31 May, 2026
MADRID
Cervantes Theatre, 7 p.m.
- Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
- La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid, Op.30, No.6, for string quintet
- Robert Kowalski violin
- Anna Margrethe Nilsen violin
- Eleanor Kendra James viola
- Adolfo Gutiérrez cello
- David Apellániz cello
- Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
- Siete canciones populares españolas, for voice and piano
- Susanne Hvinden Hals soprano
- Antonio Ortiz piano
- Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
- Scène Andalouse, Op.7, sextet for viola, piano and string quartet
- Lesster Franck Mejías Ercia viola
- Robert Kowalski violin
- Liana Gourdjia violin
- Eleanor Kendra James viola
- David Apellániz cello
- Antonio Ortiz piano
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
- Sonata a quattro No.2 in C minor, for 2 violins, viola and cello
- Liana Gourdjia violin
- Robert Kowalski violin
- Eleanor Kendra James viola
- David Apellániz cello
- Jesús de Monasterio (1836-1903)
- Andante religioso, for string orchestra
- Festival artists
- Reveriano Soutullo (1880-1932) / Juan Vert (1890-1931)
- 'Bella enamorada' from the zarzuela El último romántico, for voice and piano
- José Serrano (1873-1941)
- 'Te quiero, morena' from the zarzuela El trust de los tenorios, for voice and piano
- Antonio Moya Casado (1930-2009)
- Mediterráneo, for voice and piano
- Nils Georg Nilsen tenor
- Josu de Solaun piano
- Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.49, for two violins, viola, cello and piano
- Jesús Reina violin
- Anna Margrethe Nilsen violin
- Lesster Franck Mejías Ercia viola
- Adolfo Gutiérrez cello
- Josu de Solaun piano
Madrid is the heart of the beloved genre zarzuela, which originated there and was popularized in the early 20th century through works of composers like José Serrano and the duo Soutullo and Vert. The city has played an important role in the history of classical music, particularly as a cultural and artistic center during the Baroque era. From this bustling environment emerged the characteristic Spanish Baroque dances –such as the fandango, seguidilla, passacaglia, chaconne and zarabanda– whose lively rhythms and expressive character influenced European music for centuries.
The royal court attracted many European composers and musicians, among them Luigi Boccherini, whose elegant chamber works blended Italian refinement with Spanish color, and Domenico Scarlatti, who produced hundreds of keyboard sonatas and what is considered the early birth of the string quartet. Later on, figures such as Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Jesús de Monasterio, and Enrique Granados revitalised Spanish classical music, combining folk melodies with sophisticated European forms and helping to define Spain’s national musical identity.
1.30 h (c/i)