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Orquesta Filarmónica de Lima to Open 2026 Season With Carmina Burana on May 2

Saturday scheduling aims to make symphonic concerts easier to attend.

Overview

  • The orchestra will open its 2026 symphonic season with Carmina Burana on May 2 at the Pentagonito auditorium in San Borja.
  • Maestro Wilfredo Tarazona will conduct, a veteran music educator and current chair of the National University of Music’s organizing commission.
  • The production brings together Lima choirs San Fernando Por Siempre, The Linger Voices, Coro Gay de Lima, and Vox Aeterna.
  • The organization is shifting its season concerts to Saturdays to make attendance more convenient for the public.
  • Carmina Burana is Carl Orff’s 1936 cantata based on medieval poems and is widely known for its opening chorus, “O Fortuna.”