TEBAR, AGUIRRE, RENO PHIL CELEBRATE SPANISH NIGHTS, CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES
Reno, Nev. (January 17, 2024) — On January 27 and 28, the Reno Phil will bring the sounds of Spain to Reno with Spanish Nights. Spanish-born conductor Ramón Tebar will take the podium to conduct the orchestra for the evening. Also on the program is guest artist Rafael Aguirre, a sought-after guitarist who has won several prestigious awards for his instrument.
Spanish Nights
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Downtown Reno
Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 7:30PM
Sunday, March 28, 2024 at 4:00PM
“We are proud to be able to showcase two international stars to the Reno community,” said Aaron Doty, President & CEO of the Reno Phil. “Spanish Nights is going to be a great avenue for our audiences to experience classical music from Spanish composers that we don't get the opportunity to hear as often in the concert hall.”
Currently the currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Opera Naples and Artistic Director of Spain’s Arantzazu Festival, Ramón Tebar has conducted all across the globe. In the 2023/2024 season he will perform with the San Francisco Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Cincinnati Symphony and the Aarhaus Symphony in Denmark to name a few.
“The artistry of both Ramon and Rafael will simply take your breath away,” said Laura Jackson, Music Director, and Conductor of the Reno Phil. “I am confident that the vibrant authenticity of each piece intertwined with the profound emotion of the music will sweep you off your feet.”
The featured soloist of the evening, Rafael Aguirre, has performed in over 40 countries and several noteworthy organizations and currently resides in Madrid, Spain. At the age of 16 he made his orchestral debut with the Málaga Youth Orchestra on a tour in Spain and Morocco. He received a scholarship from the Junta de Andalucía and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn to study in Germany with Professor Joaquín Clerch at the Hochschule Robert Schumann in Düsseldorf, where he graduated with honors. Aguirre has performed with the likes of the Prague Philharmonia, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Symphony of the Americas or Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana and several others during his career.
TICKETING INFORMATION
Tickets range from $25 - $89; available at renophil.com. $9 youth tickets for ages 26 and under are available. Livestream options are also available, starting at $25.
The Reno Phil will livestream its entire season of 2023-24 Classix concerts. Each concert will be filmed and broadcast live, and available the following Wednesday on demand.
Livestream tickets are $25; each ticket includes a link and access code for one device. Ticketholders can watch these livestreamed concerts on a Smart TV, a laptop or even on a phone. More information, including streaming FAQs, can be found at renophil.com/livestream-concert-support/
Inside the Music, a 30-minute pre-concert talk by Reno Phil program notes writer Chris Morrison and Music Director Laura Jackson, begins one hour before each performance – free for all ticketholders.
The 55th season of the Classix series would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to Sandy Raffealli / Bill Pearce Motors, Millard Reed & Millie Hopper, Chris & Parky May, Heather Williams, The Davidson Institute for Talent Development, John McCall & Beverly Osowski, Cathy & Larry Spector, Barbara Hall and Bill Yundt.
For more information regarding tickets to Spanish Nights or our upcoming events and concerts, visit renophil.com or call 775.323.6393.
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