Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México

[1] On August 27, 1971, under the initiative of Enrique Bátiz Campbell and the government of the Mexico State, the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (OSEM) was founded.

It began giving concerts in the main settings of the capital of the country, from the Bellas Artes theater and National Auditorium to the Sala Nezahualcoyotls, as well as other halls in the outlying areas, such as the San Benito Abad theater of the Centro Escolar del Lago, in the municipality of Cuautitlán, which, in spite of its location–40 kilometers from the center of the city–rose in popularity for the metropolitan public, due to the area and the admirable acoustic conditions and the comfort of the hall.

For 6 years, the orchestra carried out a Festival in Valle de Bravo, in the state of Mexico, showing through it how excellent art can be when it is the result of a joint effort of the living forces of the country.

In September 2005, the OSEM traveled to the People's Republic of China to perform six concerts in the most important cities of this country, including Changsha, Shanghai, Shenyang, Harbin and Beijing.

It has given rise to over forty soloists, and also participated in the discovery and encouragement of young performers, through the "International Henryk Szeryng Violin Contest", that begun in 1992.