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A dozen composition students premiere their works on Saturday.

The Auditorio de Tenerife hosts a concert on Saturday (11th) with composition premieres by the students of the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands. Several musicians—pupils and teachers—will perform the works of young musical authors. Admission is free until the hall reaches its maximum capacity, which starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.

The programme for this concert features ten works composed by students. Las ondas del agua (The waves of water) will be the first piece performed. It was created by the young student Óscar García for a string orchestra. The composition strives to reflect the eternal cycle of water, from its stillness to its movement and eventual return to calm. 

Sergio Rodríguez has composed African Sunshine for piano and a string quintet. Initially, it was created solely for piano; subsequently, it was adapted for a string section and piano. It takes inspiration from the famous jazz standard African flower and focuses on developing this idea while taking a closer approach to the music scene. 

Building a Minimal World by Basilio Gómez will be the third work to premiere in the Chamber Hall. The composer created a small work with a minimalist aesthetic for piano four hands last year for a commission by Leuven Public Library (Belgium). 

On Saturday, Josué Palancares will offer a performance of the song Fantasía corrupta, a composition for flute, trombone, and piano. Inspired by traditional and contemporary Japanese music, the author aims to evoke the changes that dreams and hopes can trigger in how we perceive our daily lives.

Jorge Guerrero has composed the work Sonatina en Re M (Sonatina in D minor) over the course of the year. It is inspired by the classic sonata form, prioritising the melody, clarity of the structure, and harmonic discourse.

The following works are Aguardo and Mantra. The first, once again created by Basilio Gómez, is a solo flute piece. This work aims to draw on suspense to subsequently create a musical discourse that showcases the flute's sound, beauty, and timbrical possibilities. Mantra, on the other hand, is the piece by Candelaria María Dorta for oboe. The eighth work of the evening is Ecos for solo flute by Julio César Rodríguez.  

The last two compositions to be performed in the Chamber Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife are Tu luz me deslumbra (Dazzled by your light) for solo timple (a five-string Canary Island guitar) by Adrián Oliva and Dubitaciones (Hesitations) for woodwind quartet by Felipe Hernández. The composer performs the first work and uses the timple to conjure sensations in the audience. The last piece explores the lack of definition, straddled between the tonal and atonal, calm and unease, and lightness and darkness.

On Saturday, the orchestra is staging ‘Abemón: cuando el agua suena’, with different Community Dance groups.

This Saturday (11th) at noon, the Sinfónica de Tenerife is staging the family concert Abemón: cuando el agua suena, an original idea by Ana Hernández Sanchiz with Ignacio García Vidal providing musical direction. The piece involves different Community Dance groups with stage and choreographic direction by Antonio Quiles. The Auditorio de Tenerife is hosting this event, which is particularly recommended for families with children who are over nine years old. The show combines music and dance as tools used to achieve full social inclusion.

The staging of this programme marks a continuation of Sinfónica de Tenerife's work in inclusive projects, which began in 2016 with the Mosaic Project, an idea created by the Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestras (AEOS). 

Abemón means water in the aboriginal language of the Canary Islands, and it is precisely the liquid element that will be the guiding thread of this programme with which the orchestra, its spaces, its members and its music will become a meeting point to encourage the choreographic and scenic creation of people with different abilities.

The show blends the musical selection with contemporary dance, whose vision of bodies and movement is inherently inclusive and aims to provide everyone with a creative space and their own voice. The selected works are Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 by Handel; The Enchanted Lake, op. 62 by Lyadov; Une barque sur l’océan by Ravel; and Britten's work Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a.

Abemón: cuando el agua suena (Abemón: the sound of water) has had prior working sessions with the organisation of dance workshops held last week involving people with functional diversity and students from the schools Escuelas Pías and Benito Pérez Armas, San Benito, Tacoronte-Oscar Domínguez and Tegueste.

In addition to Saturday's family concert, almost 3,000 school pupils will have the opportunity to enjoy the show at the concerts that will be staged solely for them on Wednesday and Thursday in a single session at 11:00 a.m. These pupils are from 43 schools across sixteen municipalities on the island. 

Abemón: cuando el agua suena marks the end of the educational offer organised by the Sinfónica de Tenerife during the 2023-2024 season. The activities began in November with El circo de don Nicanor and continued in February with Cuentan las voces.

The tickets for this Saturday's family concert can be purchased at the price of 5 euros on the website www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, at the Auditorio de Tenerife's box office and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Bomsori suffers from a malaise and cannot be on the island on Friday to perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto, op. 61

The Chinese violinist Ziyu He will be the guest soloist at this Friday's (3rd) concert of the Sinfónica de Tenerife, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto, op.61. Ziyu He, who arrives on the island tomorrow (Wednesday 1), is making his debut in the orchestra's season due to the malaise of the South Korean Bomsori, who was scheduled to perform.

Ziyu He was one of the youngest soloists of the Vienna Philharmonic when he debuted with this world-class orchestra under the direction of Adam Fischer at the Musikverein in 2017 at the age of 17. A year earlier, he won the Salzburg International Mozart Competition and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition, and in 2014, he was named Eurovision Young Musician of the Year.

