“A very exciting event will take place on Saturday, March 19, at 6.30 p.m., at the Orpheum Theatre, when the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) celebrates its 25th anniversary season and music director and principal conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto is honored for his 10th anniversary leading the … full-time, musician-governed orchestra,” writes Ana Gershanik in Wednesday’s (3/9) Times-Picayune (New Orleans). “The recently renovated Orpheum Theatre will dress up for the 2016 Opus Ball Gala featuring a seated dinner, dancing, a special performance by the LPO and a live auction.… The highlight of the evening will be the orchestra’s concert featuring some of Prieto’s favorite selections, including Jose Pablo Moncayo’s Huapango, Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, and a special new piece written especially for the 2016 Opus Ball by Mexican composer Samuel Zyman. This new composition will star renowned cellist Carlos Prieto Sr., who will perform alongside his son Carlos Miguel.… Full of enthusiasm and a dynamic command of the maestro’s baton, Prieto has inspired the orchestra’s members and the audiences with his charismatic personality during the 10 years conducting the LPO.”
Posted March 10, 2016
