CONCERT SCHEDULE
..........2009..........
November 29
Soloist with San José National Band featuring"Fantasía Rachmaninov-Paganini" by Benjamín Gutiérrez. Mauricio Araya, conductor. Museo Nacional, San José.
November 25
Fourth concert of the season of University of Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra, Luis Diego Herra, guest conductor. Manuel Matarrita, piano. Featuring Concierto para piano y orquesta, Op. 13 by Costa Rican composer Carlos Enrique Vargas (1919-1998). Teatro Nacional, San José.
November 24
Concert of the season Musica al Mediodia. San José National Band. Mauricio Araya, guest conductor. Manuel Matarrita, piano. Featuring Rachmaninov-Paganini Fantasy by Costa Rican composer Benjamín Gutiérrez (b. 1937). Teatro Nacional, San José.
November 6
Voice and piano recital with tenor Ernesto Rodríguez. Teatro Municipal de Trujillo, Perú.
November 3 - 13
Official Pianist of the International Voice Competition Premio Ciudad de Trujillo. Teatro Municipal de Trujillo, Perú.
October 26
Voice and piano recital, with mezzo-soprano Ilse Apéstegui. Foyer del Teatro Nacional, San José.
October 22
Flute and piano recital with Gabriel Goñi. Foyer del Teatro Nacional, San José.
October 20
Voice and piano recital, with mezzo-soprano Stacy Chamblin. Club Camprestre El Castillo, San Rafael de Heredia.
October 16
Presentation of the book "Canciones populares costarricenses", edited and arranged by Manuel Matarrita. Escuela de Artes Musicales, Universidad de Costa Rica.
October 15
CICLO HAYDN-MENDELSSOHN.Chamber music recital with flutist Christian González and cellist Christian Guandique. Sala 107. Escuela de Artes Musicales, Universidad de Costa Rica.
September 24
Pianist of Opera de Cámara de Costa Rica´s Opera Gala. Teatro Nacional, San José.
September 20
III Concert of the season of Cartago Symphony Orchestra. Iván Arguedas, conductor. Manuel Matarrita, piano. Featuring Shostakovich´s Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op. 102. Teatro Popular Melico Salazar, San José.
"Pronostico alentador", by Andrés Saénz (La Nación)
September 10
CICLO HAYDN-MENDELSSOHN. Chamber music recital with clarinetist Yamileth Pérez and bassonist Isabel Jeremías. Sala 107. Escuela de Artes Musicales, Universidad de Costa Rica.
August 30
Música Hispanoamericana: a solo piano recital. Including works by Albéniz, Granados, Villa-lobos, Nazareth, Piazzolla and Lecuona. Domingos de Recital concert series. Salón de Sesiones, Municipalidad de Cartago.
"Arte para compartir", by Federico Molina (La Nación)
August 27
CICLO HAYDN-MENDELSSOHN. Chamber music recital with trumpeter Juan Carlos Meza, oboist José Ángel Ábrego and pianist Federico Molina. Sala 107. Escuela de Artes Musicales, Universidad de Costa Rica.
August 24
Voice and piano recital, with soprano Laura Corrales and tenor Juan Pablo Marín. Featuring works by Mozart, Donaudy, Strauss, Berlioz y Tchaikovsky. Teatro Eugene O´Neill, Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano, San José.
August 20
Voice and piano recital, with soprano Laura Corrales and tenor Juan Pablo Marín. Featuring works by Mozart, Donaudy, Strauss, Berlioz y Tchaikovsky. Foyer del Teatro Nacional, San José.
August 13
Música Hispanoamericana: a solo piano recital. Including works by Albéniz, Granados, Villa-lobos, Nazareth, Piazzolla and Lecuona. Música al atardecer concert series. Foyer del Teatro Nacional, San José.
Julio 16
Lecturer at Campamento de Piano Palmares 2009. Etapa Básica de Música, Sede de Occidente, Universidad de Costa Rica, Palmares.
June 1
"The story of Babar, the little elephant" by Francis Poulenc, and "The Carnaval of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. With pianist Juan Pablo Andrade and narrator Jonnie Obando among other guest musicians. Sala 107 Escuela de Artes Musicales de la Universidad de Costa Rica.
May 26
Voice and piano recital with soprano Anayanci Quirós. Teatro al mediodía Concert Series. Selected numbers from zarzuelas and musical theater. Teatro Nacional, San José.
May 22
Voice and piano recital with Colombian baritone Camilo Mendoza Nieva, Bella Voce Prize in XII Concurso Internacional de Canto Ciudad de Trujillo 2008 (Perú). Instituto de México, Los Yoses, San José.
April 18
Recital with violinist María Lourdes Lobo. Music by L. van Beethoven. Etapa Básica de Música de Palmares. Sede de Occidente. Universidad de Costa Rica.
March 15
Accompanist in "Viva la Opera" Gala, in celebration of University of New Orleans 50th anniversary. University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (EU).
March 10
Voice and piano recital with tenor Ernesto Rodríguez. Featuring works by Beethoven, Tosti, Granados, Villa-Lobos, Julio Fonseca and Ernesto Lecuona. University of New Orleans Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (EU).
March 6
Voice and piano recital with tenor Ernesto Rodríguez and soprano Anayanci Quirós. Instituto de México, Los Yoses, San José. 8:00 p.m.
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SEE SCHEDULE 2007-2008 (in Spanish)
