The Cádiz Festival programmes 35 concerts and 20 premieres for the 150th anniversary of Falla
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The 24th edition of the Festival de Cádiz.Música Española will be held from November 13 to 23 with 35 concerts and 20 premiere works. The event commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Manuel de Falla and will bring music to nine venues in the city.
The Festival de Cádiz.Música Española celebrates its 24th edition from November 13 to 23 with 35 concerts and 20 premiere works spread across nine venues in the city. The programme revolves around the 150th anniversary of the birth of Manuel de Falla and seeks to connect his work with current musical creation, according to the Consejería de Cultura, Patrimonio Histórico y Deporte.
Opening and closing
The opening will be on Friday, November 13 at 20:00 at the Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica, by O Sister! with the concert «A otra galaxia», commissioned by the festival and which unites the universe of Falla and the European avant-gardes with the jazz of the twenties and thirties.
The pianist Javier Perianes will close the event with a commemorative concert at the Gran Teatro Falla on Monday, November 23, the exact date of the anniversary of the composer's birth.
Premieres and contemporary creation
One of the axes of this edition is new works. The Taller de compositoras, in collaboration with the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM), will present nine absolute premieres by Around the Sound Ensemble, signed by Zuriñe F. Gerenabarrena, Rebeca Santiago, Cruz López de Rego, Sofía Martínez Ramírez, Marisa Manchado, Anna Bofill Levi, Rosa Rodríguez Hernández, Pilar Jurado and María José Arenas.
The Cátedra Manuel de Falla will culminate its creation process with eight new works performed by Taller Sonoro under the direction of professor Achim Bornhöft. In addition, the Trío Arbós will premiere «Concertante», by Jesús Torres, in a programme that also includes Falla's «Concerto para clave».
Falla, flamenco and other musics
The programme includes the premiere of «Réquiem a D. Manuel de Falla», by the singer David Palomar, and the commented recital «Manuel de Falla, entre el cante y el canto», by the soprano Ruth Rosique and the pianist Juan Carlos Garvayo. The Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía returns after several years of absence with «Origen. La semilla de los tiempos», together with Accademia del Piacere, directed by Patricia Guerrero and Fahmi Alqhai.
The Orquesta Joven de Andalucía, with Juan Pablo Valencia at the helm, will offer «Constelación Falla». There will also be jazz, with Cuarteto Fuerte and Lucía Rey Quartet, and experimental electronic music at the Baluarte de la Candelaria with a new edition of Microclima on Saturday, November 14.
Where and how to attend
The concerts will be spread across the Gran Teatro Falla, the Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica, the Casa de Iberoamérica, the Edificio Constitución 1812 of the Universidad de Cádiz, the Conservatorio Profesional de Música Manuel de Falla, the Centro Cultural Unicaja, the Baluarte de la Candelaria, the Patio del Palacio de la Diputación Provincial and the Museo de Cádiz.
Tickets can be purchased through the pages of each show or by consulting the full programme on the Festival de Cádiz website. The event is organised by the Consejería de Cultura, Patrimonio Histórico y Deporte, through the Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales, with the collaboration of the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz, the Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, the Universidad de Cádiz and the Diputación Provincial, among other entities.
