Silvestre Revueltas
1899 - 1940
Mexican
Biography
Silvestre Revueltas was a violinist, conductor, and composer during the Mexican Revolution (1910–20) and Spanish Civil War (1936–39). He studied in Mexico (Durango and Mexico City) and the United States (Chicago, IL and Austin, TX). He was a theater-orchestra violinist in San Antonio, TX, and conducted an orchestra in Mobile, AL. He served associate conductor of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra at the invitation of Carlos Chávez and taught violin and composition at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City.
His film music, chamber music, songs, and works for orchestra combined unique tone colors and complex rhythmic structures with indigenous Mexican culture.
Performances
1st August 2026
- PERFORMERS
- Kinhaven Music School
- LOCATION
- Kinhaven, Weston, VT, United States of America
25th September 2026
- PERFORMERS
- Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- José Luis Gomez
- LOCATION
- Catalina Foothils High School, Tucson, AZ, United States of America
27th September 2026
- PERFORMERS
- Tucson Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- José Luis Gomez
- LOCATION
- Catalina Foothils High School, Tucson, AZ, United States of America
10th October 2026
- PERFORMERS
- New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Yaniv Dinur
- LOCATION
- Zeiterion Theater, New Bedford, MA, United States of America
22nd January 2027
- PERFORMERS
- Manhattan School of Music
- CONDUCTOR
- Tito Muñoz
- LOCATION
- Neidorff-Karpati Hall, New York, NY, United States of America
Features
- Gabriela Lena Frank Celebrates Latin American Composers
- Gabriela Lena Frank curates a selection of five works from the Wise Music Classical catalog, written by fellow composers of Latin American heritage.