The Chinese violinist has performed, among others, with the Vienna, Beijing and Singapore Symphonies; the Philharmonics of China, Shanghai, Georgia, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Zagreb and Sofia; the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the RAI National Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra, the Orchestra of the National Centre for the Performing Arts and the Orchestra della Toscana.

He has recently recorded works by Hans Werner Henze with the Mozarteum Orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto, which he will perform on Friday at the Auditorio de Tenerife, Stravinsky's Concerto and Mozart's Concertante Symphony with conductor Hans Graf. Ziyu He has also given solo recitals at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. As violinist of the renowned Altenberg Trio, he regularly plays in their popular concert series at the Brahms Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna.

Ziyu He began learning the violin at the age of five in his native China. At the age of 10, he was invited by Paul Roczek to study at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where he completed his master's degree in violin in 2021 and a master's degree with distinction in viola in February 2023. He plays Antonio Stradivari's violin «ex Rouse-Boughton» from 1698, loaned by the National Bank of Austria, and a viola by Giuseppe Guadagnini from 1797, thanks to generous private sponsors.

In addition to Beethoven's Violin Concerto, this week's programme includes Bruckner's Ninth Symphony, a work that the honorary conductor of the Sinfónica de Tenerife, Víctor Pablo Pérez, described as " a reflection of life and death, showcasing passions, fears, doubts, and ultimately, life itself".

The tickets for this concert can be purchased until the day of the event on the website www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, at the auditorium's box office and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Auditorio de Tenerife recibe del 29  de abril al 12 de mayo la residencia artística de Vacaburra, con su proceso creativo Enfant Terrible (Don't Kiss Me I'm Training). La muestra de este trabajo, en forma de conferencia performativa, Carroña metodológica en los procesos creativos de Vacaburra, tendrá lugar el sábado (día 11) a las 19:30 horas en la Sala Catillo del Auditorio.

Enfant Terrible (Don't Kiss Me I'm Training) es una investigación escénica centrada en los lenguajes del cuerpo, voz y sonoridad. La compañía entiende esta expresión como "infancia terrible", aquella infancia que no encaja en los moldes, infancia asociada a lo salvaje, infancia queer que cuestiona sexualidad e identidad. Cuerpos en continuo training que huyen del edadismo que asocia unas determinadas características a cada edad, una supuesta emocionalidad y unos logros sociales que casi nunca se corresponden con las expectativas creadas. La compañía pone también en cuestión esa acepción de enfant terrible asociada al genio encarnado en un varón blanco al que se le perdona y consiente todo en nombre de su supuesta genialidad. Esta investigación es una deriva de uno de los caminos surgidos a raíz de comenzar a trabajar sobre la obra de Claude Cahun y Marcel Moore y sus propuestas fotográficas y escritos en los que se abre un camino de entrenamiento continuo, de retrato y autorretrato, de construcción de lo freak, lo raro y lo inacabado a través de la mirada ajena.    

Ficha artística de la investigación

Dramaturgia y dirección: Vacaburra/ Gena Baamonde & Andrea Quintana 
Investigación en movemento: Andrea Quintana / Fran Martinez / Gael Martins
Investigación musical:  Gael Martins / Fran Martinez / Andrea Quintana

La compañía

Vacaburra es el resultado de la colisión de dos artistas: Andrea Quintana  y Gena Baamonde. En 2019 unen sus inquietudes y trayectorias en un proyecto común que gira en torno a la creación escénica y coreográfica en clave contemporánea, una plataforma de creación atravesada por el feminismo, el cuerpo, la danza, la diversidad sexual, la política y el humor.

Vacaburra ha realizado creaciones como Lo raro es que bailar sea raro, pieza recomendada por la Red Española de Teatros y Auditorios, solo en el que Andrea Quintana que reivindica una danza político desde la disisdencia, una coreo-biografía-pirata donde parte de su trayectoria profesional dejándose a la vaz atravesar por otros cuerpos, una alabanza a la danza, una invitación a bailar desde cualquier corporalidad. Metodologías Carroñeras para Cuerpos Invertidos es una conferencia bastarda, resultado de llevar a formato escénico la tesis doctoral ‘Sexualidades des-generadas en la práctica escénica contemporánea’, realizada por Gena Baamonde, donde se mezclan conocimientos teóricos y prácticos a través del humor y la danza, teniendo como eje central la diversidad sexual en la escena. Festina Lente, coproducción con el Centro Coreográfico Gallego, pieza seleccionada dentro del Catálogo de Espectáculos del Circuito de Danza a Escena 2023 que cuenta con las intérpretes Andrea Quintana y Clara Ferrao, una pieza que trata de lleno los tiempos acelerados y estresados en los que vivimos en la actualidad mediante una banda sonora creada por Menina Arroutada. Extravíos, pieza de danza acompañada por una ukestra de ukeleles en directo es una creación para calle y espacios no convencionales, un garabato musical en forma de viaje sonora danzada, itinerario extraviado por el cuerpo y por la música, encuentro singular de dos colectivos de creación Vacaburra + Ukestra do Medio.

