Featured Updates
MTNA Keynote
Chicago, IL
March 22, 2026
Scott Yoo gives the keynote address for the 150th anniversary conference of the MTNA.
Mexico City Philharmonic Soloists
Mexico City Philharmonic
March 14, 2026, 6:00pm
March 15, 2026, 12:30pm
Ignacio Cornejo, the Principal Trumpet of the Mexico City Phiharmonic, performs the Neruda Trumpet Concerto. The ensemble performs Andrea Chamizo’s Sigue siendo arena, a work they recorded in 2024 for Mode records.
Beethoven Piano Trio, op. 1/1, Grieg Cello Sonata, Ravel Piano Trio
Festival Mozaic Chamber Music Concert
February 22, 2026, 3:00pm
Pianist Orion Weiss returns to San Luis Obispo to perform with Bion Tsang and Scott Yoo in a performance of Strauss’s Cello Sonata and Schubert’s monumental E-flat Major Piano Trio at the Cuesta College Performing Arts Center.
Schubert Piano Trio in E-flat Major
Festival Mozaic Notable Encounter
February 21, 2026, 3:00pm
Pianist Orion Weiss 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 the Monarch Club.
Strauss Cello Sonata
Festival Mozaic Notable Insight
February 20, 2026, 5:30pm
Join Scott Yoo, cellist Bion Tsang and pianist Orion Weiss for a "museum docent's tour" of Richard Strauss's sonata for cello and piano during this one-hour event.
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. 5
Mexico City Philharmonic
November 14, 2025, 6:00pm
November 15, 2025, 12:30pm
November 21, 2025, 6:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony in three performances in Mexico City, including the Palacio de Bellas Artes on November 21.
Khachaturian Flute Concerto
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 25, 2026, 6:00pm
October 26, 2026, 12:30pm
Alice Dade makes her Mexico City Philharmonic debut in Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto. Brahms Symphony No. 2 concludes the program.
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5
Mexico City Philharmonic
October 3, 2026, 6:00pm
October 4, 2026, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts the world premiere of Charles Daniels’ Caebium tara, and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Mexico City Philharmonic
September 19, 2026, 6:00pm
September 20, 2026, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Federico Ibarra’s Symphony No. 1 and Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony.
Festival Mozaic
San Luis Obisbo, California
July 13-August 1, 2026
Scott Yoo and Festival Mozaic artists present over 40 events in two weeks in the Central Coast of California.
Colorado College Summer Music Festival
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 4-26, 2026
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 Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Sibelius Symphony No. 2, and the Glazunov Violin Concerto. He also performs chamber music with members of the faculty and the young fellows of the festival.
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto
Mexico City Philharmonic
May 16, 2026, 6:00pm
May 17, 2026, 12:30pm
Bion Tsang performs the first Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto with the Mexico City Philharmonic. The orchestra performs Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and José Vásquez’s Intermezzo to the Mandarin.
Bartók in Budapest
MÁV Orchestra
Liszt Ferenc Hall, Budapest
May 7, 2026, 6:00pm
Scott Yoo conducts the MÁV Orchestra in Bartók Concerto for Orchestra at the Liszt Ferenc Hall in Budapest, along with Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto.
Rachmaninoff with Orion Weiss
Mexico City Philharmonic
April 18, 2026, 6:00pm
April 19, 2026, 12:30pm
Orion Weiss makes his long-awaited return to the Mexico City Philharmonic, performing Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto. The orchestra also performs the Sibelius Symphony No. 2.
Debussy’s La Mer
Mexico City Philharmonic
February 7, 2026, 6:00pm
February 8, 2026, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts Debussy’s La Mer and Afternoon of a Faun, paired with Estrella Cabildo’s Perenne Mar. Violinist Olga Arribas Quintana performs Wieniawski’s Second Violin Concerto.
Stravinsky’s Petrouchka
UNAM Philharmonic
January 31, 2026, 6:00pm
February 1, 2026, 12:30pm
Scott Yoo conducts the UNAM Philharmonic in their International Piano Festival with pianist Suzana Bartal in performances of Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto– his birthday gift to his wife. Also on the program is Stravinsky’s Petrouchka and Beethoven’s monumental Leonore Overture.
Scott Yoo and Natalia Bolshakova at the Phillips Collection
The Phillips Collection
Washington, DC
January 11, 2026, 4:00pm
Scott Yoo and Natalia Bolshakova perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Grieg at the Phillips Collection in Washington.
Beethoven Trio
Festival Mozaic Notable Insight
San Luis Obispo, California
December 5, 2025, 5:30pm
Scott Yoo and the Festival Artists will take you on a "museum docent's tour" of Beethoven's opus 3 String Trio during this one-hour event. He and the musicians will discuss the piece's history, the composer's influences and musical styles, and perform some selections.
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.
Festival Mozaic Summer 2025
July 18-26, 2025
Scott Yoo and Festival Mozaic artists present 15 orchestral, chamber, and instrumental recital programs in 9 days in San Luis Obispo on 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.
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.