One of Spain’s most distinguished international conductors, Juanjo Mena has been Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, Chief Guest Conductor of the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa and Principal Guest Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. On May 29th we'll hear him conduct the Minnesota Orchestra.
5/1 Mazzoli: You Know Me from Here Lopez: Guardian of the Horizon Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 (Julie Albers, c; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Pekka Kuusisto, v and cond)
5/8 Salonen: LA Variations Beethoven: Triple Concerto Norman: Sustain (Martin Chalifour, v; Joanne Pearce Martin, p; Robert deMaine, c; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, cond)
5/15 Stravinsky: Fireworks Sibelius: Violin Concerto Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (Joshua Bell, v; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langrée, cond)
5/22 Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7, Leningrad (Kirill Gerstein, p; Minnesota Orchestra; Juajo Mena, cond)