Bomsori from South Korea will debut as a soloist with a performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Op. 61

The Sinfónica de Tenerife is getting underway in May with a performance of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony in the programme this Friday (3rd) at 7.30 p.m. in the Auditorio de Tenerife.  The event, conducted by Víctor Pablo Pérez, will also feature Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, with the South Korean violinist Bomsori taking centre stage in the soloist role.

The honorary conductor of the Sinfónica de Tenerife, Víctor Pablo Pérez, described the concert as a “historic event”. He recalls that “a little over 30 years ago, the Sinfónica de Tenerife was the first orchestra in Spain to perform all of Bruckner’s symphonies.”   Thus, he stressed that “there is no better way to commemorate the bicentenary of the composer’s birth than with a performance of his great musical legacy.”

The evening will begin with Ludwig Van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61. This piece, composed in 1806, is considered one of the cornerstone works of the violin repertoire. It was dedicated to Stephan von Breuning and written for the violin virtuoso Franz Clement. The South Korean Bomsori will take on the leading role on this occasion.

Although the work's premiere went unnoticed, the solo violinist's role is notable for its extreme difficulty. Beethoven demanded a level of mastery that, except Clement, very few violinists at the time could aspire to. Additionally, there are continuous changes in the dynamic, and the audience of the time was not greatly enthralled by the piece's excessive duration.

In addition to winning the 62^nd ARD International Music Competition, Bomsori holds the awards of the international competitions Tchaikovsky, the Queen Elisabeth, the Jean Sibelius, the Joseph Joachim Hannover, the Montreal, the Sendai and the Henryk Wieniawski. The violinist, who will premiere this week with the Sinfónica de Tenerife, has performed with highly prestigious orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Danish National Orchestra, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the National Philharmonic of Warsaw and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. This season brings her premieres at the BBC Proms with the BBC Philharmonic and at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, as well as engagements with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Santtu-Matias Rouvali, and with the Pittsburgh Symphony and James Gaffigan.

In the concert's second half, the Sinfónica de Tenerife will perform Symphony nº 9 by Anton Bruckner, which provides the programme's name. The composer claimed that the piece created in 1894 "is dedicated to God...if he will accept it".  In this regard, Víctor Pablo Pérez believes that "it reflects life and death, showcasing passions, fears, doubts, and ultimately, life itself." 

"The work was created as a cathedral, with the composer going from the fear of death to the happiness of Heaven in a finale that exudes total serenity", states the conductor from Burgos. Víctor Pablo Pérez began his training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid and the Hochschule für Musik in Munich.  Between 1980 and 1988 he was artistic director and lead conductor of the Asturias Symphony Orchestra. Between 1986 and 2005 he was the lead conductor of the Sinfónica de Tenerife. In 1993 he took the reins of the Galician Symphony Orchestra, a role he held until 2013, the year that he joined the Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid as the artistic director and lead conductor.

Pérez has conducted almost all the Spanish orchestras. His awards include the Ojo Crítico Award of the Spanish National Radio (1990), the Ondas Award (1992 and 1996), National Music Award (1995), the Gold Medal for Fine Arts (1999), Honorary Conductor of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra (2006), Honorary Conductor of the Galician Symphony Orchestra (2013), Adopted Son of Tenerife and Gold Medal of the Canary Islands Government.

The Tenerife Association for Friends of Music, ATADEM, continues its talks before the concerts. On this occasion, Tania Marrero reveals the keys to the two pieces that the orchestra will offer. The event begins at 6.30 p.m. in the Avenida Hall, located in the hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

The tickets for this concert can be purchased until the day of the event on the website www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, at the auditorium's box office and by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

El Kiumars Vahedi Quartet y el pianista Yuri Storione ofrecen este martes un concierto

El Auditorio de Tenerife celebra el martes (día 30) , a partir de las 19:30 horas , una nueva edición del Día Internacional del Jazz  con un concierto a cargo del Kiumars Vahedi Quartet , precedido por la actuación del pianista italiano Yuri Storione , que tendrá lugar en la Sala de Cámara.

El cuarteto está liderado por el cantante Kiumars Vahedi y también lo integran Albert Palau (piano) , Miquel Álvarez (contrabajo) y Tico Porcar (batería) . El proyecto que ofrecen en su actuación en el Auditorio de Tenerife es una odisea del jazz que respeta meticulosamente los temas clásicos a la par que resalta la sofisticación armónica y la innovación rítmica.

La formación aborda en este tipo de programa la manera de ampliar las fronteras de la comunicación en el género jazzístico. El proyecto representa un lienzo donde plasmar intrincadas variaciones rítmicas para ofrecer una experiencia musical dinámica. El énfasis en las melodías personalizadas garantiza que cada actuación recorra la historia del jazz de forma diferente.

