Ricardo Castro was a late nineteenth-century Romantic composer. Throughout the course of his life, Castro toured and taught everywhere from New York to Leipzig. He studied under another famed Latin American pianist and composer, Teresa Carreño, while in Europe. The program will feature his symphonic music as well as a Piano Concerto with soloist Jorge Federico Osorio.
Ricardo Castro: Romanticism in Mexico
Playlist
Minuetto, Op. 23
Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata; Gustavo Rivero Weber, conductor
Oithona, Op. 55 “Poema Sinfónico”
Orquesta Sinfónica de San Luis Potosi; José Miramontes Zapata, conductor
Valse-capriccio, Op. 1
Edison Quintana, piano
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 22
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano; Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería; Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
