Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again.
Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again.
Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard, a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while a live orchestra performs John Williams’ iconic score. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime event as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all your favorite characters return to the screen and enchant the world all over again.
Take a break from your usual weekday morning for a little music. The first NMPhil Coffee Concert of the season brings the sonorous virtuosity of Michael McLean’s 21st-century violin masterwork, Elements, with violinist Sarah Tasker, the NMPhil’s own assistant concertmaster. Contrasting though not competing, the program also features music by Baroque-era master Antonio Vivaldi as well as J.S. Bach’s Organ Concerto in d minor with organist Nancy Granert.
Happy birthday, Rachmaninoff! The New Mexico Philharmonic celebrates the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth with two of the Russian master’s most stellar compositions. First up, the Second Piano Concerto—a perennial audience favorite—with 2022 Olga Kern International Piano Competition winner Jonathan Mamora. Closing out the evening is the striking and dramatic Symphony No. 1, whose disastrous premiere almost caused Rachmaninoff to swear off composing all together! Music Director Roberto Minczuk leads the orchestra in the 2023/24 Popejoy Hall Classics opening concert.
After the success of last year's Power Concerts, we are back for a new season of illuminating, affordable, family-friendly concerts! The NMPhil Power Concert series is geared toward introducing young audience members and their families to classical music, the orchestra, and the instruments that make it all possible. We kick off with “The Piano, Percussion, & Rachmaninoff,” an amazing concert featuring first-prize winner of the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, Jonathan Mamora, and the piano music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The rest of the percussion section will also be featured in music by Rachmaninoff, Richard Strauss, John Williams, and more. Bring the whole family and listen, learn, and enjoy!
“Melody is the essence of music,” Mozart said. “I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses.” Perhaps no instrument conveys melody quite like the human voice. Join us for this program of music featuring the Coro Lux Oratorio Society choir and soloists, as well as Rimsky-Korsakov’s mythical tribute to the rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri.
We bring in several stars from the NMPhil’s string, woodwind, and brass families to act as soloists in this one-of-a-kind concert featuring some of Mozart’s most beautiful concerto moments. Mozart effortlessly wrote these works with equal parts virtuosity and equal parts melody, ensuring the audience is constantly mesmerized by both. The concerti performances serve as the appetizer before the main course of Symphony No. 40, aka the “Great g minor Symphony,” in its entirety. We dare you to leave this concert without a smile on your face and a song in your heart!
Mozart’s prolific operatic output, 22 to be exact, is filled with soaring melodies, unforgettable characters, and far-fetched plotlines. Several audience favorites will be performed from three of his most popular operas: The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, and Don Giovanni. Before that, enjoy Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, arguably Mozart’s most recognized work and a favorite of the symphonic repertoire.
While Mozart could not have known the “Jupiter” Symphony would be his final statement in the symphonic form, audiences have marveled at its quirks and complexities for more than two centuries. He composed his 39th, 40th, and 41st symphonies in a frenetic nine-week period in 1788. Also on this program, go back to the beginning with Mozart’s First Symphony, composed at the age of 8, as well as two beloved piano concerti.
It is one of the most hummable works of the classical canon Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony. An old favorite of orchestra audiences, the symphony conveys Mendelssohn’s impressions of Italy and the Mediterranean region during an 1830–31 visit. Enjoy the famous opening scherzo for yourself! Music Director Roberto Minczuk leads the orchestra in a program also including Daniel Steven Crafts’s Eighteenth Symphony, a new work.
Returning to the NMPhil stage is 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition winner Tetiana Shafran, performing Mozart’s tuneful Concerto No. 23. Drama abounds in French composer Édouard Lalo’s Overture from his opera Le roi d’Ys. The evening ends with the storied and programmatic Symphonie fantastique of Hector Berlioz—a tale of unrequited love and one of the most important works in the orchestral rep. Fabio Mechetti conducts.
The NMPhil would like to invite you to a very special evening featuring young Ukrainian pianist Tetiana Shafran, prize winner of over 20 international piano competitions, including First Prize at the 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition, will be featured. Diane Mueller will host at her Sandia Heights home which is filled with artwork created by the host. Musical Fiesta includes dinner, wine and recital. RSVP required by November 15, 2023.