El pianista de jazz y compositor Yuri Storione , con una amplia experiencia en la industria musical, ha estado tocando el piano desde los cuatro años y ha recibido educación clásica. Ha participado en concursos internacionales de piano como el "Montreux Jazz" y la "Langnau Jazz Piano Competition" . Fue estudiante en el renombrado Jazz Campus de Basilea y obtuvo su tercer máster en Jazz. Gracias a su relación con la escena de jazz profesional en Suiza ha tenido la oportunidad de colaborar regularmente con músicos de primer nivel tanto locales como internacionales.

Entre sus actuaciones se incluyen eventos destacados como el Festival Basel OffBeat Jazz , el Festival de Jazz de Málaga (España), el Festival de Jazz L'Estartit (España), el Festival de Jazz Esloveno y el Festival de Jazz Laeso (Dinamarca).

Las entradas para este concierto, a 15 euros y 5 para menores de 30 años, podrán adquirirse hasta el mismo día del evento, a través de la página web  www.auditoriodetenerife.com , en la taquilla del propio Auditorio de Tenerife o de forma telefónica. . . en el 902 317 327, de lunes a viernes de 10:00 a 17:00 horas, y sábados de 10:00 a 14:00 horas. Hay descuentos disponibles para estudiantes, desempleados y familias numerosas.

The three bands star in the concert of the Primavera Musical cycle on Sunday

The Auditorio de Tenerife is staging this Sunday (28th), at 11:30 a.m., in the Chamber Hall, a new event of the Primavera Musical cycle. The bands El Salvador (La Matanza), the Philharmonic of Los Realejos and XIX de Marzo (San Juan de la Rambla) are the protagonists of this concert, which is organised by the federation 'Federación Tinerfeña de Bandas de Música' with the collaboration of the Island Council.

With over a century of history, the Sociedad Musical El Salvador of La Matanza is the first band to perform. Under the direction of Ismael Jesús Brajín González, the ensemble will offer La Torre Mora, by José Luis Peiró, Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone and with arrangements by Robert Longfield and Les Miserables, by Alain Boublil and by singer Claude-Michel Schönberg with arrangements by Jay Bocooky. 

The band Sociedad Musical Filarmónica from Los Realejos, conducted by Adán Pérez García, will perform El sueño de Léonin, an eight-movement piece created by composer Ray Pherz to celebrate the group's 175th anniversary. 

With more than four decades of history, the Agrupación Musical XIX de Marzo from San Juan de la Rambla will be in charge of closing this Sunday's concert. Damián González García assumes the direction of this performance, which will feature Danza Ritual del Fuego by Manuel de Falla, At World's End by the German Hans Zimmer and Mambo No. 5 by the Cuban Pérez Prado. 

The Primavera Musical cycle has been organised by the wind bands federation Federación Tinerfeña de Bandas de Música since 2005 and has been supported by the Tenerife Island Council since then. As part of this initiative, the public can listen to the 37 wind bands that form the association in the Auditorio de Tenerife's Chamber Hall with free admission until the hall reaches its maximum capacity. This year's edition ends on June 9.

The first two productions are Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos and Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

The programmes Ópera en minúscula (Small format opera) and Ópera barroca (Baroque Opera) are some of the novelties of this cycle.

The audience can subscribe to the season for 100 euros, and under 30s for only 20 euros.

Today, the Tenerife Island Council hosted the presentation of the 2024-2025 season of Ópera de Tenerife.  Five high-end subscription titles have been maintained, with traditional and new titles. The commitments to Ópera en Familia (Family Opera) and Ópera de Cámara (Chamber Opera) have been maintained. Also, new outreach projects are being launched such as Ópera barroca (Baroque Opera) and the Ópera en minúscula (Small format opera) festival, to bring opera to other parts of the island, tackle different formats and initiate collaborations with other institutions.

The island minister of Culture, José Carlos Acha, the deputy minister of Culture of the Government of the Canary Islands, Horacio Umpiérrez, and the artistic director of the Auditorio de Tenerife, José Luis Rivero announced the details of this new series.

José Carlos Acha highlighted that "this year we have five high-level titles, and we have made progress with the baroque opera and some small format models in other spaces, closer to the spectator, with the collaboration of the Government of the Canary Islands and the National Institute for the Performing Arts and Music (INAEM)". "This information reflects months and months of work by the entire team at the Auditorio de Tenerife" stated the island minister.

Horacio Umpiérrez highlighted the level of support from the Government of the Canary Islands since the time of Socaem. He underscored that "the Tenerife Island Council and Auditorio de Tenerife took the bull by the horns when it was necessary to progress towards a different management model that could develop the discipline itself. This model has defined how the other institutions have worked, and now two models coexist naturally in the Canary Islands".

José Luis Rivero stated that "this moment is a party because it marks the start of many months of work and being able to begin selling passes". He noted that one of the objectives was "to be a catalyst for creative developments both in our area and in relationships abroad" and he stated that "the legacy of Ópera de Tenerife for the future is our commitment to contemporary creations". The artistic director of Auditorio de Tenerife also highlighted that "this season is the cheapest in all of Spain".

The five titles included in the pass are the in-house opera production Ariadne auf Naxos  by Richard Strauss (October), Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (November), a production of the Teatro Comunale di Modena; La bella Susona by Alberto Carretero (December), a contemporary proposal co-produced between Tenerife and the Teatro de la Maestranza, Giovanna d'Arco, by Giuseppe Verdi (March), co-produced by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, and Parsifal, symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts by Pedro Halfter (June), an adaptation of the work by Wagner for choir and orchestra.

