The arrival of Lucas Macías to the podium as Principal Conductor marks a new chapter in the concert season—the first to be fully produced by the new ROSS management. This season comprises thirty performances across fifteen programs, offering a broad panorama of symphonic music, from Mozart’s classicism to contemporary Spanish works, a tradition the orchestra has always embraced. Featured composers include Brahms, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Bartók, Poulenc, Ibert, Shostakovich, Gershwin, Yves, Bernstein, Falla, and Turina. The season gives special attention to late Romanticism, French Impressionism, and the new expressive languages of the early 20th century, while also honoring the great Classical and Romantic masters—Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn (with a nod to his sister, the remarkable Fanny Mendelssohn), Schumann, and Berlioz.

Building on these first-class ingredients, the musical menu presented by ROSS is rich and enticing. Adding their own distinct flavor are contemporary composers such as Francisco Coll, Josep Planells, Raquel García Tomás, Gabriela Ortiz, and Borja Mariño, whose songs based on Seville’s poets—previously premiered in chamber versions—will now take on new life, blending contemporary word and sound.

The season is anchored by three Mahlerian pillars: his Second, Fifth, and Sixth Symphonies, each performed during a different season of the year, serving as milestones throughout the program. These foundations support a well-balanced season between symphonic and concertante music, featuring top-tier soloists in rarely heard combinations: the two pianos in Poulenc’s Concerto, played by the Jussen brothers; the four horns in Schumann’s Konzertstück, led by Matías Piñeira, principal horn of the Munich Philharmonic; the solo viola in Harold in Italy by Berlioz, performed by French violist Lise Berthaud; and the harp in Turina’s El Castillo de Almodóvar Suite, played by Daniela Iolkicheva, preluding Falla’s El amor brujo and The Three-Cornered Hat.

On piano, we will enjoy the American pianist Wayne Marshall in an American and jazz-themed evening, as well as Russian pianist Anna Vinnítskaya performing Rachmaninoff’s tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 3. Another audience favorite by Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, will be performed by the young and highly acclaimed Russian pianist Dmitry Shishkin. This season’s essential violin concerto will be Beethoven’s, brought to life by Daniel Lozakovich.

The human voice will also be prominently featured. Alongside the Maestranza Choir and the Young Choir of Andalusia performing Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony, sopranos Chen Reiss (this season’s artist-in-residence), Auxiliadora Toledano, and Emőke Baráth, tenor Filip Filipović, and mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo will all take part. Chen Reiss will perform Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss, a pinnacle of post-Romantic musical symbolism.

Two internationally renowned Sevillian stars will also take the spotlight. Soprano Leonor Bonilla will shine in an all-Mozart program that includes the Jupiter Symphony, and pianist Juan Pérez Floristán will complete his long-awaited cycle of Bartók's piano concertos—begun three years ago—with the performance of Piano Concerto No. 2.

In addition to Lucas Macías, beloved guest conductors will return to the podium: György Györiványi Ráth will conduct both Bartók’s Concerto and Mahler’s tragic Sixth Symphony; Álvaro Albiach will make his ROSS debut with a program featuring Dvořák and Rachmaninoff. The orchestra’s commitment to showcasing female conductors is also notable. Korean conductor Shi-Yeon Sung returns after achieving great expressive heights with ROSS; Johanna Malangré will lead a family-friendly program centered on dance, featuring works by Fauré, Ibert, and Ravel; and Teresa Ribeiro Böhm will conduct the season’s major Mozart program.

A special moment in this upcoming season is the return of our honorary conductor, Michel Plasson, who at 92 years old will delight us with a beautifully French program dedicated to Berlioz and Ravel.

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