The New Mexico Ballet Company will be joined by the New Mexico Philharmonic and current stars of San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet to present this holiday classic: The Nutcracker! The tradition starts Thanksgiving weekend at Popejoy Hall. Performances: November 25, 2023 at 7 p.m., November 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m.
The New Mexico Ballet Company will be joined by the New Mexico Philharmonic and current stars of San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet to present this holiday classic: The Nutcracker! The tradition starts Thanksgiving weekend at Popejoy Hall. Performances: November 25, 2023 at 7 p.m., November 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m.
The New Mexico Ballet Company will be joined by the New Mexico Philharmonic and current stars of San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet to present this holiday classic: The Nutcracker! The tradition starts Thanksgiving weekend at Popejoy Hall. Performances: November 25, 2023 at 7 p.m., November 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m.
The New Mexico Ballet Company will be joined by the New Mexico Philharmonic and current stars of San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet to present this holiday classic: The Nutcracker! The tradition starts Thanksgiving weekend at Popejoy Hall. Performances: November 25, 2023 at 7 p.m., November 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m.
The New Mexico Ballet Company will be joined by the New Mexico Philharmonic and current stars of San Francisco Ballet and New York City Ballet to present this holiday classic: The Nutcracker! The tradition starts Thanksgiving weekend at Popejoy Hall. Performances: November 25, 2023 at 7 p.m., November 26, 2023 at 2 p.m., December 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. and December 3, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Celebrate the holiday season with the world’s most beloved sacred symphonic work: Handel’s Messiah. An intimate performance by the New Mexico Philharmonic—conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, with the extraordinary Coro Lux. Experience a transcendent tour de force—Handel’s masterwork the way it was meant to be!
Celebrate the holiday season with the world’s most beloved sacred symphonic work: Handel’s Messiah. An intimate performance by the New Mexico Philharmonic—conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, with the extraordinary Coro Lux. Experience a transcendent tour de force—Handel’s masterwork the way it was meant to be!
Celebrate the holiday season with the world’s most beloved sacred symphonic work: Handel’s Messiah. An intimate performance by the New Mexico Philharmonic—conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, with the extraordinary Coro Lux. Experience a transcendent tour de force—Handel’s masterwork the way it was meant to be!
Good morning, Albuquerque! This NMPhil Coffee Concert features two favorites from the masterful J.S. Bach and brings the rich string sounds of Arvo Pärt to the stage. Hear these mavens of sacred and art music of the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, respectively. Join us!
The NMPhil brings the joy to Popejoy as Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts New Mexico’s favorite festive happening! Celebrate with timeless holiday classics—sure to delight all ages! Your NMPhil is joined by the Manzano Day School Chorus, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony, and some very merry special guests! As always, our traditional sing-along will bring smiles and warm up the winter night. The sounds of the season will shine in this sure-to-sell-out concert, so be sure and reserve your seats early!
Lively, brilliant, whimsical. The New Mexico Philharmonic presents an evening of capriccios! NMPhil concertmaster Cármelo de los Santos performs the virtuosic Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso of Saint-Saëns. Also on the program, two Russian composers’ takes on the folk tunes of Spain and Italy: the brightly orchestrated Capriccio espagnol of Rimsky-Korsakov and the Capriccio Italien of Tchaikovsky, inspired by a soul-healing trip the composer took to Rome. Music Director Roberto Minczuk leads the evening, which ends with Puccini's, Capriccio Sinfonica as a 100 year tribute to the composer's death.
After the success of last year's Power Concerts, we are back for a new season of illuminating, affordable, family-friendly concerts! The NMPhil Power Concert series is geared toward introducing young audience members and their families to classical music, the orchestra, and the instruments that make it all possible. Join us on a musical sojourn to parts of the Mediterranean! Our second Power Concert of the season is rife with drama and flair, featuring music evocative of Italy and Spain and the magic of the violin, with our incomparable concertmaster, Cármelo de los Santos. Presenting the music of Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Chabrier, and more, this concert is sure to fill you with European wanderlust!
This afternoon program is centered on Dvořák’s Serenade for Winds, a work of charming melody and instrumental virtuosity. Dvořák’s work was championed by no less than Johannes Brahms, and this 1878 work will take the NMPhil audience to a serene musical landscape. The second half of the program contrasts Dvořák’s winds with hearty brass.
