{"id":687,"date":"2019-12-18T16:56:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T16:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/?p=687"},"modified":"2019-12-18T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T17:17:15","slug":"classical-festival-six-concerts-two-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aata.dev\/index.php\/2019\/12\/18\/classical-festival-six-concerts-two-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Festival, six concerts: two free"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n36th<\/sup> yearly edition of Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias\n(FIMC) will be here on the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa as early as\nJanuary and February to offer six of the concerts scheduled. That means we will\nbe treated to four glorious concerts, two of which will be free !<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\nwill be welcoming The Russian Chamber Orchestra of St. Petersburg, one of the\nmost sought after chamber formations in Europe; Camerata Royal Concertgebouw,\nformed by members of the famous Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam; the\nCassad\u00f3 Duo, who captivate audiences because of their originality and charisma;\nthe Ainur Choir, which will perform Faur\u00e9’s Requiem with musicians from the Las\nPalmas Symphony Orchestra and the Ornati Quartet, with a program entirely\ndedicated to Beethoven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nconcerts will take place at the Church of San Roque, in Tinajo, Cueva de los\nVerdes and Jameos del Agua, in Har\u00eda, Convento de Santo Domingo de Teguise, and\nat the Teatro V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez Fpar Gopar \u00b4El Salinero\u00b4, from January 10th to\nFebruary 8th<\/sup> , 2020.. Tickets for the other three are now available\non the website of Cultura Lanzarote<\/a> y en www.entrees.es<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alberto Aguiar and Jorge Perdigon (in jacket)
present festival details<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Dee and I this morning joined a gathering of print and electronic media journalists at the Teatro V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez Gopar \u00b4El Salinero.\u00b4 It was convened by the The Cabildo de Lanzarote and present were the Councillor of Culture of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Alberto Aguiar, and the director of the Festival. Jorge Perdig\u00f3n. stated at the press conference that he is looking forward to the impact of \u00b4having all the concerts scheduled from Friday to Saturday. Every week there will be at least one concert on the island. It is a very important programming for Lanzarote and La Graciosa because the artists who play are \u00b4top notch,\u00b4 he told us, before thanking the Cabildo for its collaboration in organizing the event. For his part Alberto Aguiar, advisor of Cultura Lanzarote, thanked the collaboration of the Government Of The Canary Islands in ensuring The Festival would arrive here again on the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b4Audiences\nfrom both islands will be able to enjoy some of the best orchestras and\nclassical music groups on the European and world scene. In this regard, I would\nalso like to thank all the municipalities for working in collaboration with\nTinajo, and other entities such as the Bishopric of the Canary Islands or the\nTourist Centers”, said the Councillor of Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b4Finally,\u00b4\nAguiar continued, \u00b4I want to encourage the citizens of both islands to attend\nthe concerts and enjoy the performances. It is not every day that you are lucky\nenough to be able to listen live to orchestras such as the Camerata of the\nRoyal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam or the Russian Chamber Orchestra of St.\nPetersburg,\u00b4 the councillor concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We at\nSidetracks and Detours follow as many arts activities on the island as we are\nable to, and often see in the audiences some others who, like us are new\nresidents on the island. However, we also know of many who don\u00b4t attend some\nevents they would like to see, in case the affair might be so Spanish that they\nmight not be really welcome to join in and participate in the island\u00b4s culture.\nWe would reassure them that we have always been made welcome and certainly have\nnever felt excluded. Language might be a barrier sometimes, but this Festival, particularly,\noffers an international playlist of a universal language. Supporters of this 36th<\/sup>\nFIMC, will be not only helping maintain the traditions of this kind of music\nbut will also be taking part in a Festival that at other parts of the year\noffers special events to attract younger audiences and younger players. This\nmeans that these wonderful sounds will eventually be handed on to a newer\ngeneration who will nurture it and help it evolve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the Ornati String Quartet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Ornati\nString Quartet will play on La Graciosa and at Tinajo on Lanzarote, thanks to\norganisation by the Culture Department Of The Government Of The Canary Islands,\nin collaboration with The Cabildo de Lanzarote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the\nFestival will begin on La Graciosa on Saturday January 10th and in Lanzarote on\nJanuary 11th. The churches of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen (Caleta de Sebo, La Graciosa)\nand San Roque (Tinajo), will respectively host a concert of the Cuarteto de Cuerda Ornati, composed of\nmusicians from the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, who will play on the\neight islands with a program dedicated to Beethoven. With this, the FIMC