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Juan Diego Flórez to Lead Sinfonía por el Perú’s 15th‑Anniversary Benefit Concert

Proceeds will support the group’s music education work for children and teens in vulnerable communities.

Overview

  • The nonprofit, which announced the event Thursday, set the concert for Saturday, September 19 at 8 p.m. at the Convexia Expo Center in Santiago de Surco.
  • Founder and tenor Juan Diego Flórez will headline with more than 140 youth performers from the program’s orchestra and choir.
  • Colombian conductor Elizabeth Vergara will lead a program that blends opera, Peruvian popular‑rooted pieces, and Latin American works.
  • Organizers say the night is a benefit event, with all proceeds directed to the organization’s education programs.
  • Since 2011, the program reports more than 35,000 beneficiaries, about 6,400 current participants, operations in 10 regions with 25 sites, and a presence in Mexico.