The Yucat\u00e1n Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 45th season this month with an ambitious lineup celebrating composers from multiple eras and continents.<\/p>\n
Alfonso Scarano, who began late last year as the orchestra\u2019s music director, heads a six-month program that runs through June. The season opens Jan. 23 and 25 with a Chopin gala featuring Chinese pianist Hao Rao performing both of the Polish composer\u2019s piano concertos.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is to create optimal conditions for direct contact between the audience and the highest quality music,\u201d Scarano said at the season announcement. He praised the orchestra members\u2019 discipline and dedication to their craft.<\/p>\n
The season includes 12 concert programs with guest artists from Mexico, Singapore, China and Italy. Performances take place at the Palacio de la M\u00fasica<\/a>, where the symphony has performed since a 2022 fire<\/a> damaged its longtime home at the Teatro Jos\u00e9 Pe\u00f3n Contreras.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \nSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER<\/span><\/p>\n Delivered to your inbox every Monday, completely free.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Scarano has introduced a concept he calls \u201cthe art of transcription\u201d to the season. The approach presents audiences with both an original composition and its orchestral arrangement in the same concert. Program 2, for example, features Brahms\u2019 Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in both its original form and Luciano Berio\u2019s adaptation.<\/p>\n The season honors several anniversary milestones. The orchestra will perform Giovanni Battista Pergolesi\u2019s \u201cStabat Mater\u201d 290 years after the Italian composer\u2019s death. Alban Berg\u2019s Violin Concerto appears 90 years after its premiere. Yucatecan composers Daniel Ayala and Fausto Pinelo R\u00edo receive recognition for the 120th anniversary of Ayala\u2019s birth and 60 years since Pinelo R\u00edo\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Program highlights include Anton Bruckner\u2019s Symphony No. 7, Richard Wagner excerpts from \u201cParsifal,\u201d and a semi-staged presentation of Francis Poulenc\u2019s opera \u201cThe Human Voice\u201d featuring Singaporean soprano Victoria Songwei Li.<\/p>\n Italian violinist Valerio Scarano performs Berg\u2019s violin concerto in Program 5. The season also includes \u201cA Night of Zarzuela\u201d with Mexican tenor Ricardo Calder\u00f3n and Italian soprano Gloria Giurgola\u2019s operatic gala featuring arias from Verdi, Puccini and Bellini.<\/p>\n Related: Past coverage of the Yucat\u00e1n Symphony Orchestra<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The orchestra dedicates Program 7 to Ayala with his Maya legend-inspired suite \u201cThe Diabolical Grotto.\u201d Program 8 targets younger audiences with \u201cTubby the Tuba\u201d and includes Mexican conductor Laura Reyes and narrator Andrea Herrera L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky\u2019s \u201cPictures at an Exhibition\u201d appears in Program 9 in both its piano original and Maurice Ravel\u2019s orchestral arrangement. The season closes with Pinelo R\u00edo\u2019s choreographic poem \u201cBallet Palenque\u201d and Mendelssohn\u2019s Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra.<\/p>\n Concerts take place Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at noon. Tickets are available at the Palacio de la M\u00fasica box office and online at the orchestra\u2019s website. Season subscriptions remain available.<\/p>\n The Yucat\u00e1n Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2004 through a partnership between the state government and private supporters. It typically performs more than 50 concerts annually across two seasons.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/yucatanmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hacienda.webp\")
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