The Basque National Orchestra to start off the 25/26 Season by participating in ‘Amaya’ by Guridi at the Musical Fortnight

The concert version of this opera in Basque will take place on Saturday 9 August (20:00) at the Kursaal. Also in concert version, the Basque National Orchestra is participating in the performance of Bernstein's 'West Side Story' on August 20th (20:00) at the Kursaal.

In addition to this dual participation in the San Sebastian festival, the Basque National Orchestra will make several recordings this August, including a recording of Aldave's masterpiece, 'Akelarre'.

Season 25-26

The Basque National Orchestra presents a very feminine, highly choral, very youthful, powerful and Season with deep roots.

Great works of the symphonic repertoire will be performed, works of reference and also newer works that are to become part of our heritage, such as the premiere of the most recent symphonic work by Felix Ibarrondo, 'Guernica'.  

To make this programme possible, the orchestra will welcome up to 24 artists, three choirs and a guest orchestra. 

The Basque representation will be important, both in terms of composition (Ravel, Arriaga, Sorozábal, Bernaola, Ibarrondo) and performance.(Miren Urbieta-Vega, Sofía Esparza, Marifé Nogales, Elena Sancho Pereg, Marta Zabaleta, Landarbaso Abesbatza, Orfeón Donostiarra, Vocalia Taldea).

The orchestra will undertake the first recording of 'Akelarre', a masterpiece by the Navarrese composer Pascual Aldave which will remain an important legacy in the catalogue pf Basque compositions. 

And it will return to the Auditorium of Barcelona, in an exchange with its orchestra, and also to the Soriano Musical Autumn.

Roberto Ugarte Alvarado is proposed by the Board of Directors for the general management of the Basque National Orchestra

The appointment became official following its approval by the Governing Council on Tuesday 8 April.

His joining the Basque National Orchestra represents the return of a talent who has been trained and experienced in managing renowned musical entities.

120 voices needed for the new ‘Abestu Euskadiko Orkestrarekin’ initiative

This is the first edition of a participatory project in which non-professional singers will have an opportunity to go on stage and sing with Basque National Orchestra in the “Sing with the Basque Orchestra” initiative. 

Singing ‘Va Pensiero’, ‘Il Trovatore’ and ‘Maite’ can come true for those wishing to sing live alongside a great orchestra.

The Basque National Orchestra and Robert Treviño present their new album ‘American Opus’, released under the Ondine label

The new album released by the Ondine label (Naxos Group) has been on sale since 1st November and is the second volume of 'Americascapes', a series of albums that aims to raise awareness of works by little-known American composers. The first volume in 2021 saw great success with international critics.

This new volume features works by George Walker, George Crumb and Silvestre Revueltas.

Music Room presents its most inclusive and comprehensive Season to date

The Basque National Orchestra’s educational and social cycle kicks off this Season 24/25 with more activities than ever before: over 70. And, most importantly, it is more inclusive than ever with many of these activities adopting its most transversal and necessary approach to date: making the orchestra an active instrument for various forms of social inclusion and a mainstay for the country using song. 

The cycle premieres four of its own productions: ‘Ilargiari kantari’, ‘Musika tantak, ‘Logelan logale’ and ‘Misterioa’, a show that starts this week with 3,300 schoolchildren. This first production will also feature a Family Concert this Saturday 19th October at 12:00, in Miramon, with tickets now on sale.