McDermott and Prieto finalize a tribute to Beethoven
Francisco Morales V.
(July 23, 2025) - 9:00 p.m.
At some point during their 20-year musical friendship, American pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and Mexican conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto began fantasizing about their dream musical projects.
It wasn't long before the idea of recording Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) five piano concertos together soon emerged from that conversation between colleagues and collaborators.
As has happened with many musical projects around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic interfered with the proposed recording date, but both persevered.
In the middle of next month, when McDermott (New York, 1963) comes to Mexico City to offer three concerts with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (OSM) as part of its 2025 Summer Season, this endeavor, already in the works for several years, will finally come to fruition.