Abril 16, 2023 — Auditorio San Pedro, SPGG; N.L.
First 2023 Season
La Súper with Eduardo de la Vega
Program:
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Solista: Eduardo de la Vega
The concerto consists of three movements:
Moderato (C minor)
Adagio sostenuto – Più animato – Tempo I (C minor → E major)
Allegro scherzando (E major → C minor → C major)
2. Symphony No. 2 (Op. 92.)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Composed by Johannes Brahms during the summer of 1877, while visiting Pörtschach am Wörthersee, a town in the Austrian province of Carinthia. Its composition was brief in comparison to the 21 years it took Brahms to complete his First Symphony.
The symphony is written for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings.
The joyful and almost pastoral atmosphere of the symphony often invites comparisons to Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, but perhaps playfully, Brahms wrote to his publisher on November 22, 1877, that the symphony "is so melancholy that you won't be able to stand it. I've never written anything so sad, and the score must come out in mourning."
The premiere took place in Vienna on December 30, 1877, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Hans Richter.
Allegro non troppo (D mayor)
Adagio non troppo (B mayor)
Allegretto grazioso (quasi andantino) (G mayor)
Allegro con spirito (D mayor)
Management team:
Presidenta del Patronato de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey
Bárbara Herrera de Garza
Directora de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey
Diana Farías Ortegón
Dirección Artística y Solista: Abdiel Vázquez
Dirección Artística Asociada: José Bartolomé Martínez
Dirección Ejecutiva: Alejandro Padilla
Gerencia de Personal: Claudia López
Gerencia de Producción y Logistica: Eusebio Sánchez
La Súper Orquesta:
Violin I
Marienn Sánchez, concertino asociado
Penélope Fundora, principal de violines seguidos
Javier Camero, asistente de principal de violines segundos
Amaranta Jiménez
Ana Sofía Salazar
Arely López
Ariadna Aquino
Braulio Lavagnino
Carlos Suárez Morejón
Carlos Suárez Nordet
Eyliana Pérez
Gabriela Aldana
Glenda Mayer
Laura Fabiola Salazar
Laura Vilchis
Mildred Martínez
Omar Zaragoza
Rodrigo Martínez
Viola
Mauricio Weigend, principal asociado
Marco Antonio Ayala, asistente de principal
Andrea Olvera
Belda Calvillo
Evelyn Magaña
Gustavo Martínez
Cellos
Nancy Olivares, principal
César Gutiérrez
Darah Vilchis
Madely Mata
Maylin Sevilla
Valeria Reyes
Double bass
Carlos Rodríguez, principal
José Luis Marrero, primer asistente de principal
Héctor Alarcón, segundo asistente de principal
Carlos Montero
Iraís Medrano
Flute
Carlos Enríquez, principal interino
Guillermo Luis Gutiérrez
Oboe
Bernardo Dufrane, principal actuante
Juan David Torres, principal
Clarinet
Lucero Alvarado, principal interino
Mauricio Rivera, asistente de principal interino
Bassoon
Rubén Esparza, principal
Victor Castillo
French horn
Melanie Martínez, principal interino
Charbel Rocha
Hugo Fong
Martín Gutiérrez
Trumpet
Rodrigo Tenorio, principal interino
Luis Flores
Trombone
Gerardo Sebastián Rivera, principal
Martín Delgado
Irving Franco
Tuba
Josué Ricardo Gómez, principal
Timpani
Obed de Jesús Cortés, principal
Production
Alejandro Garza, audio
Leo Olivares, video
ABDIEL VÁZQUEZ is a Mexican conductor and pianist based in New York.
Vázquez is the Artistic Director of the "La Súper" Philharmonic Orchestra of the Monterrey School of Music and Dance and the Founder and Artistic Director of the Vincerò Academy, a global opera academy. He is also a Steinway & Sons Artist.
As an orchestral conductor, solo pianist, or collaborator with renowned international singers, he has performed on prestigious stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Guildhall in London, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Guanajuato International Cervantino Festival, and with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in Caracas. Other major cultural capitals include Tokyo, Shanghai, Chicago, Paris, Madrid, Bogotá, and Viña del Mar.
He has appeared over 100 times as a soloist with orchestras, performing concertos by Beethoven, Liszt, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Ravel, de Falla, Ricardo Castro, and Leonard Bernstein. He premiered Samuel Barber's concerto in Mexico, Manuel M. Ponce's "Romántico" concerto in New York, and Juan Pablo Contreras' "Pirámide del Sol" concerto in its world premiere.
In 2021, he released his second solo album "In The Silent Night," featuring music by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.
His album with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and Contreras' music, "Mariachitlán," was released by Universal Music in 2019 and received a Latin GRAMMY® nomination.
His first solo album "Love and Death," featuring music by Wagner and Verdi, was released by Piano Classics in 2015 and received excellent international reviews. The three previous recordings are available on all major streaming platforms.
Eduardo de la Vega is a graduate of the Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey (ESMDM) - Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance with Honorable Mention (August 2011 - June 2019).
The Juilliard School - Master's Degree in Music (August 2020 - May 2022).
Recent Artistic Experience
Soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of ESMDM performing Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43 (2019)
Soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Querétaro 2020 (Special Prize in the "Esperanza Cabrera" National Piano Competition 2019)
Accompanying Pianist at the International Clarinet Festival and Competition, Monterrey (2019)
Founder and Conductor of the Youth Chamber Orchestra "Détaché" (since 2018)
Guest Musician with the UANL Symphony Orchestra, Santa Lucia International Festival (2019)
Choir Director at Tec de Monterrey's Christmas Concert (2018)
Accompanying Pianist at the First National Choir Festival, Monterrey (2018)
Assistant Musical Director of the musical "Mamma Mia!", ITESM (2018)
Solo Pianist with the Tec Symphony Orchestra performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (2017)
Assistant Musical Director of the musical "The Addams Family", ITESM (2017)
Solo Pianist with the Tec Symphony Orchestra performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16 (2016)
Accompanying Pianist at the Choir Festival of Nuevo León (2016)
Principal Pianist - Tec de Monterrey Choir (since 2014)
Principal Pianist - Tec de Monterrey Symphony Orchestra (since 2012)
Competitions
First Place in the "Esperanza Cabrera" National Piano Competition, Querétaro 2019
Winner of the Soloists' Competition to perform with the ESMDM Symphony Orchestra 2019
First Place in the "Parnassós" National Piano Competition, Monterrey 2018
Second Place in the "Parnassós" National Piano Competition, Monterrey 2016
Finalist in "The International Manhattan Music Competition" 2016
Finalist in the National Young Soloists Competition of the OFCDMX 2016
Third Place in the "Parnassós" National Piano Competition, Monterrey 2014
First Place in the ESMDM National Latin American Music Competition 2013
Distinctions
Winner of the "Escolar Itinerante 2019" call by CONARTE, performing at over 20 primary schools in the state alongside the "Détaché" Chamber Orchestra.
Nominee for the National Youth Award: Artistic Expressions (Mexico, 2019)
Recipient of the "Outstanding Academic Achievement" scholarship, ESMDM (2018)
Concert Pianist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Querétaro 2020 season
Academic Councilor at ESMDM 2017-2018
Borrego Award 2017 for Best Musician, awarded by Tec de Monterrey
Gerardo Maldonado Award 2017 for Best Classical Musician, awarded by Tec de Monterrey
Gerardo Maldonado Award 2016 for Best Classical Musician, awarded by Tec de Monterrey
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