The symphonic ensemble will offer a gala concert as part of the anniversary of the regional educational institution.

With an incredible Mozart program, the cast of the Universidad de La Serena Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 43 years of life of the university with a gala concert that will take place on March 22 at 20:00 p.m., kicking off thus to its 2024 season.

This first concert is carried out thanks to the collaboration and coordination of the OSULS and the Valdivia Chamber Orchestra (OCV), the French Embassy and the French Institute of Chile.

“The University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra is a source of pride for our institution; it has represented our university and our region in various settings, such as recently in Frutillar. The quality of its musicians and music, and the role they play, is fundamental in our promotion of culture and connection with the environment. For us it is a luxury to be able to enjoy a new anniversary with a great concert framed in the 43 years that the University of La Serena is celebrating,” said the Rector, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar.

The presentation will be conducted by the musical director of the OCV, Rodolfo Fischer, and will feature the participation of the prominent French violinist, Liza Kerob, concertmaster of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (Monaco) - one of the most important in Europe.

Kerob has a prestigious musical career, which has led her to share the stage with the most renowned casts and directors in the world. For his part, Fischer is recognized for his important work conducting the main orchestras of Latin America, Europe and Oceania; earning a prominent place as a Mozartian conductor. Currently, he divides his time between the Valdivia Chamber Orchestra in Chile and his orchestral conducting classes at the Musik-Akademie in Basel, Switzerland, complementing his work as a guest teacher with a growing and fruitful pedagogical work in charge of training. of numerous youth directors, thanks to the support of the FOJI Foundation.

Thanks to a valuable cooperation alliance “we managed to join forces to offer this tour with the outstanding violinist Liza Kerob, concertmaster of one of the most important orchestras in Europe. I hope that these instances are a model that can be repeated in the future, because it makes it much more interesting for artists who come from so far away. With the OSULS, she will play Concerto No. 3, perhaps the most famous of Mozart's concertos, and in Valdivia she will do another different repertoire; So I am very happy that it turned out and to be able to be in front of the OSULS with a program entirely dedicated to my beloved composer Mozart,” Maestro Fischer explained.

The first concert of this Temp/24 will present to the regional community a program called 'The Genius of Mozart' with three emblematic works by the Austrian composer: the 'Schauspieldirektor Overture K.486', the 'Violin Concerto No. 3, K. 216', and Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K.504 'Prague'. These can be enjoyed in two instances with free admission: the first, a rehearsal open to the public that will take place next Thursday, March 21, at 11:00 a.m., in the Mece ULS room (Larraín Alcalde 2843, La Serena); and later, on Friday the 22nd at 20:00 p.m., the Gala Concert in the Aula Magna ULS (Benavente 980). The last evening is with prior registration of seats, entering here. 

To learn more details about this concert and the rest of the activities scheduled for Temp/24, you must enter the website www.sinfonicalaserena.cl and follow the cast on all their social networks, such as Facebook (University of La Serena Symphony Orchestra), X (sinfonicaLS), YouTube and Instagram (sinfonicalaserena).