The Latin Grammy winner gives a recital of works by Bach-Busoni, Chopin and Schumann on Tuesday [13th].

 

The Auditorio de Tenerife is a cultural venue linked to the Department of Culture of Tenerife Island's Council that is managed by its island's Minister of Culture, Enrique Arriaga. On Tuesday [13th] at 7:00 p.m. it offers a concert by the Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero. Bach-Busoni, Chopin, Schumann and improvisations is the title of the concert by the Latin Grammy award-winning artist, which takes place in the Chamber Hall.

For the first time, Gabriela Montero presents herself to the Tenerife public with a performance during which she will display her talent for improvisation, thanks to which she has achieved great international recognition and a multitude of followers all over the world.

After an initial part with works by Bach-Busoni, Chopin and Schumann, a romantic repertoire that she is a regular performer of, Gabriela Montero will invite the audience of Auditorio de Tenerife to suggest musical themes on which to improvise. In this way, she composes new works in real-time, giving the audience a unique musical experience.

Gabriela Montero has performed in the most prestigious halls, such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Berlin Philharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Sydney Opera House, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Orchard Hall of Tokyo and at the festivals in Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lucerne, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Lugano, among others.

She has played with many of the best orchestras: the philharmonic orchestras of Los Angeles, New York, Liverpool and Dresden, the symphony orchestras of Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Toronto, Gewandhaus de Leipzig, Cleveland, City of Birmingham, Vienna Symphony, among others.

Winner of the prestigious Heidelberger Frühling Music Award in 2018 and the 4th International Beethoven Award de Bonn in 2019, in 2015 she also won the Latin Grammy for best classical music album: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto - Montero: ExPtria. Likewise, this Latin American pianist and composer won two Echo Klassik Awards.

Gabriela is an honorary consul for Amnesty International and was nominated by the Human Rights Foundation for her fight for human rights in her native Venezuela. She was invited to the 2013 "Women of the World" Festival in London and twice to the Davos-Klosters World Economic Forum (Switzerland). In 2012 she received the Rockefeller Award for her contribution to the Arts, and in 2008 she was invited to play at the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.

Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 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. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.