SAVANNAH, GA: The Savannah Philharmonic announces Cosette Justo Valdés will be the guest conductor for the Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4th performances of Beethoven’s Fifth at the iconic Lucas Theatre for the Arts.
A charismatic Cuban-born conductor, Cosette Justo Valdés is a rising international star who currently serves as the Artistic and Music Director of the Vancouver Island Symphony (British Columbia). Recognized and acclaimed for her high energy, passionate, intensely incisive performances, Maestra Valdés has been invited to lead many major orchestras around the globe
Through her daring, innovative programming with the Vancouver Island Symphony, she has ignited new passion in her audiences, inspiring them to engage personally not only with living, contemporary music but also with rarely heard historical works. A strong advocate for bringing artists from other creative worlds into the symphonic concert hall, Cosette designs programs that often involve poets, dancers, actors and narrators, jazz and crossover musicians, musicians from her native Cuba, and others alongside the forces of a modern symphony orchestra. This passion has brought her together on the same stage with such extraordinary multidisciplinary musical artists.
Featuring SavPhil Principal Oboe Xiaodi Liu, the evening’s performance will include Jessie Montgomery, Banner; Mozart, Oboe Concerto in C Major; and Beethoven Symphony No. 5.
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