The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra will open its concert season in Quebrada Honda with a tribute to Pierre Boulez.

The inaugural concert, set for October 11th in the Simón Bolívar Hall, will be led by conductor Alfredo Rugeles. The program will feature works by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Antonio Estévez, along with two pieces by the revered French master.

Caracas, Venezuela. – The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela has announced the start of its next concert season at the Centro de Acción Social por la Música, located in Quebrada Honda. The series will run throughout the months of October, November, and December 2025.

The first of these concerts will take place on Saturday, October 11th, in the Simón Bolívar Hall. It will be conducted by Maestro Alfredo Rugeles, who will lead a special program honoring the French composer Pierre Boulez, a foundational figure in contemporary music.

The evening's repertoire will feature works by major 20th-century composers as well as traditional Venezuelan music:


Pierre Boulez – Initiale (fanfarria para sexteto de metales, 1987, 7 minutes)

Claude Debussy – Suite Iberia (1905-1908, 20 minutos)

Igor Stravinsky – Sinfonía de vientos (1920, 9 minutos)

Antonio Estévez – Mediodía en el llano (1942, 8-9 minutos)

Pierre Boulez – Notation VII for orchestra (1978-1980, 7 minutos)

With this concert, the Simón Bolívar Orchestra will celebrate the legacy of Pierre Boulez, one of the great innovators of 20th-century music, while also reaffirming its commitment to the dissemination of both universal and national repertoires.

The Quebrada Honda season will continue with three additional concerts to be announced in the coming weeks for November and December, solidifying the artistic programming of El Sistema at its main headquarters in Caracas.