"Music is more than just sound and sheet music. A song is a work shaped by its historical background, and listeners connect it to their own experiences and prior knowledge about the era in which it was created."

Javier Álvarez Fuentes will lead a three-hour workshop introducing students from Gesamtschule Hardt, Gymnasium An der Gartenstraße, and Geschwister-Scholl-Realschule to the concert's music, preparing them to document the events — not only the concert but also a rehearsal — through audiovisual media. The students will receive technical support from their peers at Gesamtschule Hardt, who already have experience with similar projects.

And with a well-focused performance of L.V. Beethoven's Eighth Symphony, this new concert by the Usach Orchestra came to a close, once again affirming the high level of this ensemble. With a keen sense of the whole, Álvarez Fuentes delivered an undeniable interpretation, marked by strengths in balance, dynamics, phrasing, and an overall contrasting equilibrium, along with a solid rhythmic drive.

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In short, an engaging presentation by one of the most outstanding local orchestras, led by an emerging conductor whose professional path is worth following, alongside an accomplished violinist who deserves to perform with more national orchestras.

The Chilean conductor, who has been living abroad for nearly a decade, makes his debut with the ensemble in two concerts: this Wednesday the 28th at Quinta Normal and next week at the Teatro Aula Magna. In this interview, he previews these performances and recalls his time as a student, when he had "that dream" of conducting the orchestra.