Special Projects & Upcoming Performances
Saturday, September 10, 2022 8:00pm
Louisville Orchestra (Louisville, KY)
Iroquois Amphitheater
Lara Downes, piano
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Adolphus Hailstork: American Fanfare
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Paola Prestini: Hindsight: Let Me See the Sun
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Danse Negre” from African Suite
John Williams: Superman March
John Williams: “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln
Arturo Márquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo (New Fire Conga)
George Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Sunday, September 11, 2022 3:00pm
Louisville Orchestra (Louisville, KY)
Shawnee Park
Lara Downes, piano
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Adolphus Hailstork: American Fanfare
Leonard Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody
Paola Prestini: Hindsight: Let Me See the Sun
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: “Danse Negre” from African Suite
John Williams: Superman March
John Williams: “With Malice Toward None” from Lincoln
Arturo Márquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo (New Fire Conga)
George Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 3pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
William Saroyan Theatre
Chee-Yun, violin
Rei Hotoda, conductor and Music Director
Juan Pablo Contreras: MeChicano (Fresno Philharmonic Co-Commission)
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances
Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:30pm
Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Springfield, IL)
UIS Performing Arts Center
Itamar Zorman, Violin
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Kendall: The Spark Catchers
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
J. Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30pm
Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Normal, IL)
ISU Center for Performing Arts
Itamar Zorman, Violin
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Kendall: The Spark Catchers
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite
J. Strauss II: Voices of Spring
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 3pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
William Saroyan Theatre
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Siamak Aghaei and Colin Jacobsen: Ascending Bird
Saint-Saëns: The Swan for solo cello
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
William Saroyan Theatre
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Jessie Montgomery: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 7:30pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
Special Guests Pink Martini
William Saroyan Theatre
Rei Hotoda, conductor
PINK MARTINI IN CONCERT
Featuring a dozen musicians with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire with Rei Hotoda and the Fresno Philharmonic.
Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:30pm
Louisiana Philharmonic (New Orleans, LA)
Orpheum Theater
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Zhou Long: The Rhyme of Taigu
Bacewicz: Concerto for String Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:30pm
The Santa Barbara Symphony (Santa Barbara, CA)
The Granada Theatre
Rei Hotoda, conductor
“E.T.,” “Star Wars,” ”Jaws” — Five-time Oscar© and 12-time Grammy©-Award winner John Williams has been composing film scores for Hollywood’s blockbusters for more than 50 years. His collaborations with directors Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, whose movies attained cult status, not least because of his unmistakable music, are legendary. Hear and watch these powerful cinematic moments come to life through the magic of live orchestral accompaniment.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 3:00pm
The Santa Barbara Symphony (Santa Barbara, CA)
The Granada Theatre
Rei Hotoda, conductor
“E.T.,” “Star Wars,” ”Jaws” — Five-time Oscar© and 12-time Grammy©-Award winner John Williams has been composing film scores for Hollywood’s blockbusters for more than 50 years. His collaborations with directors Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas, whose movies attained cult status, not least because of his unmistakable music, are legendary. Hear and watch these powerful cinematic moments come to life through the magic of live orchestral accompaniment.
Sunday, March 26 at 3pm
Wichita Symphony (Wichita, KS)
Century II Concert Hall
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic
Jessie Montgomery: Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
William Saroyan Theatre
Julian Rhee, violin
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate: Selections from Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire & Light)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (New World)
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3pm
Fresno Philharmonic (Fresno, CA)
William Saroyan Theatre
Karen Slack, soprano
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
Adam Diegel, tenor
Damien Geter, bass-baritone
Fresno Master Chorale
Anna Hamre, director
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Damien Geter: The Justice Symphony
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral