Víctor Pablo Pérez will conduct the Symphony Orchestra, four soloists and the choirs of the Comunidad de Madrid and the Opera de Tenerife

 

Auditorio de Tenerife celebrates its first twenty years of history this week with a concert featuring the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, the choirs of the Comunidad de Madrid and Ópera de Tenerife - conducted by Josep Vidal - and the soloists Krassimira Stoyanova (Bulgarian soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor from Tenerife), Oleysa Petrova (Russian mezzo-soprano) and Alessio Cacciamani (Italian bass), all of them conducted by Víctor Pablo Pérez. The concerts will be performed in the Symphony Hall on 29 and 30 September at 7:30 p.m.

The president of the Island Council, Rosa Dávila, believes that “the construction of this auditorium was an architectural milestone that has left its mark and turned this iconic place into a symbol of the identity of Tenerife over the last two decades” and he remembered Adán Martín, “who we must thank for the fact that Tenerife can proudly show off facilities that overlook the Atlantic.”

The vice-president of the Council and delegate for Tourism, Lope Afonso, acknowledged that “the Auditorio de Tenerife is an image that is recognised both inside and outside of Tenerife and the Canaries. It plays a key role in the outside image of the island projects, but over these twenty years, it has also hosted many congresses and events in the business sector, which reflects the strategy for island progress. In addition, it has been a clear benchmark for cultural events, particularly music events which have projected the image of the island abroad at the highest level.”

In turn, the island minister for Culture, José Carlos Acha, stated “I want to highlight everyone, technicians and performers as well as audience members who have passed through the Auditorio de Tenerife over these first twenty years. With their effort, they have positioned it as the largest production centre for shows in the Canaries and as a benchmark on the national and international circuit for performing arts and music.”

The concert programme on Friday and Saturday will start with Royal Fanfare (2003), work commissioned for the inauguration of the Auditorio de Tenerife from the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The central work of the concert is the Messa da Requiem (1874) by Giuseppe Verdi.

The tickets for the Saturday concert (30th) are sold out. Those for the Friday concert (29th) can be purchased at a special price of €10 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.

The Auditorio de Tenerife was opened in 2003. Since then, it has hosted thousands of artistic shows at the highest national and international level. Notable figures have also passed through the facilities of this cultural venue such as several heads of state, politicians, scientists, and winners of the Prince of Asturias awards. It is also the setting for film and advertising shoots, events, and conferences.

This avant-garde work by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava covers 23,000 square metres. It combines the spectacular nature of a unique building enveloped in shiny white. It was created using the trencadís technique (uneven pieces of tile arranged as a mosaic) with a large square and the immense Atlantic Ocean behind it.

Its main auditoriums are the Symphony and Chamber halls, each one with a maximum capacity of 1,616 and 422 seats. Additionally, it offers multipurpose space such as the Castillo, Puerto, and Alisios halls, and communal space such as the square and foyer.