All of these titles involve the participation of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. The Ópera de Tenerife-Intermezzo choir will participate in all the productions except the season's opening show. The performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Rivero pointed out that this season "marks the culmination of the tetralogy dedicated to women in music history. This fourth year, we are offering another perspective on women's contributions”. He believes that "the aesthetic of the opera of Tenerife works in the sphere of the traditional, the contemporary, and we are broadening out towards the baroque aesthetic and the romantic Lied with different formats. In some programmes such as Ópera en minúscula (Small format opera), we count on significant assistance from the Government of the Canary Islands".

The season begins on 15, 17, and 19 October with our in-house production of the opera in a prologue and one act, Ariadne auf Naxos, by Richard Strauss. This meta-theatre, based on the mythological story of Ariadne, abandoned by her lover Theseus on the Greek island Naxos shortly after helping him to defeat the minotaur, is a testament to the skill of our cast. Commedia dell'arte characters led by Zerbinette, played by the soprano Serena Sáenz, will encourage the princess, the leading role played here by the soprano Irina Churilova, who ends up meeting the god Bacchus, who will be brought to life here by the tenor Michal König. The mezzo-soprano Na'ama Goldman will play the role of composer. The musical direction is by Diego Martín-Etxebarría, and Nicola Berloffa provides the stage direction.

One of the world's most widely performed operas, Madama Butterfly by Puccini, is coming to the Auditorio de Tenerife on 19, 21 and 23 November to move people with the tragic story of Cio-Cio-San. This geisha, played by the soprano Kristine Opolais, puts her all into her marriage with Pinkerton, an American soldier played by tenor Giorgi Sturua, who views her more as a pastime during his time in Japan than as a real partner. The maid Suzuki and the consul Sharpless will be performed by the mezzo-soprano Alisa Kolosova and the baritone Fernando Campero, respectively. Puccini's three acts of this story, celebrating its 120^th anniversary, mix love, betrayal and sacrifice. The musical direction is by Ramón Tebar, while Stefano Monti provides stage direction.

La bella Susona, which takes place on 7 December, tells the story of a young Jewish woman from Seville in the 15^th century. Susona, played by the soprano Daisy Press, betrayed her father, played by the baritone Luis Cansino. She reveals to her lover, a Christian knight played by the tenor José Luis Sola, the existence of a plot, in which her father was the ringleader. The members of the group of conspirators are arrested and executed. La Susona, ostracised and dejected, retires to a convent and orders to place her head above the door of her home upon her death.  Nacho de Paz will be the musical director, while Carlos Wagner will provide the stage design and playwriting.

On 25, 27 and 29 March 2025, Giovanna d'Arco, Verdi's seventh opera will come to the Auditorio de Tenerife. This work tells the story of Joan of Arc, a young French peasant girl in the 15th century who contributed to the coronation of Charles VII as king in his battle against the English invasion during the Hundred Years' War. The archangel Michael and two martyrs spoke to the young girl through visions, which provided the keys to leading battles. The cast of this production is led by two Canarian singers with internationally renowned careers: Yolanda Auyanet as Joan of Arc and Airam Hernández as Monarch. The baritone Juan Jesús Rodríguez will play the shepherd Giacomo. The stage direction of Davide Livermore will complement the musical direction by Lukasz Borowicz.

The last of the subscription titles of the season is Parsifal, a symphonic-choral synthesis in three acts by Pedro Halfter, which will take place on 28 June. After the symphonic poem Tannhäuser in 2023, the Madrid orchestra conductor is returning to Ópera de Tenerife to present a reduced version, with choir and orchestra, of a work by Richard Wagner, whom he admires. On this occasion, it is Parsifal, the magnum opus by the German composer about the life of the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail.

The season includes a variety of shows, each offering a unique experience. Not included in the subscription, we have the Ópera en minúscula (Small format opera) programme at the La Granja Space, a production of the Auditorio de Tenerife, Teatro Extremo and the Community of Madrid. We also have Die Fledermaus (The Bat) by Johann Strauss (December), a collaboration with the Festival de Música de Canarias (Canary Islands Music Festival) and the Teatro Pérez Galdós, and Leonard Bernstein's chamber opera Trouble in Tahiti (January), a revival of the Auditorio de Tenerife production. In January-February, we present a Baroque opera in collaboration with Teatro Guimerá, accompanied by baroque recitals. In addition, we also have the family opera El retablo de maese Pedro, a puppet production by Compañía Etcétera, Teatro Real and Festival de Música y Danza of Granada, and several opera recitals by the soprano Raquel Lojendio.

Also, the partnership with Ramón Gener as ambassador of the Ópera de Tenerife is being renewed for another season through educational talks that will take place before each title to provide context and discover the musical curiosities of the piece. Ramón, who is also a writer and just published his first novel, Historia de un piano (The Tale of a Piano), is returning, accompanied by his characteristic presentations, piano, and voice. The first date with the Catalan populariser will be 10 July at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall.

