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Mexico City Philharmonic Recording
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 24-28, 2024
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.
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.
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Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
April 20 and 22, 2017, 8:00pm
Scott Yoo leads the Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France as Jean-François Zygel explains Mozart.
Beethoven Symphony No. 8
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 18, 2017, 6:00pm
March 19, 2017, 12:30pm
Castillo de Chapultepec
Scott Yoo conducts Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony in the iconic Chapultepec Castle in central Mexico City.
Vivaldi Four Seasons
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 11, 2017, 6:00pm
March 12, 2017, 12:30pm
Castillo de Chapultepec
Scott Yoo plays and conducts Bach’s First Violin Concerto and Vivaldi’s famed Four Seasons with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1
February 26, 2017, 3:00pm
Festival Mozaic Wintermezzo
Congregation Beth David
Pianist John Novacek, Scott Yoo, violist Toby Appel, and cellist Bion Tsang perform Frank Bridge’s Phantasie and Fauré’s first Piano Quartet at Festival Mozaic.
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Mexico City Philharmonic and Anna Polonsky, piano
January 21, 2017, 6:00pm
January 22, 2017, 12:30pm
Roberto Cantoral Hall
Anna Polonsky performs Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto in two concerts at the intimate Roberto Cantoral Hall
Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3
November 19, 2016, 7:30pm
Festival Mozaic Wintermezzo
United Methodist Church
Scott Yoo performs Grieg and Beethoven with pianist Susan Grace at Festival Mozaic.
Holst The Planets
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 29, 2016, 6:00pm
October 30, 2016, 12:30pm
November 25, 2016, 6:00pm
Bellas Artes
Scott Yoo conducts Holst’s The Planets at Sala Silvestre Revueltas and Bellas Artes.
Busan One Asia Festival
Busan Philharmonic, Fumiaki Miura, violin, Bion Tsang, cello, and Dasol Kim, piano
October 12, 2016, 8:00pm
Fumiaki Miura, Bion Tsang, and Dasol Kim join Scott Yoo and the Busan Philharmonic in a celebratory concert.
Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Mexico City Philharmonic and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano
September 24, 2016, 6:00pm
September 25, 2016, 12:30pm
Cuarteo Latinoamericano returns to the Mexico City Philharmonic to perform Javier Álvarez’s Geometría foliada. Scott Yoo leads Bartók’s masterpiece Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta.
Hindemith Mathis der Maler
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 17, 2016, 6:00pm
September 18, 2016, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Debussy’s Nocturnes and Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Brahms Piano Quartet in c minor
Festival Mozaic
July 24, 2016, 3:00pm
Cuesta College Performing Arts Center
Scott Yoo is joined by violist Maurycy Banaszek, cellist Jonah Kim, and pianist John Novacek in a performance of Brahms Piano Quartet in c minor.
Mahler Symphony No. 4
Festival Mozaic Orchestra and Bobby Hill, soprano
July 23, 2016, 8:00pm
CalPoly Performing Arts Center
Boy soprano Bobby Hill joins Scott Yoo and the Festival Mozaic Orchestra in Mahler’s Fourth Symphony.
Berg Chamber Concerto
Festival Mozaic Orchestra, Steven Copes, violin and John Novacek, piano
July 21, 2016, 7:30pm
Cuesta College Performing Arts Center
Violinist Steven Copes and pianist John Novacek perform Alban Berg’s Chamber Concerto with Scott Yoo and the Festival Mozaic Orchestra.
Schubert Death and the Maiden
Festival Mozaic Orchestra and John Novacek, piano
July 20, 2016, 8:00pm
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s arrangement of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, and Mozart’s 24th Piano Concerto with pianist John Novacek.
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1
Festival Mozaic Orchestra and Noam Elkies, harpsichord
July 16, 2016, 7:30pm
Chapel Hill
Harpsichordist Noam Elkies joins Scott Yoo and the Festival Mozaic in a performance of Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 and Harpsichord Concerto.
All Dvořák
Mexico City Philharmonic and Bion Tsang, cello
May 28, 2016, 6:00pm
May 29, 2016, 12:30pm
Virtuoso cellist Bion Tsang performs Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, paired with the Sixth Symphony.
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 21, 2016, 6:00pm
May 22, 2016, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5 and Ponce’s Chapultepec with the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Schumann Symphony No. 4
Mexico City Philharmonic and Orion Weiss, piano
April 23, 2016, 6:00pm
April 24, 2016, 12:30pm
In his first performances with the Mexico City Philharmonic, Orion Weiss performs Grieg’s Piano Concerto. Scott Yoo leads performances of Schumann’s Fourth Symphony.
Scott Yoo’s inaugural concerts as Chief Conductor of Mexico City Philharmonic
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 9, 2016, 6:00pm
April 10, 2016, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony in his first concerts as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Mexico City Philharmonic.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
March 23, 2016, 7:30pm
Scott Yoo returns to the MCO to perform Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto with Janina Fialkowska.
Berg Chamber Concerto
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Steven Copes, violin, and Anna Polonsky, piano
January 14, 2016, 7:00pm
January 15, 2016, 10:30am
January 15, 2016, 8:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts and explains the Berg Chamber Concerto with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, SPCO Concertmaster Steven Copes, and pianist Anna Polonsky.