Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional

It is the most representative musical group in our country. Its first precedent is the Orquesta Sinfónica de México, founded by maestro Carlos Chávez in 1928. After the creation of the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature in 1947, the Symphony Orchestra (Sinfónica de México) became, first, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Conservatory of Music (Sinfónica del Conservatorio Nacional de Música) and, finally, the National Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional). It has received several awards, such as the 2002 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Classical Album and the Lunas del Auditorio Nacional award for Best Classical Show in 2004.

It has been conducted by Moncayo, Herrera, Mata, Cárdenas, Flores, Savín, Diemecke and Prieto, among others. It has also been conducted by legendary figures such as Monteux, Bernstein, Stravinski, Solti, Copland, Penderecki, Klemperer, Celibidache, Villa-Lobos and Dutoit. Among the soloists who have performed with her are some of the greatest musicians of our time, such as Arthur Rubinstein, Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Carlos Prieto, Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade, Kiri Te Kanawa, Francisco Araiza, Plácido Domingo and Joshua Bell, to name but a few. His international career is very broad. He continuously participates in important national festivals such as the Festival del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, the Festival Internacional Cervantino and the Festival de Música de Morelia Miguel Bernal Jiménez.

His constant support to disseminate the Mexican and Latin American symphonic repertoire stands out. Among its international tours, it is worth mentioning the one that concluded in February 2008, under the baton of maestro Carlos Miguel Prieto. During this trip, the OSN played 14 concerts in some of the most renowned concert halls in Europe, such as the Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, Gewandhaus Leipzig and Konzerthaus in Berlin, Germany; Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Holland; Thèâtre Du Châtelet in Paris, France; and Palais Des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Belgium.