Mendelssohn & Bartók
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday , March 22 , 2025 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Sunday , March 23 , 2025 at 3 pm
Roberto González-Monjas , conductor Yeol Eum Son , piano
Roberto González-Monjas
Marco Borggreve
Wolfgang Amadè Mozart
Overture to The Magic Flute
Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No . 3 I . Allegretto II . Adagio religioso III . Allegro vivace
INTERMISSION
Yeol Eum Son , piano
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No . 5 in D Major , “ Reformation ” I . Andante - Allegro con fuoco II . Allegro vivace III . Andante IV . Chorale : Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
This performance is approximately 1 hour , 30 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
The appearance of Yeol Eum Son is supported in part by Bill Song .
Roberto González-Monjas
Roberto González-Monjas is a natural musical leader with an abundance of energy , enthusiasm , and fierce intelligence . He is Chief Conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur in Switzerland , and Music Director of the Galicia Symphony Orchestra in Spain . In addition , Roberto is Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra and Artistic Director of Iberacademy in Colombia . The Dalasinfoniettan in Sweden named him Honorary Conductor following a fouryear tenure as their Chief Conductor .
Highlights of the 2023 – 24 season included Puccini ’ s La Bohème at the Opéra de Bordeaux , Bach ’ s Saint Matthew Passion with the Musikkollegium Winterthur , a South Korean tour with the Hong Kong Philharmonic , and appearances at the Mozartwoche and the Salzburg Festival with the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg . Across the 2023 – 24 season , Roberto made debuts with the Orchestre National Capitole Toulouse , Netherlands Chamber Orchestra , and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra . Across the 2024 – 25 season , Roberto makes debuts with the Oslo Philharmonic , Orchestre de Paris , Baltimore Symphony , and Spanish National Symphony Orchestra , among many others .
Roberto began his career as a solo violinist , orchestral leader , and chamber musician . Roberto frequently collaborates with singers and instrumentalists including Joyce
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