Thomas Adès visits Barcelona’s L’Auditori. The British pianist, composer and conductor Thomas Adès is the guest of the Auditori de Catalunya this week, in which he will be showing all these aspects of his musical work. On 5 and 6 November, at 19:00, Adès will conduct two concerts in front…

Streaming premiere of an opera by G. Barry. Alice’s Adventures Under Ground es una ópera en un sólo acto escrita en 2016 por el compositor irlandés Gerald Barry (Clarehill, 1952) –con libreto propio basado en el famoso libro de Lewis Carroll Las aventuras de Alicia en el país de las…

Premiere of the new opera by Proyecto OCNOS. The Sevillian group Proyecto OCNOS premieres tomorrow Friday at the Espacio Turina of the ICAS (Instituto de la Cultura y las Artes de Sevilla) its experimental opera proposal “Chillar todo el día”. It is a work of improvised musical improvisation based on…

World premieres by New Century Chamber Orch. The New Century Chamber Orchestra presents today, 4 November, at the First Congregational Church in the Californian city of Berkeley, a programme focusing on contemporary pieces for cello, with the presence of the famous soloist Jeffrey Zeigler. The programme will feature two world…

Gavin Bryars’ vigil for the homeless. In 2018, the Gavin Bryars Ensemble, together with Choir with No Name and Streetwise Opera, performed Bryars’ popular repetitive composition Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet at the annual vigil at St Martin in the Fields Anglican Church – located on the north-east corner…

The 4th Luigi Nono Festival on Giudecca begins. The fourth edition of the Luigi Nono alla Giudecca Festival begins in Venice on 3 November, dedicated on this occasion to Nono and His Masters, exploring the Italian composer’s relationships with other musicians, artists and writers who were fundamental to his training,…

“Raras Músicas”. Session 105. The collective Raras Músicas presents in Madrid the hundred and fifth session of free improvisation. Raras Músicas is a space of interaction for musicians and artists interested in live sound improvisation. With nearly a decade of activity, it is an essential reference for live art and…

© Photo downloaded from the website of Seed Music, Laura Farré’s record label. Laura Farré premieres “Nimbus” in Madrid. The presentation of Nimbus, the second album by the Spanish pianist Laura Farré Rozada (Vilanova y la Geltrú, 1991), will take place in Madrid this bank holiday weekend at the headquarters…

© Photo downloaded from the Coro Nur website. Grupo Cosmos 21 performs in Tres Cantos. This Sunday, at noon, the Municipal Auditorium of the Madrid town of Tres Cantos will offer the concert “Los cuatro elementos: la tierra”, by the Grupo Cosmos 21, directed by the composer, conductor and pianist…

II Free Improvisation Meeting. Chema Pastor is one of the leading figures on the national free improvisation scene. This Sunday, at 19:00, he presents at Espacio La Hipoteca (Belmonte de Tajo, 28) in Madrid the II Encuentro de Improvisación Libre organised by Proyecto Morrison, one of the numerous activities in…

Josep Planells premieres today in Madrid. Tonight will be the Spanish premiere of Con sprezzatura, a work composed by the Spanish composer and conductor Josep Planells Schiaffino (Valencia, 1988) in 2019 and premiered last May in the German city of Cologne, as part of the eleventh edition of the Acht…

Italian harpist Kety Fusco debuts in Madrid. The Italian Institute of Culture in Madrid has begun to develop this October the programme In scena a palazzo of live musical and performing arts performances, which will be held in its magnificent auditorium from 14 October to 17 December. This Thursday it…