The Jacobs School of Music Concert Orchestra performance that was originally scheduled to take place at the Musical Arts Center will now be performed at IU Auditorium.

Repertoire
Ravel: La valse (1920)
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (1930)
Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 29 (1901)

About the Artists

Lauded by Il Corriere della Sera for “obtaining powerful and refined colors from the orchestra, taking great care of the beauty of the sound, giving the narration a swift and theatrically effective pace,” praised for his “well focused conducting” (Il Giorno) and for “instilling drama and excitement in every note” (Seen and Heard International), Vincenzo Milletarì is one of the leading conductors of his generation from Italy. In the 2024-25, Milletarì made his debut at the Teatro di San Carlo with Attila ; as well as returning to Göteborg Opera with Otello; the Prague State Opera with La traviata, Tosca, and Rigoletto; and the Royal Swedish Opera with La bohème. On symphonic stages, Milletarì debuted with the Orchestra dell’Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, conducting an all-Puccini program, as well as returning to the Oviedo Filarmonia in Spain. The 2025-26 season will see Milletarì return to the Royal Swedish Opera with Aida, Teatro di San Carlo with Turandot, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano for a concert performance of Il trovatore, and Toscanini Symphony Orchestra for a concert performance of Carmina Burana. He will also make debuts at the Glyndebourne Festival with Il turco in Italia; Teatro Coccia in Novara with Macbeth; Teatro Petruzzell in Bari with Il trovatore and Falstaff; and conducting Brahm’s Deutsches Requiem; as well as symphonic concerts with Gothenburg Symphony and the orchestra of Teatro la Fenice.

Rhode Island native Maddox Realejo, 24, has been studying and performing piano since the age of 9. He has studied under pianist Spencer Myer since 2019 and previously with Irina Tchantceva at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Piano Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in May. At the Jacobs School, he also serves as associate instructor in the Piano Department. Realejo’s experience performing with orchestra includes Beethoven’s 2nd Piano Concerto with the R.I. Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, led by conductor Alexey Shalabin, after winning the Rhode Island Philharmonic Concerto Competition at age 16. More recently, he performed Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with the IU Philharmonic after winning the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto Competition at IU Jacobs School of Music in 2024. Other accolades include the Beethoven Award at the 2018 University of Rhode Island Piano Extravaganza Competition, first prize each year since 2022 at the Rhode Island State MTNA Competition, and first prize in the 2024 Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Piano Competition. Realejo has also participated in numerous master classes with renowned musicians including Olga Kern, Jerome Rose, Stewart Goodyear, and Joyce Yang. This past summer, he studied and performed at The International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City. Along with solo and concerto repertoire, he enjoys performing chamber and collaborative works. He also has a passion for teaching piano to students of all levels.