pays\nhomage to the German genius on the 250th anniversary of his birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sergio\nMarrero (violin), Adri\u00e1n Marrero (violin), Adriana Ilieva (viola) and Carlos\nRivero (cello) integrate the Ornati and define themselves as \u00b4lovers of chamber\nmusic\u00b4. In this sense, their membership in the quartet \u00b4places them in the best\nspace to express and share, as well as delve into the works of the great\nmasters of history\u00b4. Among these great masters is, of course, Ludwig Van\nBeethoven, whose ephemeris will ensure The Canary Islands begin the year with\nthis concert tour centered on the string quartets he composed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D\u00fao Cassad\u00f3, (see left) who have previously appeared at one of Lanzarote\u00b4s famous Camel House Concerts, esteablished by Sir Ernest Hall,  will perform onSaturday 18th January in the Cave of the Greens, at 8.30pm. This prestigious formation consists of Marta Moll de Alba (piano) and Dami\u00e1n Mart\u00ednez (cello), who have been performing together for twenty years. They will do so here within the framework of the Festival with a program called ‘Ibero-American Ecos’, with works by Cassad\u00f3 himself and E. Halffter, Falla and Piazzolla.<\/strong>It is a formation internationally acclaimed for its exquisite musicality and sensitivity, and for captivating both audiences and expert critics thanks to its originality and charisma. They have performed in prestigious auditoriums around the world and have two extraordinary recordings: ‘Rhapsody of the South’ and ‘Red’. D\u00fao Cassad\u00f3 was recommended by the great Alicia de Larrocha as the brightest duo representing Spanish chamber music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coro De Camara Ainur<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ainur Chamber Choir appear a few days later, on Friday 24th January at 20.30 hours in the Convent of Santo Domingo (Teguise). The Coro de C\u00e1mara Ainur <\/a>\u00a0and a group of musicians from the Las Palmas Symphony Orchestra will, together, perform Gabriel Faur\u00e9’s excellent Requiem, in its 1893 version. With Jos\u00e9 Brito and Mariola Rodr\u00edguez as music and choir directors, respectively, they assume one of the top works of the religious repertoire. It tells a \u00b4different\u00b4 oratory, as Faur\u00e9 himself described it. Indeed, it is an innovative work because, among other things, the French musician modified the traditional liturgical order, omitting the Sequence and adding a celestial ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, it\nis a splendid opportunity to be able to hear it in the atmosphere for which\nthese kinds of works were conceived: the churches. They will do so in several\ntemples of the Archipelago, in seven concerts whose first part will be in\ncharge of the choir, with sacred pieces from the sixteenth century to the\npresent day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday 31st\nJanuary at 20.30 hours in the Auditorium of the Jameos del Agua is the turn of\nthe Camerata Royal Concertgebouw de Amsterdam<\/a>, one of the best chamber\nformations in the world, which arrives in the Islands under the direction of\nthe Spanish oboist Lucas Mac\u00edas Navarro. It presents a program consisting of\nDvorak’s ‘Bagatelles’, Alban Berg’s ‘Seven Early Songs’ and soprano Judith van\nWanroj, and the chamber adaptation of Mahler’s Symphony No4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Orquesta de Canara Rusa de San Petersburg<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The\nCamerata of Amsterdam’s celebrated Royal Concertgebouw, composed of members of\nthis prestigious orchestra, has become a world-renowned chamber ensemble,\npraised by the New York Times for its \u00b4warm and brilliant performance\u00b4. Each\nseason they perform about 50 concerts and, in 2020, one of their first stops\nwill be the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 36th\nFestival will close on the island on Saturday, February 8th, at 8.30pm, at the\nTeatro V\u00edctor Fern\u00e1ndez Gopar \u00b4El Salinero\u00b4, with a recital by the Orquesta de C\u00e1mara Rusa de San Petersburgo<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With\nthirty years of experience and founded by musicians of the prestigious Rimskykorsakov\nConservatory, they have become ambassadors of the great talent and high musical\nlevel of the Russian city. An extraordinary and extensive repertoire, spanning\nBaroque to contemporary music, has made it one of the most sought-after chamber\nformations in Europe. Thanks to its virtuosity and extraordinary sound, the\norchestra regularly collaborates with world-renowned soloists in the most\nimportant concert halls and international festivals. Under the direction of\nJuri Gilbo, they will be responsible for premiering the commissioned work of\nthe Festival, by the Canarian composer Manuel Bonino, in a program that also\nincludes works by Stravinsky and Schubert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the\ninformation about this exciting series of events is on the website of the  FCIM<\/a> and on that of Cultura\nLanzarote<\/a> as well\nas of Cabildo de Lanzarote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will\nalso keep you informed here on Sidetracks And Detours of any further details we\nare given and hope to see some of you at some of the events. I\u00b4m usually the\nguy fumbling around for my pen in the dark of the theatre, and should you\nrecognise us come over and say hi. We\u00b4re always interested in your responses to\nwhat you have seen and heard.\n\nMeanwhile look out for more news, previews,\ninterviews and reviews both here and on the Lanzarote Information web site\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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