Guanajuato, Gto. September 11, 2019.- The Palermo Classica International Festival announced that Maestro Roberto Beltrán-Zavala, titular conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato (OSUG), will be the conductor from its tenth edition in 2020.

According to the Festival's own Facebook page, the decision was made after "the splendid collaboration with Master Roberto Beltran-Zavala and the success achieved" at the ninth edition Festival Internazionale Palermo Classica Summer 2019, where he led the Palermo Classica Symphony Orchestra.

"It is reported that Palermo Classic has decided to entrust the master as principal conductor of the X edition of the International Festival Palermo Classic, in order to value the orchestral team and make a greater contribution to the artistic level of the whole festival", is read in the official announcement.

The European magazine Codalario.com, mentions in this regard that "the appointment comes only a few weeks after the debut of Beltrán-Zavala in Palermo" and adds that "Roberto Beltrán-Zavala is principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato, one of the most prominent orchestras in the United Mexican States. He is also artistic director of the Rotterdam re:orchestra, a joint with which he has just released a CD for the BIS label, dedicated to the music of Shostakovich".

For the University of Guanajuato, the appointment of Master Roberto Beltrán Zavala represents the opportunity to strengthen links and enhance the name of the Institution through the OSUG, an orchestra recognized for its musical quality in the country and in the world.

It is worth mentioning that the Internazionale Palermo Classica Festival, is a cultural association with 25 years of experience in the organization of concerts throughout the Sicilian territory. In 2011 he held the first Festival and last September concluded the ninth, where Maestro Beltran participated with the Palermo Classica Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jiyeong Mun, with music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.

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