2019
Apr 1, 2020
Presents his second edition of the Granada Festival; commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of Hector Berlioz with the Orchestre de Paris; Featured Artist on Mezzo TV for March; Schumann’s complete Symphonies with the Münchner Philharmoniker; a concert with pianist Hélène Grimaud and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; debut with Julliard415 part of the 10th-anniversary celebration of Juilliard Historical Performance; conducts his fifth Acordes con Solidaridad concert in honor of Ayuda en Acción to promote education and create new opportunities through music at Teatro Real de Madrid; premiere of Frederic Amat’s scenic concept for the centenary of de Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, resulting in a tour and a CD released by Harmonia Mundi; celebrates 1,000th career concert with the Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker
Debuts
World premiere of Peter Eötvös’ Alhambra Concerto for violin and orchestra with Isabelle Faust and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
World premiere of Mayke Nas’ Horseless Carriage with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Asko | Schönberg
Spanish premiere of Bruckner’s Linz Symphony with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Debut with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Debut with Juilliard415
Debut with Czech Philharmonic
Debut with RCO Young – the international youth orchestra of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Honors
Awarded the “Medalla de Andalucia 2019” by the Andalusian Government
Operatic Projects
Debut conducting Wagner’s Das Rheingold at Teatro Real de Madrid, marking the first installment of the tetralogy that will continue over four consecutive years
Recording Projects
New releases on Harmonia Mundi:
Manuel de Falla: El sombrero de tres picos, El amor brujo. With Marina Heredia and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Symphony No. 1. With Kristian Bezuidenhout and the Freiburger Barockorchester