A gala to say "thank you!": We're closing out the season with the *Missa solemnis*
A gala to say “thank you!”: We close the season with the *Missa solemnis* Some seasons are remembered for a particular work, a soloist, a premiere, or an especially exciting evening. But no season would be possible without you—who choose to be there to listen. For 48 years, the audience of the Minería Symphony […]
Suspense, virtuosity, and a puppet that drives the orchestra to distraction: keys to appreciating Program 8 of the Minería Symphony Orchestra
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season reaches its eighth program with three works in which the music seems to refuse to stand still. *Trajín*, by Alejandra Odgers, transforms a musical argument into orchestral energy. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 was composed in anticipation of a […]
Mozart, Mozart, and Mozart
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season reaches its seventh program with a concert devoted entirely to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Three works take us through very different periods of his career: Symphony No. 33 transports us to Salzburg in 1779 and explores his possible connection to a theater company […]
Mystery, grace, and an unexpected drum roll: keys to appreciating Program 6 of the Minería Symphony Orchestra
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season reaches its sixth program with three works that share a common trait: each one offers a surprise right from the opening bars. Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony opens with a musical question that history took decades to resolve. The Violin Concerto No. 4 by […]
Beethoven and Mahler: From the Beat of the Timpani to a Vision of HeavenBeethoven and Mahler: From the Beat of the Timpani to a Vision of Heaven
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season reaches its fifth program with two iconic works of symphonic music: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Program 5 will be presented on Saturday, August 1, at 8:00 p.m. at the […]
Travel, Wind, and Mystery: Keys to Enjoying Program 3 of the Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season reaches its third program with a question common to all three works: What happens when music decides to portray something that lies beyond itself? Tchaikovsky’s *Italian Capriccio* transforms a city into sound. Gabriela Ortiz’s *Altar de viento* transforms […]
The Monumental Brahms: Tips for Listening to Program 2 of the Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season continues with a program devoted entirely to Johannes Brahms, featuring two monumental works—both in scale and historical significance: the Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and Symphony No. 1 in C minor. This program […]
Strauss, Vasks, and Prokofiev: A Guide to Listening to Program 1 of the Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season
The Minería Symphony Orchestra’s 2026 Summer Season opens with a program of contrasts: the fiery energy of Richard Strauss, the luminous spirituality of Pēteris Vasks, and the monumental power of Sergei Prokofiev. Program 1 will be presented on Saturday, July 4, at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, July 5 […]
The Three Tenors at the 1990 World Cup in Italy: The Night Soccer Opened the Door to Opera
The final of the 1990 World Cup in Italy was played on July 8 in Rome. West Germany defeated Argentina at the Olympic Stadium. The night before, the first concert by the Three Tenors turned the famous Baths of Caracalla into the most-watched musical venue of that year. While the soccer players rested in their […]
Who was Richard Wagner?
If you're wondering, "Who was Richard Wagner?", the first thing you should know is that his art revolutionized the history of music for a variety of reasons, chief among them the invention of the concept of the leitmotif: melodic themes associated with sensations, feelings, destinies, longings, and premonitions that vary and recur throughout a work, […]
