The second half of the National Symphony Orchestra 1999-2000 season opens 16 February at the National Theater in Santo Domingo. The calendar for the presentations is as follows: 16 February. Julio de Windt, Conductor. Dairus Milhaud Concert for Percussion and Orchestra. Special performance by percussionist Miguel Angel Castro. Cesar Franck Symphony. Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture. 23 February. Francois Bahuaud, Conductor. Jose de Jesus Ravelo’s Scherzo All-antico. Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 84, Surprise. Villa-Lobos’s La Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 with special performance by soprano Marianela Sánchez. Edward Elgar’s Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, with special performance by Russian violoncellist Suren Bagratuni, winner of the silver medal in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Contest. 1 March Francois Bahuaud and Fernando Geraldes, Conductors. Domenico Dragonetti’s Concerto for bass and orchestra. Brahms’ Concert No. 1, with special performance by British pianist, Ashley Wass. Edvarg Grieg’s Suite Holberg. March 8 Felix Carrasco, guest conductor visiting from Mexico. Beethoven’s Concert for Violin and Orchestra, with special performance by Austrian violinist Inge Kofler. Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Contemporary Mexican composer Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2. 15 March Night of Chamber Music. Tchaikovsky, Chavez, Wagner and Bizet. 22 March. Julio de Windt. Bienvenido Bustamante’s Concert for Flute and Orchestra. Special performance by Luis Ruiz. Franz Liszt’s Concert No. 1 for Piano and Orchesta. Special performance by Italian pianist Enrico Pace.
