Featured Updates
Festival Mozaic
July 18-26, 2025
Scott Yoo and Festival Mozaic artists present 15 orchestral, chamber, and instrumental recital programs in 9 days in the Central Coast of California.
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
June 6-27, 2025
Scott Yoo returns to Colorado Springs for the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. He leads the orchestra at the Richard Celeste Theater in performances of Brahms Symphony No. 1, Shostakovich Symphony No. 1, and Dvorak’s Cello Concerto. He also performs chamber music with members of the faculty and the young fellows of the festival.
Shostakovich – Cello Concerto
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 24, 2025, 6:00pm
May 25, 2025, 12:30pm
Bion Tsang performs the first Shostakovich Cello Concerto with the Mexico City Philharmonic. The orchestra performs Shostakovich’s first symphony, and the Latin American premiere of Grace Hale’s The Night Within Us, Full of Stars.
Eric Nathan – The Seas Between Us
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 17, 2025, 6:00pm
May 18, 2025, 12:30pm
Virtuoso flutist Alejandro Escuer performs the World Premiere of Eric Nathan’s The Seas Between Us with Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic, commissioned by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting. The concert concludes with Brahms Symphony No. 1.
Now Hear This Season 5 Released on PBS
PBS National, presented by Great Performances
The fifth season of the acclaimed docu-series premiered April 12 - May 3.
Mexico City Philharmonic Recording
Mexico City Philharmonic
The Mexico City Philharmonic undertakes its second recording in five months, this time with five works by five Mexican women composers: Andrea Chamizo, Georgina Derbez, Ana Lara, Hilda Paredes, and Marcela Rodríguez.
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Mahler – Symphony No. 3
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 15, 2025, 6:00pm
November 16, 2025, 12:30pm
November 22, 2025, 6:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony in three performances in Mexico City, including the Palacio de Bellas Artes on November 22. Joining him is the mezzo-soprano Carla López Speziale.
Debussy – La Mer
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 25, 2025, 6:00pm
October 26, 2025, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Estrella Cabildo’s Perennial Sea along with Debussy’s La Mer.
Bruckner – Symphony No. 9
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 27, 2025, 6:00pm
September 28, 2025, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Bruckner’s unfinished Ninth Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Daniels – Progressive Expansion
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 20, 2025, 6:00pm
September 21, 2025, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts the premiere of young Mexican composer Charles Daniels Progressive Expansion. Principal violist Felisa Hernández performs Bartók’s Viola Concerto, and the program concludes with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
Holst’s Planets
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 5, 2025, 6:00pm
April 6, 2025, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Holst’s Planets. Ignacio Cornejo, the Principal Trumpet of the Mexico City Phiharmonic, performs the spectacular Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto.
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 29, 2025, 6:00pm
March 30, 2025, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Stravinsky’s landmark ballet, the Rite of Spring. Virtuoso cellist Robert deMaine joins the Mexico City Philharmonic in performances of Prokofiev’s titanic Sinfonia Concertante, op. 125.
Beethoven Piano Trio, op. 1/1, Grieg Cello Sonata, Ravel Piano Trio
Festival Mozaic Chamber Music Concert
February 22, 2025, 5:30pm
Pianist Adam Neiman, in his first Festival Mozaic performances, join Bion Tsang and Scott Yoo in a performance of Beethoven and Ravel Piano Trios and Grieg’s Cello Sonata at the Templeton Performing Arts Center.
Ravel Piano Trio
Festival Mozaic Notable Dinner
February 21, 2025, 5:30pm
Pianist Adam Neiman and cellist Bion Tsang join Scott Yoo in a Notable Encounter of Ravel’s Piano Trio. Following the presentation is a three-course dinner at the Monday Club
Beethoven Piano Trio, op. 1/1 and Grieg Cello Sonata
Festival Mozaic Notable Insight
February 20, 2025, 2:00pm
Pianist Adam Neiman and cellist Bion Tsang join Scott Yoo in a Notable Insight of Beethoven’s first piano trio and Grieg’s Cello Sonata at Patty Boyd Concert Hall at Hancock College.
Mahler’s Third Symphony with Carla López Speziale
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 23, 2024, 6:00pm
November 30, 2024, 6:00pm
December 1, 2024, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s Third Symphony in three performances in Mexico City. Joining him is the mezzo-soprano Carla López Speziale.
Brahms with Pianist Sergei Babayan, Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe
Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic
November 8, 2024
Sergei Babayan joins Scott Yoo and the Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic in a performance of the titanic second Brahms Piano Concerto. Also on the program is the complete ballet of Daphnis and Chloe by Ravel.
Composer Andrea Chamizo premiere and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 26, 2024, 6:00pm
October 27, 2024, 12:30pm
Young composer Andrea Chamizo writes a new work to be premiered on this weekend of concerts with the Mexico City Philharmonic. The week concludes with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe.
Festival Mozaic
October 16-17, 2024
Violist Ben Ullery, cellist Robert deMaine, and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute join Scott Yoo in three days of performances, including the A major Brahms Piano Quartet.
Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 28, 2024, 6:00pm
September 29, 2024, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts the Mexico City Philharmonic in Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 21, 2024, 6:00pm
September 22, 2024, 12:30pm
The Mexico City Philharmonic kicks off the fall with two mammoth works – Stravinsky’s Petrushka and the Organ Symphony of Camille Saint-Saëns.
Festival Mozaic
July 19-27, 2024
Scott Yoo and Festival Mozaic artists present 15 orchestral, chamber, and instrumental recital programs in 9 days in the Central Coast of California.
40th Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Richard Celeste Theater
June 2-21, 2024
Scott Yoo returns to Colorado Springs for the 40th Colorado College Summer Music Festival. He leads the orchestra at the Richard Celeste Theater in performances of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. He also performs chamber music with members of the faculty and the young fellows of the festival.
Berlioz - Harold in Italy and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 4, 2024, 6:00pm
May 5, 2024, 12:30pm
Mexico City Philharmonic Principal Violist Felisa Hernández joins Scott Yoo and the orchestra in the symphonic concerto of Berlioz, Harold in Italy. Mr. Yoo plays and conducts Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto to open the program.
George Crumb: Ancient Mysteries and the Universe of Dreams
Guarneri Hall
April 2, 2024, 6:30pm
American composer George Crumb (1929-2022) will be the focus of an evening dedicated to his work. Scott Yoo hosts the program with performances by flutist Alice Dade, members of NEXUS Chamber Music, and members of the Grossman Ensemble.
Nielsen - Symphony No. 4
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 23, 2024, 6:00pm
March 24, 2024, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Fourth Symphony. Young violinist Olga Arribas Quintana Šroubková makes her Philharmonic debut with the Mexico City Philharmonic. The concert starts with a tribute to the Philharmonic’s late concertmaster in an Elegy written by her brother.
Khachaturian Flute Concerto
Jalisco Philharmonic
March 14, 2024, 8:30pm
March 17, 2024, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo accompanies flutist Alice K. Dade in Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto in Guadalajara. Also on the program is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Cello Concerto with Bion Tsang
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 9, 2024, 6:00pm
March 10, 2024, 12:30pm
Philharmonic favorite Bion Tsang joins Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic in Elgar’s noble cello concerto. The program also features Elgar’s Enigma Variations and the World Premiere of Charles Daniel’s El Beso de Tiamat.
Mozart - Piano Trio, K. 56 and Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 10 and Dohnányi - Piano Quintet in E-flat minor
Festival Mozaic Notable Encounter
February 24, 2024, 2:00pm
Violinist Steve Copes, violist Caitlin Lynch, cellist Bion Tsang, and pianist Anna Polonsky join Scott Yoo in a Festival Mozaic Chamber Music Concert at the Cuesta College Performing Arts Center.
Mozart - Piano Trio, K. 56 and Dohnányi - Piano Quintet in E-flat minor
Festival Mozaic Notable Encounter
February 23, 2024, 5:30pm
Violinist Steve Copes, violist Caitlin Lynch, cellist Bion Tsang, and pianist Anna Polonsky join Scott Yoo in a Notable Encounter of a Mozart Piano Trio and Dohnanyi’s Piano Quintet in E-flat minor. Following the presentation is a three-course dinner at Cypress Ridge.
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 10
Festival Mozaic Notable Insight
February 22, 2024, 5:30pm
Violinist Steve Copes, violist Caitlin Lynch and cellist Bion Tsang join Scott Yoo in a Notable Insight of Shostakovich’s tenth string quartet at Congregation Beth David.
2024 Gurwitz International Piano Competition
Mexico City Philharmonic in San Antonio, TX
January 26 - February 4, 2024
Scott Yoo joins a jury of Tanja Dorn, Michael Fine, Sergio Tiempo, Mikhail Voskresensky, and Lilya Zilberstein in a nine-day piano competition. The Mexico City Philharmonic travels to San Antonio to accompany the three finalists in the fourth round at the Tobin Center.
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2
Mexico City Philharmonic
January 20, 2024, 6:00pm
January 21, 2024, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Tchaikovsky’s Second Symphony with the Mexico City Philharmonic. Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Ignacio Cornejo Díaz and pianist Argentina Durán join in Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The year starts with a premiere of Marcela Rodríguez – a close collaborator with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony and Second Piano Concerto with Jae-Hyuck Cho
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 25, 2023, 6:00pm
November 26, 2023, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo and the Mexico City Philharmonic perform Shostakovich’s 11th Symphony in preparation for their recording for Sony Classical. Korean superstar pianist, Jae-Hyuck Cho, performs Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto in his debut with the orchestra.
Mahler’s Third Symphony
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 28, 2023, 6:00pm
November 4, 2023, 6:00pm
November 5, 2023, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s titanic third symphony in three performances in Mexico City.
Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto with Abigél Králik and Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 7, 2023, 6:00pm
October 8, 2023, 12:30pm
Violinist Abigel Kralik returns to Mexico City to perform Bartók’s colossal Second Violin Concerto. Scott Yoo leads Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.