José Luis Gomez
Conductor
Biography
The Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez began his musical career as a violinist but was catapulted to international attention when he won First Prize at the International Sir Georg Solti Conductor’s Competition in Frankfurt in September 2010, securing a sensational and rare unanimous decision from the jury. Gomez’s electrifying energy, talent and creativity earned him immediate acclaim from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra where he was appointed to the position of Assistant Conductor, a post created especially for him by Paavo Järvi and the orchestra directly upon the conclusion of the competition. In 2016, Gomez was named Music Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Since taking the helm, the orchestra has seen a marked increase in subscribers and donors to the
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Past performances 2000 — Yesterday
Classics in Concert: Timeless Favorites, BernsteinVaughan WilliamsStrauss IIFallaRossiniPucciniWaldteufel, C. É.PriceSibelius
National Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewMasterworks: The Titans, KorngoldMahler
Charleston Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewWagner Lieder and Beethoven’s ninth, Wagner, RichardBeethoven
Tuscon Desert Song FestivalConductor
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Classics in Concert: Timeless Favorites, BernsteinVaughan WilliamsStrauss IIFallaRossiniPucciniWaldteufel, C. É.PriceSibelius
National Symphony OrchestraConductor
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Masterworks: The Titans, KorngoldMahler
Charleston Symphony OrchestraConductor
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Yo-Yo Ma and Paquito D'Rivera, MárquezBernsteinGershwinVarious
Wolf Trap OperaConductor
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12Petruskha, Vega, L.DutilleuxStravinsky
Ópera de TenerifeConductor
View program, cast and crewLa Bohème, Puccini
Opera Theatre of Saint LouisConductor
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W.A. Mozart “Don Giovanni” Overture
Biography
The Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor José Luis Gomez began his musical career as a violinist but was catapulted to international attention when he won First Prize at the International Sir Georg Solti Conductor’s Competition in Frankfurt in September 2010, securing a sensational and rare unanimous decision from the jury. Gomez’s electrifying energy, talent and creativity earned him immediate acclaim from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra where he was appointed to the position of Assistant Conductor, a post created especially for him by Paavo Järvi and the orchestra directly upon the conclusion of the competition. In 2016, Gomez was named Music Director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Since taking the helm, the orchestra has seen a marked increase in subscribers and donors to the
