Symphonic Season

Sorozabal / Mahler

M. Ravel
Alborada del gracioso [8']

P. Sorozabal
7 Lieder [16']

G. Mahler
Symphony No.5 [68']

Antonio Méndez
Conductor

Sofía Esparza

Euskadiko Orkestra

Date & Place

24November, 2025Monday, 19:30 h.Vitoria-GasteizJesus Guridi (No tickets)Eitb
25November, 2025Tuesday, 19:30 h.Pamplona-IruñaBaluarteEitb
28November, 2025Friday, 19:00 h.BarcelonaL'Auditori
29November, 2025Saturday, 19:00 h.BarcelonaL'Auditori
30November, 2025Sunday, 11:00 h.BarcelonaL'Auditori

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Information

Antonio Méndez, one of Spain's most internationally renowned conductors, will lead the Basque National Orchestra on its visit to L'Auditori de Barcelona, with a Basque programme that sets out a suggestive contrast of aesthetic currents. On the one hand, the French sonorous hedonism of Maurice Ravel, whose Alborada del gracioso exudes Andalusian aromas, with its elegant orchestral palette; on the other, the Germanic tradition that informed the writing of Pablo Sorozabal, trained in Leipzig and Berlin. In his 7 Lieder from 1929, Central European harmonic and contrapuntal architecture coexist with Basque folklore and language, a fusion that is to meet its ideal interpreter in the Navarrese soprano Sofía Esparza. The programme will be rounded off by one of Gustav Mahler's most tragic creations: Symphony No. 5, written after a haemorrhage that brought him to the brink of death. During his recovery, he wrote this symphony of awakening, which opens with a haunting trumpet solo.



Artists

Antonio Méndez

Antonio Méndez

Director

Sofía Esparza

Sofía Esparza

Soprano

Euskadiko Orkestra

Euskadiko Orkestra

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