American conductor Scott Yoo is the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Mexico City Philharmonic and the Music Director of Festival Mozaic.
He is also the Host and Executive Producer of the acclaimed PBS series Now Hear This, presented by Great Performances – the first show about classical music on American prime time TV in 50 years, now in its second season. He is the Conductor of the Colorado College Music Festival.
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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.
The goal of Now Hear This is very simple – to make sure that people try out classical music and give it a chance. It used to be extremely popular at one point, and we’re still human beings – there’s no reason why people shouldn’t get the most out of life, and if you want to get the most out of life, part of it is getting the most out of music.
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