Qatar-Mexico Year of Culture: Sounds of Mexico is an orchestral concert presented as part of the Qatar-Mexico Year of Culture. Conductor Enrique Diemecke leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme featuring music by four Mexican composers.
The first part opens with Arturo Márquez’s Danzón No. 2, followed by Carlos Chávez’s Chacona and Blas Galindo’s Sones de Mariachi. After the interval, the orchestra performs Silvestre Revueltas’s Redes.
Conductor and programme
- Enrique Diemecke: Conductor
- Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
- Carlos Chávez: Chacona
- Blas Galindo: Sones de Mariachi
- Silvestre Revueltas: Redes
Diemecke’s recordings of music by Revueltas, Chávez and Moncayo received Mexico’s Golden Record Award. For this performance, he conducts a programme moving across different examples of Mexican orchestral composition.
The concert may suit visitors interested in Mexican music, Latin American orchestral repertoire or the cultural programme connecting Qatar and Mexico.
Date, time and venue
Sounds of Mexico takes place on 18 September 2026 from 7:15 pm to 9:30 pm in Auditorium 3 at Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha.
Ticket prices start from QAR 200 and are available through the supplied Platinumlist booking page.
