Featured Updates

Now Hear This, Season 3
PBS National Premiere, presented by Great Performances
"Amy Beach: American Romantic"
April 8, 2022, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central – Episode Info
"Florence Price and the American Migration"
April 15, 2022, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central – Episode Info
"Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music"
April 22, 2022, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central – Episode Info
"New American Voices"
April 29, 2022, 9:00pm/8:00pm Central – Episode Info
Now Hear This is a new four-part docu-series presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture. After the success of the first two seasons, Now Hear This Season 3 is premiering on PBS stations nationwide and streaming online.

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
June 14, 2022, 7:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Bruch’s Concerto for Viola and Clarinet with violist Toby Appel and clarinetist Jon Manasse. Works by Brahms and Stravinsky round out the program.

Festival Mozaic
July 22-30, 2022
Join Scott Yoo and over 100 artists in Festival Mozaic’s 2022 summer season, featuring 28 events in nine days.

Franck - Symphony in D
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 24, 2022, 6:00pm
September 25, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D minor and Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
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Verdi - Requiem
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 19, 2022, 6:00pm
November 20, 2022, 12:30pm
November 26, 2022, 6:00pm Zocalo
Scott Yoo is joined by soprano Maria Katzarava and bass-baritone Carsten Wittmoser in three performances of Verdi’s Requiem. The final performance will be at the historic Zocalo in downtown Mexico City.

Scott Yoo and Simon Trpčeski with the Minnesota Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
November 4, 2022, 8:00pm
November 5, 2022, 8:00pm
Scott Yoo leads the Minnesota Orchestra in performances of Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, and Ulysses Kay’s Concerto for Orchestra. Macedonian virtuoso pianist Simon Trpčeski performs Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 7, 2022, 6:00pm
October 8, 2022, 12:30pm
October 15, 2022, 8:00pm Cervantino Festival
Scott Yoo leads the Mexico City Philharmonic in performances of Bruckner’s monumental Eighth Symphony in Mexico City and on tour at the Cervantino Festival.

All-Sibelius
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 1, 2022, 6:00pm
October 2, 2022, 12:30pm
In an all Sibelius program, Scott Yoo conducts Sibelius’s Sixth Symphony, and young Hungarian violinist Abigel Kralik performs his Violin Concerto.

Hélène Grimaud and the Festival Mozaic Orchestra
July 30, 2022, 7:30pm
Celebrated pianist Hélène Grimaud joins Scott Yoo and the Festival Mozaic Orchestra in Schumann’s Piano Concerto. The concert also includes Bruckner’s third symphony and a world premiere of Michael Fine’s Mozaic Celebration.

Colorado College Summer Music Festival
June 24, 2022, 7:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Dvorak’s Seventh Symphony and hornist Michael Thornton performs Mozart’s Fourth Horn Concerto in the final performance of the 2022 Colorado College Summer Music Festival.

Mozart - Symphony No. 36
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 14, 2022, 6:00pm
May 15, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mozart’s Linz Symphony and other masterworks.

Brahms - Symphony No. 3
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 7, 2022, 6:00pm
May 8, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts performances of the Third Brahms Symphony and Bernstein’s Serenade with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Stravinsky - Firebird Suite
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 9, 2022, 6:00pm
April 10, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Stravinsky’s groundbreaking Firebird with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Nielsen - Symphony No. 4
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 2, 2022, 6:00pm
April 3, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Fourth Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Nielsen - Symphony No. 4
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 2, 2022, 6:00pm
April 3, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Fourth Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Stravinsky - Firebird Suite
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 9, 2022, 6:00pm
April 10, 2022, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Stravinsky’s groundbreaking Firebird with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Now Hear This, Season 2
After the huge success of Season 1, Now Hear This is back with Season 2 with a prime-time national release on PBS.
Now in its second season, Now Hear This is an acclaimed docu-series presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, travel and culture.

