Guarnieri Trio from Prague, Czech Republic
Since its founding in 1986, the Guarneri Trio has been celebrated as one of the most distinguished piano, violin, and cello ensembles in classical music. In honor of the Czech Music Year 2024, the trio will perform a program featuring three iconic works by renowned Czech composers: Elegy by Josef Suk, Piano Trio by Bedřich Smetana, and Dumky by Antonín Dvořák.
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Puerto Candelaria - Fiesta Candelaria
Puerto Candelaria is a fantastic Colombian sound explosion that has crossed borders. It has created its own unique style and has build a road not only in music but also in theater, dance, cinema, and humor, all of which are used to express the absurd, the magic, and the diversity of Colombia.
National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia. Conductor: Alejandro Posada, Colombia. Soloist: Célimène Daudet, piano, France.
The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, along with Célimène Daudet —an outstanding pianist heiress of the France and Haiti cultures— will perform Frédéric Chopin's 'Piano Concerto No. 1'. The orchestra, under the direction of Alejandro Posada, will also perform works by two Hungarian composers: Zoltán Kodály's 'Dances of Galanta' and Béla Bartók's 'The Wonderful Mandarin.' Additionally, 'Supernova' by Andrés Felipe Poveda, winner of the Plataforma 28 call, will be performed as an overture.
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La Grande Chapelle, Spain - Music for the Royal Chapel (17th Century). Conductor: Albert Recasens, Spain
La Grande Chapelle is a vocal and instrumental ensemble of early music focused on recovering the great Spanish works composed between the 16th and 18th centuries. They will perform at the Teatro Mayor, a program of works by composers such as Carlos Patiño, Juan Hidalgo, and Sebastián Durón that were very popular in the courts of Philip IV. These are baroque songs and carols with an authentic poetic style that characterized the Hispanic aesthetics of the time. The concert is part of the International Festival of Sacred Music of Bogotá.
National Youth Classical Theater Company, Spain - "La discreta enamorada" by Lope de Vega - Director: Lluís Homar
Lope de Vega was an outstanding comedy writer in the service of the description of love. His female characters fought for the freedom to love and live as they wished.
National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia and National Choir of Colombia - “Resurrection” by Gustav Mahler
The National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia and the National Choir of Colombia will perform Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 2", also known as "Resurrection," a choral symphony that depicts in its movements some existential and human questions about life and death. The conductor will be the American Arthur Fagen, and the soloists will be the Macedonian soprano Milena Arsovksa and the Colombian mezzo-soprano Andrea Niño. This concert will open the International Festival of Sacred Music of Bogotá.
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Paul McCartney
After 12 years, the former Beatles Paul McCartney will be back in Bogotá, Colombia, with his "Got Back" tour, the most awaited tour in the world. This tour began in 2022 in the United States and will pass through Latin America at the end of 2024. Get ready to live an exciting and unforgettable concert on November 1st in Bogotá, the home of great events.
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Marta Gómez: Seré guitarra
The Colombian singer-songwriter Martha Gómez releases her new album "Seré Guitarra." The concert will take place at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo on October 20. The artist will sing her latest single, inspired by her childhood, which intertwines different Latin American folk rhythms with heartfelt lyrics to enjoy with family and friends.
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Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz arrives in Bogotá with his Blue Electric Light Tour 2024. Four-time GRAMMY® Award winner, writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and true multi-faceted artist announces his return to Colombia on December 11 at the Medplus Coliseum.
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The Night and the Fireflies
This event focuses on transforming homophobic and transphobic imaginaries through the art of drag. Dive into a memorable experience with performances by Colombian drag collectives, vogue, and drag performers in a spectacular production.