Organ Recital: Raúl Prieto Ramírez

Raúl Prieto Ramírez plays the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on Sunday, April 25, 2027, at 2 PM. It's a solo organ recital, part of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's 2026/27 season.

Ramírez is a Spanish organist who currently serves as the San Diego Civic Organist. He's known for a relentless touring schedule—52 programs a year, taking him through cathedrals and concert halls across Europe and North America. He's put out two critically acclaimed albums along the way. Critics have described his approach with the "fearless playing and exciting flair" of a matador, which gives you a sense of the energy he brings to the bench.

The instrument he'll be playing is the Lay Family Concert Organ, a beast of 4,535 pipes, one of which reaches 32 feet in height. It's one of the larger organs in the city, and hearing it pushed by someone with Ramírez's reputation for fire should be a real event. If you've never seen a pipe organ played live, this is a good place to start—the scale of the instrument is part of the draw.

Tickets start at $38, and the recital is on a Sunday afternoon, so it's an easy one to fit into a weekend. It's presented as part of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's 2026/27 season, and you can find more details on their website.