Alondra de la Parra says goodbye to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra | Musica Maestra

The farewell concert for Alondra de la Parra at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre on 16 November 2019 was a spectacle of emotion, brimming with tears, laughter, dancing and applause. Alondra de la Parra was principal conductor of Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) from 2017 to 2019. She made her first appearance as a guest conductor with the orchestra in May 2015. In this Musica Maestra episode, Alondra de la Parra describes her collaboration with the orchestra and rhapsodizes about the outstanding musicians she encountered there. Concertmaster Warwick Adeney and Principal Double Bass player Phoebe Russell express their appreciation for Alondra de la Parra. Enjoy excerpts from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor op. 64 and Arturo Márquez's Danzón No. 2. And get a close-up view of the standing ovation honoring Alondra de la Parra. #MusicaMaestra #AlondraDeLaParra #QSO #QueenslandSymphonyOrchestra More videos with Alondra de la Parra:    • MUSICA MAESTRA - with conductor Alondra de...   Subscribe to DW Classical Music:    / @dwclassicalmusic