Batuta: Colombia’s youth orchestras and harmonies of hope
Batuta was modeled after Venezuela's El Sistema to provide musical training to youngsters as a fundamental right.
Music
Handel’s Messiah and Bogotá’s Christmas concert agenda
Here, some of the cultural highlights of December's concert schedule, as well as exhibitions in museums and galleries.
Cartagena reaches for the stars with 13th edition of International Music Festival
Music, mathematics and astronomy converge at January's International Music Festival of Cartagena. Among the renown conductors attending is John Eliot Gardiner.
Cultural Agenda: Castalian Quartet to give concert in Bogotá
The award-winning Castalian Quartet will give a series of concerts in Colombia as part of their first-ever visit to the country. The Bogotá concert takes…
Hansberry’s American classic comes to the Colón Theatre
The award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the sun, comes to the iconic Colón Theatre in Bogotá for a two-week performance.
O Fortuna! Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor stages Orff’s epic Carmina Burana
Carl Orff's medieval masterpiece comes to the Teatro Mayor with a stunning production interpreted by the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra and choruses.
Ukraine’s Kholodenko to give one night concert at Teatro Mayor
Ukrainian painist Vadym Kholodenko, winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will give a one night concert, Saturday June 9, at the Teatro…
Colombia’s vallenato meets Cajun zydeco’s “Sunpie” Barnes
During the Legends of Vallenato Music Festival last month in Valledupar, Louisiana musician "Sunpie" Barnes teamed up vallenato superstars to forge new musical traditions.
Casa E’s musical Aguanilé is tremendous fun and tour-de-force in salsa
The musical Aguanilé at Casa E in Bogotá tells the story of Cali in the early 1970s and has audiences on the edge of their…
Uplifting Holy Week in Bogotá with Renaissance repertoire at BLAA
Four acclaimed international choral ensembles will perform at the main concert hall of the Luis Ángel Arango Library (BLAA) during Holy Week and concerts that…
Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs premieres at Teatro Mayor
The late Slovenian director Tomaž Pandur will be tributed at the Teatro Mayor with a powerful performance by the Ljubljana Opera Ballet based on Gorecki's…
Wiener Akademie Resounds with Beethoven at Teatro Mayor
The Orchester Wiener Akademie under Martin Haselböck are performing all nine of Beethoven’s Symphonies at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo.
Bach is back: 2018 season begins with organ works by Baroque master
The 2018 season of Bach en Bogotá begins Saturday, January 20, at the Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá. Admission is free.
Salsa all-star Yuri Buenaventura closes Colón year with one night show
Colombian salsa singer and songwriter Yuri Buenaventura headlines with a one night show at the Colón Theatre Wednesday.
Sumi Jo, Valeriano Lanchas perform for Colón Theatre’s 125-years
Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins Valeriano Lanchas for the Colón's 125th anniversary gala, and an event that includes free concerts, poetry recitals, family entertainment and…
Betty Garcés returns to Colón in Cuban zarzuela “Cecilia Valdés”
After two major Verdi operas, the Colón Theatre presents soprano Betty Garcés in the leading role of the Cuban zarzuela "Cecilia Valdés".