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Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Name: Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Start: 2024-10-18T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-18T19:30:00-07:00
Location: Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

¡Celebración latina!
Classical Music

$14 – $95 Buy Tickets

Be ready to be moved! Elgar’s hauntingly beautiful Enigma Variations, a series of fourteen musical portraits of the composer’s friends, comes to life under the baton of guest conductor Christian Vásquez. TSO percussionists Trevor Barroero and Fred Morgan take center stage in Laura Vega’s Ángel de luz, a double percussion concerto. Like Sibelius’ evocative tribute to his homeland of Finland, Venezuelan-born Inocente Carreño’s Margariteña is also a love letter to his home island, Margarita.

Read our recent Encore interview with percussionists Trevor Barroero and Fred Morgan on the Ángel de luz concerto.

Plan Your Visit

This concert is available as part of a Classic Series or Create Your Own Subscription.
Linda Ronstadt Music Hall has a clear bag policy. Read more about this venue
Friday’s concert is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, including intermission.
The Friday concert only will be presented in the Classics With a Twist format: there will be on-stage introductions to the music and your chance to ask questions of the artists in a post-concert Q&A.
Friday parking and travel: A concert at Tucson Arena also begins at 7:30. Consider arriving early since parking may become congested. A political rally is scheduled to end at 7:30 p.m.; if your travel route brings you near the UA campus, it could delay your travel.
Sunday’s concert is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission.
The Sunday concert only will be preceded by Concert Comments, a pre-concert talk, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday parking and travel: A hockey game at Tucson Arena begins at 4:00. Because hockey fans may arrive earlier than the start time, consider arriving early in case parking becomes congested.

Music Notes

Laura Vega is a native of the Canary Islands, where Maestro José Luis Gomez has a home.
Both Maestros—Gomez and Vásquez—began playing violin at a young age in Venezuela’s El Sistema youth music program
Finlandia was composed as part of a covert protest about the Russian Empire’s censorship.
Venezuela’s Inocente Carreño Youth Symphony was named after the composer, who conducted Margariteña at its inaugural concert at the age of 94!

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