The Sunday matinee features the duo of Daniel Oyarzabal and Miriam Hontana

 

The Auditorio de Tenerife in collaboration with San Miguel Arcángel Royal Canarian Academy of Fine Arts, is offering one of the concerts of its organ cycle this Sunday (26 January) in the Symphony Hall. The matinee Las estaciones de Vivaldi  features the duo of organist Daniel Oyarzabal and violinist Miriam Hontana.

The Auditorio organ, built by Albert Blancafort and his team, is a 21st-century instrument unique not only for its design but also for its sound and musical ranges. The sounds are produced by 3,835 pipes housed in the walls of the emblematic Symphony Hall. The organist controls them from on-stage through the console and the four keyboards that he can play. This time, the violin has been included as the main new addition in this opening concert of the 2025 organ series.

The concert begins with Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 227) by Bach, followed by two transcriptions arranged for organ by Daniel Oyarzabal. These include movements from Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet," Op. 64, and the overture from Rossini's La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie).

The second half of the program features three selections from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, allowing the audience to experience Spring, Summer, and Winter this Sunday at Symphony Hall in the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Daniel Oyarzabal has built an extensive international career, performing in over 25 countries across Europe, Asia, and America. He studied in Vitoria, Vienna, The Hague, and Amsterdam. His accolades include the Special Press Award at the National Competition for Young Performers in Ibiza (1991), First Place at the Rome International Music Competition (1998), and Third Place at the XIX Nijmegen International Competition in the Netherlands (2002). He currently teaches Composition at the TAI School of the Arts and serves as the principal organist for the Spanish National Orchestra.

Miriam Hontana has worked tirelessly as a concert soloist, performing at international festivals in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Argentina, and China.

In 2021, she founded the group OBNI, with which she has recently recorded an album featuring Bach and Vivaldi’s concertos for solo violin. OBNI made its debut at the International Festival of Religious Art in the Community of Madrid, and over its brief existence, it has already performed at notable events such as the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music in August 2022.Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €15 and €5 for the audience under 30 years 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.