Violin virtuoso Jennifer Frautschi is soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5, one of the most loved violin concertos in the repertoire and nicknamed “Turkish.” Then, from gallantry to misfortune—austerity to intricacy—misery to serenity, experience the many ways that massive chunks of sound transform in Gustav Mahler’s exceptional Symphony No. 1. Hear and see your NMPhil play “The Titan” in all of its glory!
The New Mexico Philharmonic welcomes back renowned star violinist Yoonshin Song for a stunning performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Also on the program is a new work for strings by Diné-American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Raven Chacon. Rounding out the evening is the tortured Brahms Symphony No. 1, a work that took the composer more than 21 years to finalize! Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts.
After the success of last year's Power Concerts, we are back for a new season of illuminating, affordable, family-friendly concerts! The NMPhil Power Concert series is geared toward introducing young audience members and their families to classical music, the orchestra, and the instruments that make it all possible. We close out the Power Concert series with a celebration of the symphonic tradition in all its glory! Germany and Austria were the cultural hotspots of the day and the birthplace of Western classical music as we know it, and today, we honor some masters. The orchestra and its power and beauty will be on full display in a veritable cornucopia of works by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Johann Strauss.
What better way to celebrate the hint of spring in the air than with an NMPhil Coffee Concert! Enjoy this almost-spring morning of music with the gentle beauty of Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll and Schumann’s First Symphony, a work of bright brass, a driving scherzo, and more. The “Spring” Symphony premiered in 1841 with Felix Mendelssohn conducting and announced Schumann’s spot-on Romantic sensibilities to the world.
The silver screen will come alive in an Oscar®-worthy evening of Hollywood's best-loved music with iconic selections from your favorite films on the heels of the Academy Awards. Get dressed to impress and join the NMPhil for all the glitz, glamour, and musical excitement associated with Oscars classic scores. Celebrate 96 years of movie music!
Each year, the Music Guild of New Mexico holds the Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition for Piano and Strings, giving musicians ages 10 to 21 the opportunity to compete for a chance to perform with your NMPhil! Hear two first-place winners each perform a concerto with the orchestra, led by Music Director Roberto Minczuk. And hear Haydn’s spirited, energetic Symphony No. 88, a 1787 masterpiece.
The New Mexico Ballet Company joins the NMPhil for a colorful, fully staged production of L. Frank Baum’s cherished story of Dorothy’s journey to the Emerald City! Follow the yellow brick road as she encounters amazing characters—and finds that quick wits, compassion, courage—and just a touch of magic—are inside of us all. Join us for a wondrous night of enchanting music and dance!
Tonight, we celebrate the dance! The NMPhil opens the concert with the Scythian Suite of Prokofiev, whose music was written and, notably, rejected for a Diaghilev-commissioned ballet. Next up, we welcome back 2016 Olga Kern International Piano Competition second-prize winner Anna Dmytrenko for an exciting performance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a work used in many 20th-century ballets. And then, music from the ballet to end all ballets: The Rite of Spring. Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts.
Music • Dinner • Wine • We are pleased to present award-winning pianist Anna Dmytrenko, winner of the 2016 OKIPC Audience Choice award, in a performance hosted by Dr. Ron Bronitsky at his North Valley arts-and-crafts-inspired home. Enjoy an afternoon of brilliant piano performance, dinner, and wine.
The New Mexico Philharmonic is proud to present the Annual New Mexico Philharmonic Gala on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This event provides businesses and individuals with an opportunity to celebrate, have fun, and support Albuquerque’s most prominent performing arts organization and the education programs that the NMPhil facilitates. The theme of the gala this year will be Bollywood.
Named by Schubert himself for its towering nature, the “Great” Symphony was written between 1825 and 1826 and was so great, Robert Schumann called it “sheer musical mastery of the technique of composition.” Experience for yourself the raw power of Schubert’s Ninth.
The last NMPhil Coffee Concert of 2023/24 is sure to leave you excited for next season! Premiered in 1803 in Vienna and conducted by the composer himself, Beethoven’s second foray into the world of big, public symphonies combines his unique artistry with his humor, stated through various musical jokes in the Scherzo and Finale. This is one of the last works of Beethoven’s early period. The program—led by Na’Zir McFadden—also includes Anthony Ratinov performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 to lighten your early spring morning.
