Willy Kunz, OSM organist-in-residence
OSM Chorus
Andrew Megill, chorusmaster
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September 21-23, 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADAAUERBACH Icarus
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PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26
MAHLER Symphony no. 1 in D major, “Titan”
Rafael Payare, conductor
Alexander Malofeev, piano
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November 4 2023
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Steven Banks, saxophone
Liv Redpath, soprano
TEXU KIM: Welcome Home!! Fanfare for Jacobs Music Center
(World Premiere, San Diego Symphony Commission)
R STRAUSS: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
BILLY CHILDS: Saxophone Concerto (West Coast Premiere, San Diego Symphony Co-commission)
MOZART: Exsultate jubilate
DEBUSSY: La Mer -
November 11 & 12 2023
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CATHE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL 2023
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Jacobs Music Center
Rafael Payare, Music Director
Angela Meade, soprano
Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
San Diego Symphony Festival Choir
CARLOS SIMON: New Work (San Diego Symphony Commission)
MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection” -
November 17 & 18 2023
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CATHE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL 2023
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Jacobs Music Center
Rafael Payare, Music Director
BARTOK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7
VLADIMIR TARNOPOLSKI: Danse Macabre (World Premiere, San Diego Symphony Commission)
STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring
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November 23, 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADAGINASTERA Variaciones concertantes, op. 23
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LOPEZ BALLIDO Ephemerae, Piano Concerto
VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras no. 8
RAVEL Bolero
Rafael Payare, conductor
Javier Perianes, piano
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December 1, 2, 3, 2023
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Philadelphia, PALOPEZ BELLIDO: Ephemerae Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (U.S. premiere—Philadelphia
Orchestra co-commission)
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1 -
December 5 & 6, 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADAMESSIEAN Turangalîla-Symphony
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Rafael Payare, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
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January 16, 17 & 20, 2023
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADASZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35
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MAHLER Symphony no. 7 in E minor
Rafael Payare, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin -
January 26 & 27 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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MOZART: Symphony No. 29 in A Major
BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7 in E Major
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January 31, 2024
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Stockholm, SwedenBARBER Cello Concerto
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STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
Rafael Payare, Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
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February 16 & 17 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Pacho Flores, trumpet
RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
GABRIELA ORTIZ: Altar de bronce (West Coast premiere, San Diego Symphony Co-commission)
RAVEL: La Valse
DEBUSSY: Images -
February 24 & 25 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Gil Shaham, violin
MASON BATES: Violin Concerto (West Coast Premiere)
WAGNER: Ring Without Words
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February 28 & 29, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADARafael Payare, conductor
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Barbara Hannigan, soprano
DI CASTRI In the Half-light
BRUCKNER Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104, “Romantic”
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March 6, 7 & 10, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADABEETHOVEN Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21
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SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65
Rafael Payare, conductor
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March 16, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADACARRENO Margariteña, excerpt
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VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras no. 2: III. Dansa
GINASTERA Estancia op. 8: “Danza del Trigo” [Wheat Dance]
ALDERAMO ROMERO Suite for Strings: “Fuga con Pajarillo”, excerpt
FALLA El Sombrero de tres picos [The Three-Cornered Hat], Suite no. 1: “Danza de la molinera” [Dance of the Miller’s Wife]
GINASTERA Estancia, op. 8: “Danza final”
Rafael Payare, conductor
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon, actor
Ximena Ferrer Olaso, adaptation and translation
Charles Dauphinais, stage director
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Marzo 29 & 30 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
Gerard McBurney, director
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, “Spring”
PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet
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April 24 & 25, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADASCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht [Transfigured Night], op. 4
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BEETHOVENPiano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58
SCHOENBERG Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, op. 5 (41 min.)
Rafael Payare, chef d’orchestre
Maria João Pires, piano
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April 30 & May 1, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADABRAHMS Tragic Overture, op. 81 (13 min.)
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MEYER Symphony no. 7 in F minor (30 min.)
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77 (38 min.)
Rafael Payare, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
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May 7 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Yo-Yo Ma, cello
WAGNER: Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
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May 11 & 12 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Fairytale Poem
RAVEL: Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, “Eroica”
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May 18 & 19 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Daniel Lozakovich, violin
BRAHMS: Tragic Overture
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major
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May 24 & 25 2024
Jacobs Music Center
San Diego, CARafael Payare, Music Director
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Jeremy Denk, Piano
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben
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May 28-30, 2024
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
MAISON SYMPHONIQUE, MONTRÉAL, CANADABARBER Toccata festiva, for organ and orchestra, op. 36
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JONGEN Symphonie concertante, for organ and orchestra, op. 81
GOUGEON Work for organ and orchestra, world premiere – OSM commission
SAINT-SAENS Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78, “Organ Symphony”
Rafael Payare, conductor
Shin-Young Lee, organ
Isabelle Demers, organ
Jean-Willy Kunz, OSM organist-in-residence
Olivier Latry, OSM organist emeritus