São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Since its first concert in 1954 the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) has developed into one of today’s leading orchestras. An indispensable part of São Paulo and Brazilian culture that promotes deep cultural and social transformation, the orchestra has released over 60 recordings and has toured throughout Brazil, Latin America, the United States and Europe. In 2012 Marin Alsop was engaged as principal conductor, and in 2013 she was appointed music director. That same year the orchestra went on a fourth European tour, performing to great acclaim at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Philharmonie in Berlin, and at the Royal Festival Hall in London. To commemorate the orchestra’s 60th anniversary year in 2014, the co-commissioned Saxophone Concerto by John Adams was given its Latin- American première by OSESP. Recent engagements have included a tour of some of the most important summer music festivals in Europe (2016).