For the new season, the pass for Tuesday and Thursday is 100 Euros, and Saturday is 150 Euros. Those aged under 30 still have the option to get a subscription for 20 Euros. The offer has discounts for large families, wheelchair users, and the person accompanying them. Current subscription holders can renew now, although if they want to change seats or show day, they have to wait until 14 May.  

The campaign for new subscription holders begins on 11 June, and single tickets for subscription titles -30 Euros for the shows on Tuesday and Thursday and 50 Euros for Saturday- can be purchased from 3 July onwards.

Aside from the special price, subscription holders of the Club Ópera enjoy a series of benefits:

• They guarantee their seat from before the start of the season.
• They are invited to exclusive events for each title.
• They will get a free drink in the interlude of each subscription title.

On the other hand, they are sent the handheld programme via email in advance, have flexibility when making specific changes to their pass, and have a discount and preferential sale for the rest of the season's programme. They can also benefit from discounts in the store, on guided visits and in the café.

Members of the Club Ópera Joven (Youth Opera Club) enjoy some of these benefits: before the start of the season, they can choose their season for each subscription title; they receive their handheld programme in advance, and they can request specific date changes for their subscription. They also have a preferential period of sale, receive personalised assistance via phone and email, and can enjoy a discount in the café at the Auditorio.

All the information about the season and subscriptions can be found at www.auditoriodetenerife.com. The opening hours of the box office and telephone sales (902 317 327) are Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., except public holidays. The information telephone number of the Auditorio de Tenerife, 922 568 625, is open from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., except for public holidays.

This Saturday's concert will also feature a performance by the band of the Fuerteventura Island School.

The Auditorio de Tenerife hosts on Saturday [27th], at 6:00 p.m. in the Chamber Hall a concert by pupils of the Professional Music Conservatoire (CPM) of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The ensembles participating in this event are the orchestra and band of the 2nd Cycle of Professional Training at the CPM and, as a special guest, the band of the Fuerteventura Island School. Entry is free until total capacity is reached.

Through these activities, the CPM of Santa Cruz de Tenerife encourages pupils to participate outside the school environment. This concert aims to show the level and work carried out by the students and teachers of the centre's different specialities and subjects and to create musical links with other musical institutions, in this case, with the Island School of Music of Fuerteventura.

The second cycle orchestra of the CPM of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, formed by thirty musicians, was created to implement the orchestra subject, which, aside from giving students a musical education, also taught how a musician works within the orchestra.

For this event, the second-cycle orchestra of the CPM of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, a group of thirty musicians, will be performing adaptations for a string and percussion orchestra. They will showcase two movements from symphonies by the composers Georges Bizet and Antonín Dvorak, arranged specifically for a youth orchestra by Jeff Manookian. As a surprise element, they will also present a piece from the mid-20th century, featuring unusual instrumentation, which beautifully embodies the English verb "to play" in its double sense: to play an instrument and to play with it.

The 2nd cycle music group is presenting a programme that includes the overture Centuria, followed by the symphonic poem Cassiopeia by the composer Carlos Marques, inspired by Greek mythology. Then, it will be followed by the medley by the rock group Deep Purple and will conclude by adding a touch of colour to the work Copacabana in an arrangement by the maestro Nahoiro Iwai.

The 2nd cycle music group, led by Javier Llopis, is a collaborative effort between 75 3rd—and 4th-year students from Professional Music Teaching. Its annual projects notably include concerts at the conservatoire and in other halls on our island. Recently, it performed at the Training and Conference Centre of Fuerteventura in an exchange educational project with the band of the Island Music School, which is returning the visit with this event.

Thirty musicians form the band from Fuerteventura. Some members are students from the Island School of Music and other former students who want to continue participating in this amateur group that tries to tackle the repertoire of more contemporary bands without forgetting about traditional music. It participates in the concerts that the school regularly organises and collaborates with other public and private entities in various events. Javier Santos currently leads it.

 Some forty dancers are tackling the double programme on Saturday and Sunday, with Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven) and Cantata.

The Auditorio de Tenerife offers two large-scale dance performances with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. The Montreal company will be performing this Saturday (27th) and Sunday (28th) at the Symphony Hall at 8:00 p.m. Based on classical ballet, some forty dancers perform a double programme consisting of the performances of Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven) and Cantata.

The double programme opens with Symphony No 7, a choreography by the multi-award-winning German dancer Uwe Scholz, who passed away in 2004. The dancers enter into a symbiotic relationship with Beethoven's imposing music. The work becomes a leitmotif, with its athletic prowess and unison dance geometry. The dance proposal is structured in four movements that form a succession of different colours and rhythms.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 was first performed in 1813 during the period of the Napoleonic Wars. The piece is named by Richard Wagner as "the apotheosis of dance" and fascinates with its rigorous classicism and its energy. The recording that can be heard during the performance in the Auditorio de Tenerife is by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber (Deutsche Grammophon, 1995).

