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Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
A special concert presented by the International Book Fair (FIL) and guest country Israel. Conductor Avi Ostrowsky, with invited pianists Sivan Silver and Gil Garbourg, lead the orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide Overture,” Felix Mendelhsson’s “Concerto for Two Pianos in A-Flat Major” and Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 1 Titan.”
In 1964, four young and brash working-class musicians from Liverpool, England crossed the Atlantic Ocean and changed pop culture for ever.
Jalisco’s “reloaded” professional dance troupe had an exhausting workout practicing for two presentations on consecutive weekends at Guadalajara’s premiere venue, said Polish choreographer Dariusz Blajer (pronounced “bláh-yer”), the brand new director of the brand new Joven Ballet de Jalisco (Young Ballet of Jalisco).
As the doors of the International Book Fair (FIL) close each evening, the Foro Expo (the covered performance space by the entrance of Expo Guadalajara on Mariano Otero) is given over to performing artists from the invited country – this year Israel.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The final concert of the fall season sees a gala honoring Richard Wagner, conducted by Italy’s Guido María Guida (above).
Festival de las Artes
The Joven Ballet de Jalisco teams up with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and the Jalisco State Choir. Works by Moncayo and Galindo.
Alan Jordan, an award-winning Canadian actor now living in San Miguel de Allende, presents a short season of “House,” the one-man comedy by accomplished Canadian playwright Daniel Macivor, at the Estudio Diana over the next three Fridays.
