The Miramón Matinées are back next Saturday 2 October
The Basque National Orchestra's chamber music series celebrates its 30th season and arrives with several new additions to celebrate this important milestone: the participation of renowned international soloists who perform in the Season Concerts (Dmitri Makhtin, Alexey Stadler, Varvara) and an open general rehearsal with the entire orchestra under the baton of Robert Trevino, among others.
The series gets off to a strong start with two Matinées this Saturday, 2 October, and the following Saturday, 9 October, with a range of the chamber music “Brahms Fest” repertoire that inaugurates the orchestra's Season Concerts.
The Basque National Orchestra and Kalakan will offer five concerts between 20 October and 5 November
The two ensembles will present their new record in each of the concerts in Pamplona, Vitoria, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and San Sebastian. This has been released on the Elkar label and includes twelve traditional Basque songs. Tickets for all the concerts are now on sale at a price of between 10 and 26 euros.
This project is presented within the framework of the ‘KlasikAT’ initiative, through which the Basque National Orchestra carries out musical production that goes beyond the boundaries of the more typical repertoires.
The Basque National Orchestra presents ‘Americascapes’, the second recording under the direction of Robert Trevino and the Ondine label
The new album published by the Ondine (Naxos Group) label and titled ‘Americascapes’ was released internationally this week. Under the direction of Robert Trevino, this new album recording focuses on four not very widely-known American authors —Loeffler, Ruggles, Hanson and Cowell— and will be on sale from 1 October.
The first recording of this series was dedicated to the symphonic works by Maurice Ravel and is having an extraordinary reception in specialised media across the international scene.
21/22 Season: Optimism, discovery, and inspiring music
The recovery of artists and musical works that had been scheduled a year ago, the discovery of a lot of inspiring music, and the reaffirmation of our important role in Basque society are the main features of this new concert Season.
To help with this goal, we will see established figures such as Pinchas Steinberg, Pinchas Zukerman, Pietari Inkinen, Mei-Ann Chen, Varvara, Yulianna Avdeeva, and Dmitri Makhtin passing through our auditoriums. We will welcome great artists from our land, such as Ainhoa Arteta, Asier Polo, the Orfeón Donostiarra Choir, and the Orfeón Pamplonés Choir.
Robert Trevino, new Principal Guest Conductor of the RAI Torino
Trevino will be the Principal Guest Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, a highly prestigious orchestra in Italy, work that he will combine with his position in the Basque National Orchestra.
In their first joint record, the Basque National Orchestra and Robert Trevino present the most universal of Basque composers: Ravel
Launched internationally just a few days ago with Ondine Records, this eagerly-awaited and demanding recording of Ravel's orchestral works has been on the cards for some time.