“Keeping our ‘roots’ alive gives us clarity and strength to face global challenges. It is inspiring and necessary for an orchestra to reflect on these issues and share them with the city.” Ana María Patiño-Osorio, guest conductor 

The Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra (Filarmed) kicks off its 2025 Season, ““Roots”, with the opening concert ““Roots between generations”This year, Filarmed celebrates our origins, not only as a community and as individuals, but also as part of a living symphonic tradition. Throughout the season, music will be the bridge to explore our cultures, histories and the ties that reinforce our identity as a society. 

  • The “Roots” Season is an invitation to rediscover what unites us, celebrating our traditions, reflecting on our past and recognizing how they have shaped our identity. Through music, Filarmed seeks to strengthen our collective memories and celebrate the diversity that defines us.
  • “Roots between generations” presents a programme that links musical traditions from different eras and regions with the works: Suite Stay by Alberto Ginastera, Serenade for strings by Antonín Dvořák and the Symphony No. 1 by Johannes Brahms.
  • Director Ana Maria Patiño-Osorio, A woman who symbolizes the strength and talent of Antioquia, will conduct this concert. Internationally renowned, Patiño-Osorio is one of the most promising Latin American conductors of her generation, with multiple awards and a schedule of performances in prestigious orchestras around the world. 

Date: Saturday, February 22
Time: 6:00 pm 
Location: Metropolitan Theatre 

Tickets from $44,000 for the general public and $25,000* for students  

  • 25% discount with Bancolombia cards
  • Special prices for Comfama members
  • Tickets at latiquetera.com, CC Los Molinos, CC Fabricato, CC Viva Envigado. Information: (604) 262 55 00 
  • *Does not include ticket service. Terms and conditions at www.filarmed.org  

Invited by Alianza Filarmed – Comfama, sponsored by Bancolombia, Fundación MUV, Sura, Mineros and Iluma, with the support of the Mayor's Office of Medellín and the Teatro Metropolitano-Medellín Cultural, with special thanks to the Hotel Poblado Plaza, Astor Repostería and Universidad EIA. 

Music 

While Brahms and Dvorak invite us to delve into the European symphonic tradition, Ginastera transports us to the musical richness of our continent. Its Suite Stay It is not only a tribute to the Argentine gauchos, but a vibrant celebration of Latin American folklore, captured in the language of the great orchestra. 

This program intertwines the musical roots of different generations and traditions. Serenade for strings (1875) by Dvořák, one of his first works, was written in a period of artistic search and consolidation. With Brahms' support, Dvořák gained international recognition, and just a year later, Brahms premiered his monumental Symphony No. 1, a work that took him more than 20 years to complete and that pays tribute to Beethoven, consolidating Brahms as his legitimate heir. 

This concert also celebrates Latin American music, highlighting the Suite Stay by Ginastera, a fundamental piece of the 20th century. Inspired by the traditions of the Argentine gauchos, the suite follows a dramatic arc of “dawn-night-dawn”, evoking the vitality, effort and identity of a people, through vibrant rhythms, nostalgic melodies and energetic dances. 

“The musical connections in this program are pivotal moments. Ginastera offers us an essential work for Latin American music, not only for its extraordinary language, but because it reflects a culture in its entirety. Relentless rhythms, lyricisms that evoke nostalgia and the memory of the people, and refined and lively dances that not only mark the struggle, but also the shared joy of our South American continent,” says Patiño-Osorio. 

The director

Ana María Patiño-Osorio She has been internationally recognized with multiple awards, including second place in the Malko International Competition and the International Audience Award. Her talent has positioned her as one of the most promising Latin American conductors of her generation. Her upcoming debuts in the 2025/26 season as a guest conductor include concerts with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, the UNAM Orchestra of Mexico, the Bordeaux National Orchestra, among others. 

This concert is an invitation to travel through music, to rediscover our roots and to connect with the richness of the traditions that define us. As the director explains, “society is the axis and the destination of musical development, a bridge that nourishes and transforms the evolution of sound. This tradition, refined with art and conviction, not only allows us to endure, but also to reinvent ourselves and continue to chart a brilliant path for music.”

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