Simon Höfele Mexico debut with Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional will present the opening concert of the Manuel Enríquez International New Music Festival this Friday, November 6, at 8 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
The performance is part of the orchestra’s 2026 Second Concert Season.
German trumpeter Simon Höfele will make his debut in Mexico with the orchestra. He will perform the country premiere of the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra “Nobody knows the trouble I see” by German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
Born in 1994, Höfele is described as one of the most versatile trumpeters of his generation. Berliner Morgenpost has called his technique highly virtuosic, and he is a recurring guest soloist with institutions including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.
He has worked under conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Jurowski and Joana Mallwitz. Höfele has received the OPUS Klassik award and was named an ECHO Rising Star.
Critics have also praised his album Mysteries.
Höfele maintains a commitment to contemporary music, commissioning and premiering works by composers including Lisa Streich, Miroslav Srnka and Matthias Pintscher. He has performed at venues such as Wigmore Hall in London, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
He also teaches at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music, hosts the podcast KLASSIK CRUSH for WDR3, and runs the photography project Kunstverlust.
During his visit to Mexico City, Höfele gave two masterclasses for Mexican students. The first was held on Wednesday, November 4, at Regina 52 in the Centro Histórico, and the second on Thursday, November 5, at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música on Avenida Presidente Masaryk in Polanco.
Tickets for the concert are available at the venue’s box office and through Ticketmaster.