Join your NMPhil and experience this timeless music live, performed by GO NOW!, led by Gordy Marshall, 25-year drummer with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Moody Blues. This is an incredible tribute to the greatest classic rock band of a generation. Gordy presents a super-group of world-class musicians, singers, and songwriters, including Mick Wilson, lead singer with 10cc for more than 25 years, who, between them, perform the Moodies’ legendary and timeless catalogue of songs and hits. These include “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Go Now,” “Legend of a Mind (Timothy Leary’s Dead),” “I Know You’re out There Somewhere,” “Question,” “Isn’t Life Strange,” plus “Forever Autumn” and a show-stealing rendition of “Nights in White Satin.”
As we draw the 2023/24 season to a close, we are delighted to welcome violinist Grace Park to the Popejoy Hall stage in a fiery interpretation of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor. Opening the show is the bombastic Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila followed by more music by Khachaturian, his Spartacus Suite No. 2. Ending the night is Respighi’s colorful and evocative Pines of Rome. Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts.
Music • Dinner • Wine • We are pleased to present Grace Park , winner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition and one of the leading violinists of her generation. Join hosts Peggy and Steve Schroeder at their lovely home with a resort inspired backyard in Los Poblanos Gardens. Enjoy a spring afternoon of brilliant violin performance, dinner and wine.
New Mexico Philharmonic 2024 Annual Car Raffle! The winner of the NMPhil Raffle will drive away in an all-new Mercedes GLB SUV from Mercedes-Benz of Albuquerque. All proceeds benefit the New Mexico Philharmonic. Tickets are $100, and only 999 tickets will be sold. It is time to buy your ticket to win! This year’s Raffle Drawing will be help on Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 at 5:30pm at the Mercedes of Albuquerque Dealership. Only purchased tickets are entered in the raffle. Ticket holders do no need to be present to win, we will call you if you are not there!
Just over 100 years ago, George Gershwin composed a concerto for jazz orchestra, and the result redefined American music. Take in his Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Kate Shao, first-place winner in the piano division of this year’s Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition. The youthful vigor continues with cellist Sydney Tasker, the first-place string division winner, performing Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Also on the program are Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s energetic Ballade and Tchaikovsky’s Overture-Fantasy Romeo and Juliet.
Olga Kern is back, this time performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s most technically challenging concerto, one made famous by Vladimir Horowitz. This will be but the latest of Olga’s visits to New Mexico, each one building upon the last. The symphonies of Anton Bruckner, including the fourth, performed here, were also built one upon the other. His Symphony No. 4 is known for both the extensive revisions it received by the composer as well as its powerful finale.
The New Mexico Philharmonic’s Power Concerts series is back for another season of illuminating, affordable, family-friendly concerts! This series is geared toward introducing young audience members and their families to classical music, the orchestra, and the instruments that make it all possible. Our first Power Concert of the season starts off with a bang! Our brass and percussion sections steal the show in the Power Concerts’ signature tune, the opening to Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. Then, the magic of Bruckner meets the magic of the movies when we pair movements of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 with two of John Williams’s classics, the “Flying Theme” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and “Darth Vader’s Theme” from Star Wars. Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts.
You are invited to join us for a Musical Fiesta featuring the incomparable pianist, Olga Kern!
A serenade can be defined as a musical work to be performed outdoors on a beautiful evening. Antonín Dvořák helped define the genre with his five-movement serenade from 1875. Hear this work along with Osvaldo Golijov’s tango-flavored Last Round.
Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles ... Experience one of the most beloved films of all time as never before … with the power of a full symphony orchestra performing the entire musical score live-to-picture! Directed by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride features an all-star cast including Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage and André the Giant.
What finer time than the fall to revisit Antonio Vivaldi’s all-time most loved work, The Four Seasons. With the excitement of spring, the storms of summer, autumn’s harvests, and the chill of winter … Vivaldi encompassed an entire year’s worth of life into four miniature concertos. Also on the program is Mozart’s Symphony No. 29, written by the prodigious 18-year-old composer who was just finishing a busy two-year period focused on symphonic writing. Experience the youthful Viennese flavor of this great work.
“Tosca in Concert” is the New Mexico Philharmonic’s salute to Giacomo Puccini, commemorating 100 years since his death. Like the operatic presentation, the dramatic nature of Tosca in this concert performance will fascinate audiences as it has since its premiere. Renowned soprano Carmen Giannattasio will perform the role of Tosca and Brazilian baritone Leonardo Neiva will play Scarpia.
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