Conductor Enrique Diemecke leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, joined by pianist Jae Hong Park (winner of the 2021 Busoni International Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious prizes in the piano world), for Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, one of the most famous opening themes in all of music, followed by a work of sweeping drama and virtuosity. After the interval, Diemecke turns to Manfred, a dark, brooding symphony inspired by Byron's tale of a tormented wanderer haunted by his past, and one of Tchaikovsky's most powerful, cinematic scores. An evening of grandeur and inner turmoil, from one of Romantic music's greatest voices.
Presented as part of the Qatar-Mexico Year of Culture, Conductor Enrique Diemecke, whose recordings of Revueltas, Chávez, and Moncayo earned Mexico's Golden Record Award, leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra through an evening of colour and rhythm celebrating Mexican music. The programme opens with Márquez's Danzón No. 2, one of the most beloved orchestral works to come out of Latin America, alongside Chávez's Chacona and Galindo's spirited Sones de Mariachi. After the interval, Diemecke turns to Revueltas' Redes, a vivid, dramatic score from one of Mexico's most original musical voices. A rare chance to hear this repertoire led by a conductor who has made it his life's work.
