As 2023 comes to a close we are taking a look back at all the fantastic concerts we have had the pleasure of sharing with you! Starting with Pink Martini and Beethoven’s Ninth all the way back in January to Ravel and Dvořák, and the super fun Just for Kids: Percussion in Space concert just last month.
Pink Martini returned to Tucson in January to dazzle two full houses!
Kelley O’Connor was the mezzo-soprano soloist on two stirring performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which also featured the triumphant return of the TSO Chorus.
Latin Fire, featuring José Sibaja, Mónica Abrego, and Enrico Lopez-Yañez, presented a passion-filled celebration of Latin American orchestra hits.
Michelle Cann made her TSO debut performing the Schumann Piano Concerto.
Hilary Hahn poses with Maestro Gomez and TSO violinist from left to right: Joseph Rousos-Hammond, Laura Cásarez, Hilary Hahn, Lauren Roth, Grace Nakano, Michelle Abraham Kantor, and José Luis Gomez.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert brought together music and Star Wars fans of all ages.
Some favorite Star Wars characters made appearances pre-concert.
The stage (and screen) are set for two sold out performances of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert.
5,259 students from across Tucson and southern Arizona enjoyed this year's Young Peoples Concerts, The Melodic Life.
The energy and excitement was high at Young Peoples Concerts.
Students in the advanced Young Composers Project class after their readings with instructor Vin Calliano (left) and TSO Director of Education and Community Engagement Andrew O’Neal (right)
An advanced student offers notes after their piece is read at the Young Composers Project Reading sessions.
Octavio Moreno, baritone shares the stage with Maestro Gomez and the TSO musicians during the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert on Friday, September 15, 2023.
Consul Rafael Barceló Durazo leads El Grito at the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert on Friday, September 15, 2023.
TSO musicians stand for applause during the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall on Friday, September 15, 2023.
After selling out the Fox Theater in 2022 the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson’s Mexican Independence Day Concert moved to the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall to welcome a larger audience.
Maestro Gomez conducts the first free, pre-season Symphony Showcase on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
The TSO viola section during the Symphony Showcase at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall.
Maestro Gomez engaged the audience between pieces at the Symphony Showcase on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Maestro Gomez and the TSO musicians receive a standing ovation from packed audience at the first free Symphony Showcase concert in September.
TSO Audience members enjoy the ambiance of the Twist Lounge at the first Classics with a Twist concert on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Naim Amor and the Cocktail Hours perform in the Twist Lounge at the first Classics with a Twist concert on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Classics with a Twist host, Betsy Bright (TSO second trumpet and Young Composers Project instructor) and Maestro Gomez take the audience through the music in real time.
Guest artist Zee Zee performs Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E♭ major on TSO's fully restored Steinway D concert grand piano at the first Classics with a Twist concert on Friday, September 22, 2023.
Johannes Moser surprised the audience with an encore solo performance after performing the Dutilleux Concerto for Cello, "Tout un monde lointain" in October.
Artists in Residence Ilmar Gavilán (violin) and Jaime Amador (viola) share the stage for Strings without Borders with TSO's Michelle Abraham Kantor (violin) and Marybeth Brown-Plambeck (cello).
Guest conductor Keitaro Harada applauds as David Fung takes a bow after performing Ravel's Piano Concerto on Friday, November 10, 2023.
The TSO Percussion Quartet in their costumes for Just for Kids: Percussion in Space. From left to right: Fred Morgan, Chris Herman, Trevor Barroero, and Alana Wiesing.
Fred Morgan narrates the Just for Kids: Percussion in Space program as Capitan Morgan, space pirate on Saturday, November 18, 2023. The concert was fun for the whole family at the Tucson Symphony Center.