After a short intermission, the Cantata, by Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti, will begin. With its visceral, passionate gestural language, this piece evokes rugged Mediterranean beauty and embraces the colours of the South. Instinctive and vital, the dance explores the multiple facets of relationships between men and women, from seduction and passion to quarrels and jealousy. The voices and music of the four on-stage singers draw the ten pairs of dancers into the festive working-class atmosphere of Southern Italy, to the sounds of the tambourine and castanets.

Cantata pays homage to Italian culture and its musical tradition. The piece is inspired by Italian music from the 18th and 19th centuries, from lullabies to the pizziche of Salento, and with a nod to Neapolitan serenades. This heritage comes to life on stage through the performance of four singers and musicians, accompanying the dancers to the sound of frame drums and the diatonic button accordion. They interpret traditional Neapolitan songs that immerse the public in the atmosphere of Southern Italy.

As a creation and production company, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens is devoted to developing dance in all its forms, building on the discipline of classical ballet. Under the artistic direction of Ivan Cavallari, some forty Canadian and international dancers bring the great classics of ballet to the stage, as well as the creations and repertoire of established and emerging contemporary artists.

Located in the heart of Montréal's Quartier des spectacles, Les Grands Ballets is committed to giving to as many people as possible access to dance, whether through the Nutcracker Fund for Children, leisure activities in the Grands Ballets Studios or with the National Centre for Dance Therapy (NCDT), which is devoted to greater wellbeing through the benefits of dance. Through the excellence of its productions and the scope of its cultural and social actions, the company seeks to inspire discovery and conjure emotions, stimulate the imagination, convey a passion for dance and create a lasting impact.

The tickets for both performances can be purchased at a single price of €20 and 5 euros for the audience under 30 years of age on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office, or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.

Auditorio de Tenerife recibe del 15 al 25 de abril de 2024 la residencia artística Desmorir, de Masu Fajardo. La muestra de la residencia tendrá lugar el 25 de abril a las 19:30 horas en la Sala Castillo del Auditorio.

Desmorir se encuentra en un proceso incipiente de creación. La autora propone habitar puertas que se abran hacia estados desconocidos, así como la muerte metafórica del concepto de la mirada externa (público) como algo a lo que dejar de complacer- alimentar o satisfacer (dejar de) y, por último, el extrañamiento que produce salirse del ritmo general, ralentizarlo todo y observar. Crear una fricción entre tiempos que nos permitan observar el hueco que aparece y al que asistir en forma de acontecimiento.

Fajardo cita a Byung-Chul Han con Caras de la muerte 'habrá́ que dejar que la muerte hable, concederle la palabra, consciente o in-conscientemente, hasta que ella le bastante a uno toda palabra y toda expresión, hasta que le haga imposible toda posibilidad de expresarse, hasta que se funda con la naturaleza indiferente, con su mudez'. Afinar los oídos y hacer el esfuerzo de descifrar las cacofonías que la muerte guarda para los mortales, concluye la bailarina. 

Algunos de sus trabajos anteriores más conocidos son la Microficciones (cómo desaparecer en escena), Simulación de vacío, el video Equilibrio y otras coreografías, Coreografiar la disidencia, Skachaikovsky, Coreografiar la disidencia, Las reglas del Juego, Sujeto visible-Sujeto invisible, la exposición Manual de coreografías, La Transmisión y  Lo que no se ve. En todos sus proyectos existen ciertos campos de investigación que se tocan entre sí como la desaparición, la ausencia como presencia, la disidencia, la dualidad... 

Masu Fajardo

Nacida en Tenerife en 1978, Masu Fajardo es bailarina, coreógrafa y gestora cultural. Estudió Historia del Arte en la Universidad de La Laguna y un Máster en Gestión Cultural en la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Recibió una beca del Cabildo de Tenerife para ampliar su formación en Barcelona y Ámsterdam. 

Durante su época residiendo en Tenerife comenzó a realizar sus primeras piezas de creación propia junto a la Compañía Nómada. En 2014 Fue ganadora del premio al joven intérprete canario más destacado en el certamen coreográfico internacional de MasdanzaIX.

Se muda a Barcelona en el año 2002 y vive allí hasta 2012. En su etapa en la ciudad catalana colabora con coreógrafos como Carmelo Salazar (Barcelona) Dominik Borouki (Barcelona) en diferentes festivales y espacios de la ciudad.

También trabajó con Olga Mesa en Estrasbourgo con Festival Novelles Dances. Paralelamente, trabajaba en la Compañía Konic Thtr (arte y multimedia) como intérprete, bailarina, performer y activadora de la tecnología en directo. Con esta plataforma artística viajó a México (festival transversales) Moscú, Marruecos, Francia, Sicilia y Nueva York, entre otros, con diferentes espectáculos.

Fue la artista seleccionada para la edición IX de Mugaxaon residiendo en  Arteleku (Donosti) y Fundación Serralves (Oporto), donde se realizaron encuentros de trabajo con artistas como Alice Chauchat, Juan Dominguez, entre otros. Mientras reside en el norte de la Península investiga sobre sus propios intereses que van apuntando hacia la presencia y la ficción-no ficción.

