Performances by the Classical Music Institute, Mid-Texas Symphony, the San Antonio Philharmonic and more offer plenty of options for classical music fans this season.
, including Daniel Chong and Jessica Bodner, kick off Agarita’s latest season with a performance at the University of the Incarnate Word’s Diane Bennack Concert Hall.
On Feb. 24, internationally acclaimed Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas returns to San Antonio for a South American-themed music event at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens Kelso Center. The event will include works from Astor Piazzolla, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and a specially commissioned work by composer Laura Vega.
The season opens with “19th Century Echoes” on Sept. 1-3, the first of two concerts centered on the musically rich period between the World Wars and honoring composers Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Fritz Kreisler and Florence Price. The concert features music that carries forward 19th-century traditions, with each piece’s movements centering on themes of military duty, camaraderie, romance and even dance.
In February, themes of beauty and mystery are explored in “Las Musas,” with works by Errollyn Wallen, Joaquin Turína, and Gabriel Fauré for soprano and chamber ensemble. Then in spring from April 5-7, the string trios in “Bold Brilliance” take the stage to honor the greats: Ludwig van Beethoven and Dame Ethel Smythe.
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