INSIGHT Magazine January 2015 | Page 17

to perform at Knox Concert Series on January 17th at 7:30pm ed by the 25 years of existence, and for the promotion of musical activities in Mexico. In 1975 the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México made his first tour of the United States, where it returned for three consecutive years since 1979, performing in major cities. It made its first appearance in 2002 in the prestigious European Festival of Schleswig-Holstein. In Germany. In 2003 the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México made its second foray into Europe, presenting six concerts with great success in Spain, Poland, Germany and France. In 2005, the orchestra traveled to the City of Paris, France to present two concerts at the Salle Gaveau and Theatre Mogador accompanied by soloists of Filomena Moretti, Mark Zeltser and Koh Kameda achieved an overwhelming success. In September of 2005 with seven concerts INSIGHT performed the tour of the People's Republic of China in cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang and Harbin, in January 2006 the orchestra gave six concerts in Spain, including the International Festival of Seville "Entreculturas" in addition to Madrid, Zaragoza and Albacete. In 2008 the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México performed the most extensive of its tour, this time by the U.S. on a tour from coast to coast for forty-eight cities with great success with audiences and critics. In 2010 the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México received the honorable invitation to represent the Spanish-American musical culture in fifty-nine Festival of Music and Dance in Granada, Spain, celebrated with two concerts at the Palace of Charles V the Bicentennial of Independence and the centenary of the Mexican Revolution. ✤ January 2015 17