Ha sido artista residente en Hangar de Barcelona, ​​en La Poderosa de La Porta, en L`Estruch de Sabadell y en Solar de TEA Tenerife. 

El chelista Victor Julien-Laferriere actuará como solista invitado en un programa que también contempla partituras de Dutilleux y Stravinsky

La Sinfónica de Tenerife pone el foco en el talento canario en el programa que ofrece este viernes (día 26), a partir de las 19:30 horas en el Auditorio de Tenerife. La orquesta afronta por primera vez la composición Galdosiana, creada por la grancanaria Laura Vega en homenaje al escritor canario Benito Pérez Galdós. El concierto contará con la presencia del director José Luis Gómez, muy vinculado a la formación tinerfeña durante su etapa como violinista, y con la presencia de Victor Julien-Laferriere como solista en el Concierto para violonchelo de Henri Dutilleux. La velada se cierra con la interpretación de Petrushka, de Igor Stravinski.

El director José Luis Gómez, de origen venezolano y miembro de la Sinfónica de Tenerife durante años, considera a la orquesta “su hogar”, ya que ha crecido musicalmente, “como solista y director en las diferentes ocasiones que he tenido el honor de dirigirla”. Para Gómez, este programa “es muy especial”, ya que “pone de manifiesto la excelente calidad artística de la orquesta al interpretar piezas importantísimas del repertorio del siglo XX”. Además, destaca “la labor de difusión de compositores contemporáneos y de nuestra tierra como Laura Vega”. En este sentido, destaca Galdosiana como “bellísima composición inspirada en la inmensa figura del escritor canario Benito Perez Galdós”.

Galdosiana es una obra contemporánea firmada en 2020 por Laura Vega que nace de un encargo de la Joven Orquesta de Canarias y la Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España para homenajear al escritor Benito Pérez Galdós. En su recorrido melancólico y apasionado, se desgrana de forma repetitiva el arrorró canario, así como ecos de Schumann, Stravinski o Beethoven, compositores de referencia del literato canario.

A continuación sonará Tout un monde lointain… Concierto para violonchelo de Henri Dutilleux, una composición de 1970 dedicada al legendario violonchelista Mstislav Rostropóvich. La atmósfera onírica, misteriosa y sensual del poema de Charles Baudelaire, La chevelure, del que se tomó el título de la obra, se plasma en esta partitura en la que Victor Julien-Laferriere será el solista en la actuación en el Auditorio de Tenerife.

En la segunda parte del concierto, la Sinfónica abordará Petrushka de Igor Stravinski, una pieza de ballet cuyo argumento descubre a la marioneta tradicional rusa homónima que cobra vida en el carnaval de San Petersburgo. Se trata de un trabajo, compuesto en 1911 y revisado en 1947, que representa un elemento crucial del camino hacia la modernidad musical del siglo XX con sus rupturas melódicas, armónicas, tímbricas, rítmicas y formales.

José Luis Gómez, actual director musical de la Sinfónica de Tucson, ha sido reconocido internacionalmente con diferentes menciones como el Primer Premio del Concurso Internacional de Dirección Sir Georg Solti en 2010, lo que le valió para ser designado director asistente de la Sinfónica de la Radio de Fráncfort. También fue director principal de la Orquesta 1813 Teatro Sociale di Como entre 2012 y 2015.

Gómez ha trabajado con diferentes orquestas como la Sinfónica de RTVE, Weimar Staatskapelle Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Sinfónica de Hamburgo, Karlsruhe Staatstheater Orchester, Basel Sinfonietta, Orquestra Sinfônica do Porto, Pomeriggi Musicali de Milán, Sinfonía Varsovia, SWR Radio Sinfonie-Orchester Stuttgart, Sinfónica de Houston, National Arts Centre Orchestra de Ottawa, Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, Orquesta Nacional de Perú o las orquestas sinfónicas de Colorado, Alabama o Louisiana.

Ganador del Primer Premio del Concurso Queen Elisabeth en 2017, Victor Julien-Laferrière fue descrito como "uno de los talentos más fiables de la joven generación de violonchelistas franceses" por la revista Diapason; recibió en Francia en 2018 la Victoire de la Musique como solista instrumental del año. Durante esta temporada, además de su presencia en Tenerife, actúa con la Orquesta Nacional de Lille y la Filarmónica de Timisoara. También es invitado por la Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, en Utrecht con la Netherlands Radio Philharmonic y en Bruselas con la Orquesta Nacional de Bélgica.

Laura Vega protagonizará la charla previa que ofrece la Asociación Tinerfeña de Amigos de la Música. La compositora grancanaria explicará los detalles de Galdosiana a partir de las 18:30 horas en la Sala Avenida, ubicada en el hall del Auditorio de Tenerife.

Las entradas para este concierto podrán adquirirse hasta el mismo día del evento, a través de la página web www.sinfonicadetenerife.es, en la taquilla del propio recinto cultural del Cabildo o de forma teléfonica en el 902 317 327, de lunes a viernes de 10:00 a 17:00 horas, y sábados de 10:00 a 14:00 horas.