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On Thursday, Feb. 8, La Pasión
Según San Marcos (The Passion According to St. Mark), had its United
States debut at Symphony Hall in Boston, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
and the Schola Cantorum de Caracas. In September 2000,
La Pasión had its world premiere in Stuttgart, Germany, where it opened
to critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times called the piece "transcendent . a
magnificent triumph of Latin American music."
Osvaldo Golijov was chosen by conductor Helmut Rilling to compose this original
work for
the 250-year commemoration of Bach's death. The New York Times has called
Golijov "a musical alchemist (who) conjures up new worlds." Golijov's music
is frequently performed in many places around the world, including, in recent
seasons,
New York's Lincoln Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music;
Washington's Kennedy Center; Chicago's Orchestra Hall; Paris' Theatre de la
Ville; London's Royal Festival Hall and Barbican Centre; Vienna's Konzerthaus;
Frankfurt's Alte Oper; Amsterdam's Concertgebow; Tokyo's Suntory Hall; and
major festivals in America and Europe.
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