Ravel’s La Valse and Fumiaki Miura
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 26, 2020, 6:00pm
September 27, 2020, 12:30pm
Japanese virtuoso violinist Fumiaki Miura returns to the Mexico City Philharmonic to perform Elgar’s monumental Violin Concerto. Scott Yoo leads performances of Ravel’s La Valse and Rapsodie Espagnole.

Now Hear This found millions of viewers with an appetite for classical music
The Washington Post
September 10, 2020
With the arrival of Now Hear This Season 2, the series has gotten attention from media outlets and earned a special feature in The Washington Post.

Poem of Ecstasy
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 2, 2020, 6:00pm
May 3, 2020, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic perform Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy. Cellist Bion Tsang performs Schumann’s Cello Concerto and Bruch’s Kol Nidrei.

Pines of Rome
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 25, 2020, 6:00pm
Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic performs Respighi’s Fountains and Pines of Rome and Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony in front of an expected audience of over 25,000 at the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City.

Schubert Piano Trio No. 2
Festival Mozaic Wintermezzo
April 19, 2020, 3:00pm
Flutist Alice K. Dade and pianist Anna Polonsky join Scott in a performance of Nino Rota’s Trio. Cellist Robert deMaine performs Schubert’s second Piano Trio with Scott and Anna.

Beethoven’s Fifth
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 4, 2020, 6:00pm
The Festival Centro Historico presents Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic in a performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in front of an expected audience of over 25,000 people at the Zócalo in Mexico City. Mr. Yoo plays and conducts the two Beethoven Romances to start the program.

The Brandenburg Concertos
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 28, 2020, 6:00pm
March 29, 2020, 12:30pm
The Festival Centro Historico presents Scott Yoo and soloists from the Mexico City Philharmonic in the complete Brandenburg Concertos by Bach at the Templo Santo Domingo in Mexico City’s Historic Center. The program is repeated Sunday at the Roberto Cantoral Hall.

Ravel Daphnis and Chloé
Mexico City Philharmonic
February 8, 2020, 6:00pm
February 9, 2020, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts the complete ballet score of Daphnis and Chloé with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Baroque at Templo Santo Domingo
Mexico City Philharmonic
February 1, 2020, 6:00pm
February 2, 2020, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo and virtuoso harpsichordist Eunice Padilla collaborate with the Mexico City Philharmonic in performances of Bach’s D minor Harpsichord Concerto at the Templo Santo Domingo in Mexico City’s Historic Center. The program is repeated Sunday at the Roberto Cantoral Hall.

Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Mexico City Philharmonic
January 25, 2020, 6:00pm
January 26, 2020, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Beethoven’s Fourth and Mozart’s 32nd with the Mexico City Philharmonic. Also on the program is Britten’s masterful Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes.

Mahler Symphony No. 1
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 30, 2019, 6:00pm
December 1, 2019, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Schumann Symphony No. 2
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 23, 2019, 6:00pm
November 24, 2019, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Schumann’s Second Symphony and Mozart’s 39th with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Dvořák Piano Quartet in E-flat
Festival Mozaic Wintermezzo
November 17, 2019, 3:00pm
Pianist Ayako Tsuruta, violist Jessica Chang, cellist Bion Tsang and Scott Yoo perform Dvořák’s Piano Quartet and Dohnányi’s Serenade.

Bruckner Symphony No. 3
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 26, 2019, 6:00pm
October 27, 2019, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Bruckner’s Third Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic.

Martinů Symphony No. 1
Mexico City Philharmonic and Steven Copes, violin
October 19, 2019, 6:00pm
October 20, 2019, 12:30pm
Steven Copes performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto in his first performances with the Philharmonic. Scott Yoo concludes the program with Martinů’s First Symphony.


Verdi Requiem
Orchestre national de Metz, Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris and soloists
Cathédrale Saint Louis des Invalides
October 3-4, 2019, 8:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts Verdi’s monumental Requiem in Paris with the Orchestra National de Metz, soprano Teodora Gheorghiu, mezzo-soprano Valentine Lemercier, tenor Kévin Amiel, and bass Jérôme Varnier.