On Feb. 8, Bad Bunny gave his long awaited Super Bowl Half Time Show filled with dance, theater, different musical styles and surprises. Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin were the surprises with the highest profile that made huge impressions as were were cameos from the likes of Karol G, Cardi B and Pedro Pascal. But even classical music got a {…}
Giancarlo Guerrero made a surprise appearance at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. The Costa Rican conductor appeared conducting “Monaco” and became the first classical musician to be featured in the Halftime show since Gustavo Dudamel in 2016. In the show, Guerrero was seen conducting a group of young string players and noted in a press release that he himself {…}
(Photo: Alex Damian) This year’s George Enescu International Festival in Bucharest marked the 70th anniversary of the composer’s death, which it commemorated with more than 40 performances of his works. Such is the scope of the festival, which brought together more than 4,000 artists over a four-week period during August and September, that it had the time and space to {…}
(Photo credit: Norman Timonera) The Grant Park Music Festival has announced its 2025 season. For the purposes of this article only classical vocal concerts are included. The Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra and Chorus give the Illinois premiere of Jake Runestad’s “Earth Symphony.” Also programmed on this concert is Gustav Holst’s “The Planets, and Lili Boulanger’s “Psalm 24.” Christopher Bell {…}
(Photo by Charles Osgood) Giancarlo Guerrero has been named Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival. Guerrero is a six-time Grammy Award winner and led the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus for three concerts throughout 2024. He is the current music director of the Nashville Symphony and Music Director Designate of the Sarasota Orchestra. In 2025, {…}
(photos by Lukasz Rajchert and Heinecke) Giancarlo Guerrero has been named the Sarasota Orchestra’s seventh music director. He will take on the role of music director designate in 2024-25 before taking on the new role in the fall of 2025. Guerrero is currently the music director of the Nashville Symphony where he has served for 16 years; he will become {…}
(Credit: Lukasz Rajchert) Nashville Symphony’s music director Giancarlo Guerrero is stepping down after more than a decade in the position. Guerrero took the position during the 2009-2010 season and has helped lead the group through difficult times, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership, the Nashville Symphony has commissioned and premiered over a dozen new works, including collaborations with artists like {…}
Nashville Symphony has announced its 2019-20 season. There will be a wide variety of series and events at Nashville Symphony this season, including the Classical Series, FirstBank Pops Series, Movie Series, Blackford Jazz Series, The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Family Series, National Geographic Live Series, and Special Events & Presentations. In order to stick to opera, we will {…}