Heitor Villa-Lobos News

Soundstreams will present its 44th season starting October 2026, featuring a celebration of Steve Reich, the North American premiere of James MacMillan's 'Angels Unawares', and performances linked to the Pacific Ocean. Subscriptions are now available.

Cabrillo Chamber Orchestra will present Obrigado Brazil, a celebration of Brazilian music, at Incarnation Lutheran Church in Poway, California. Learn more!

New York Festival of Song will launch its 2025–2026 Mainstage Series with South America, North America: A Love Story. Concert featuring Joseph Parrish and Shelén Hughes will take place November 20, 2025, at Merkin Hall

The Royal Academy of Dance announced the finalists of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2025 — 35 candidates from over ten countries across the world took part in The Fonteyn semi-finals this week.

The Royal Academy of Dance has revealed the guest performances for The Fonteyn 2025 competition final which takes place at Auditório Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

We heard three remarkable musicians.

El programa incluye obras de destacados compositores latinoamericanos como Sadiel Cuentas (Perú), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brasil) y Alberto Ginastera (Argentina), cuyas piezas reflejan la riqueza rítmica, melódica y cultural de la región.

The Limón Dance Company will launch celebrations of the company's 80 history with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance. Learn more!

The Limón Dance Company (LDC) launches celebrations of the company's 80 history with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance by its founder, José Limón, and amplifies the voices of today.

In its landmark 12th Season, Axiom Quartet has announced UNBROKEN, the complete cycle of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 15 string quartets performed across seven concerts during the 2025–2026 Season.

La mezzosoprano María Luisa Tamez, acompañada al piano por el maestro José Luis Trujillo Méndez, presentará el concierto De España vengo...Tonadillas, boleros y habaneras, el domingo 8 de junio en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera, presentan a Solistas Ensamble de Bellas Artes —bajo la dirección artística del Mtro. Christian Gohmer— en una colaboración especial con el Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM, dirigido por la Mtra. Irina Marcano. Esta alianza artística se enmarca en la celebración del 50 aniversario de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Acatlán.

The Winchendon Music Festival, led by Founder and distinguished American musician Andrew Arceci, who performs on viola da gamba, violone, and double bass, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary season. Learn more!

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN) y en colaboración con la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera, presentarán el programa Fronteras de América y Europa, en el que se llevará a cabo el debut del guitarrista mexicano Daniel Olmos con la OSN. Las presentaciones serán el viernes 21 de marzo a las 20 horas y el domingo 23 de marzo a las 12:15 horas, en la sala principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has unveiled details of its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the last in which legendary maestro, Gustavo Dudamel, will serve in his current role.

The distinguished clarinetist Charles Neidich, the first clarinetist to win the Walter W. Naumburg Competition in 1985, will be presented by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation in partnership with Manhattan School of Music in a recital. Learn more!

North/South Consonance, Inc celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with a concert, featuring Latin American art songs performed by Latinx vocalists and pianist Max Lifchitz. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Lidia Guerberof concluded the Música Antigua series at Sala Manuel M. Ponce with three chaconnes by Händel, showcasing her expertise in baroque music.

The self-conducted string orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on October 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM in a program titled American Form/s.

Help the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) celebrate 95 years of music! On September 27 at 7:30 pm at the Capitol Theatre, the WSO will perform the Legacy of the WSO, the first concert in their 95th anniversary season.