2011 Santo Domingo Music Festival
Since 1997, every two years in the month of March, Santo Domingo turns into the Mecca of classical music lovers in the Caribbean, with the celebration of the Santo Domingo Music Festival.
Renowned French orchestra conductor and pianist, Philippe Entremont, will again by the Festival’s Artistic Director, together with maestros José Antonio Molina, Dominican and Ramón Tebar, Spanish.
For this eighth edition we will have participation of breathtaking Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos, captivating violinist Sarah Chang and young Japanese pianist Gen Tomuro. The festival will also have a night with groundbreaking contemporary American dance company, Trey McIntyre Project, another night dedicated to opera with soloists from opera houses in Washington and Los Angeles and another dedicated to music from our continent.
As usual, the extraordinary Festival Orchestra, of more than 105 musicians, will be formed by the principal musicians from orchestras in Europe, the United States and the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic.
Festival Program
Inaugural Night, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
Festival Orchestra
- Piano: Arcadi Volodos
- Conductor: Philippe Entremont
- Dimitri Shostakovich - Festival Overture
- Peter I. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
- Peter I.. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique, Op. 74
Second concert, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
Festival Orchestra
- Singer and chorus to be announced
- Conductor: Ramón Tébar
- George Bizet - Carmen - complete opera - concert version
Third concert, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
- Trey McIntyre Project – Innovative and ground breaking contemporary American ballet company.
Fourth concert, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
Festival Orchestra
- Piano: Gen Tomuro
- Conductor: Philippe Entremont
- Hector Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
- Franz Liszt - Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A Major
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Fifth concert, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
Festival Orchestra
- Soloist to be announced
- Conductor: José Antonio Molina
- Latin night
Sixth concert, Santo Domingo Music Festival 2011
Festival Orchestra
- Sarah Chang violin
- Conductor: Philippe Entremont
- Johannes Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op. 81
- Johannes Brahms - Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
- Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
