The Dominican conductor, composer and violinist has forged his career by fusing the African and Hispanic roots of the Caribbean with his classical training…
It has been an absolute pleasure and rewarding experience to be part of OTSL’s New Works Collective (NWC). I have had the privilege of witnessing the development of this unique commissioning project since day one and how it is making such a big impact, at all levels, in the world of new opera…
STL Philharmonic Artistic and Music Director Darwin Aquino and Clarion Brass Quintet Trumpet Mary Weber preview a special journey with a mix of the greatest music ever performed in “A Musical Odyssey”, August 2, 2024.
Last year, Opera Theatre of St. Louis started an experiment. The first fruits of that experiment can be seen March 16-18 at COCA’s Catherine B. Berges Theatre. The creative team also includes conductor Darwin Aquino and choreographer Kirven Douthit-Boyd…
Darwin has been invited to conduct the first opera of the FGO’s 2022/23 season: “El Matrimonio Secreto” by Italian composer Domenico Cimarosa, in a new Spanish translation by Darwin Aquino and Benedetta Orsi. But, everything happens with a new and very special Latino...
El estreno, en la Gran Opera de Miami, de «El Matrimonio Secreto» de Domenico Cimarosa, uno de los más prolíficos compositores del siglo dieciocho, que llegó a componer ochenta óperas y fue maestro del género «comedia bufa» o comedia cómica, muy popular durante aquella época por su acercamiento a temas populares, sus ágiles dúos y tríos, recitativos hablados y por su risueña trama, marca historia al ser una versión totalmente cantada en español.
The WashU Symphony Orchestra students will perform under the direction of Darwin Aquino, Conductor-in-Residence.
The weather couldn’t have been better for the continuation of an annual tradition: an outdoor welcome back concert at Washington University featuring St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians.
Dominican conductor and composer Darwin Aquino continues to raise international attention and to inspire audiences and artists all around the world with his charismatic energy. Aquino’s constant presence in multiples stages is seen as a bright light for diversity and inclusion in classical music.
An Uncommon Enigma July 13 | Missouri Theater Featuring and curated by music director candidate Darwin Aquino, our final masterworks program includes works such Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, Tchaikovsky’s Cappriccio Italien, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations....
Kathy Lawton Brown speaks with renowned soprano Christine Brewer and St. Louis Philharmonic conductor Darwin Aquino ahead of “A Night with Christine”... https://classic1073.org/a-night-with-christine/
The Music Director of the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra admits that he prefers composing to directing, his playlist is full of children’s music and he has a gift for organizing things…