Manuel Lopez-Gomez is one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Venezuela’s internationally renowned music program, “El Sistema.”  He leads the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in the festival's finale concert featuring longtime NOI faculty artist and internationally renowned cellist, Robert deMaine, in Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Program:

Richard Strauss: Don Juan
Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Join us for a SPARK! Lounge Pre-concert event: Festival Finale at 7:00pm.  Immediately following the performance, please join us again in the SPARK! Lounge for a Post-concert event featuring Superior Cling Jazz Trio.

The National Orchestral Institute + Festival brings together aspiring orchestral musicians from across the country for a month of dynamic music-making and professional exploration. Chosen by a rigorous, cross-country audition process, these young artists present passionate and awe-inspiring performances of adventuresome repertoire at The Clarice and in the community.