Concerts · Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Concierto de Aranjuez
Tucson Symphony Orchestra · Catalina Foothills High School · Tucson, Arizona
Program
- Giovanni Bottesini Overture to Il diavolo della notte from Il diavolo della notte: Overture
- Joaquín Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra
- Marianna Martines Overture (Sinfonia) in C major
- Franz Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G, Hob.I:94 "Surprise"
Artists
- Jose Luis Gomez Conductor
- Rafael Aguirre Soloist, Guitar
Running time: about 45 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: Rodrigo's 1939 concerto for guitar and orchestra, prized for its sunlit outer movements and a slow middle movement built on one of the most recognized melodies in classical music. More about Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar and orchestra →
About this concert
Guitarist Rafael Aguirre plays Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez under music director José Luis Gómez, on a program with Bottesini, Marianna Martines and Haydn's Surprise Symphony.
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