Fernando Velázquez releases his new album ‘Viento’, recorded with the Basque National Orchestra
On 18 March Fernando Velázquez, a multi-award-winning composer and orchestra conductor, released his new album ‘Viento’ recorded a few months ago with the Basque National Orchestra, cellist Johannes Moser and the Kup Taldea choir.
The album contains three works of his own, “Concierto para violonchelo”, “Cantata de estío” and “Viento del oeste”, and is a very special release for Velázquez as it is his first musical production that is not part of a film or theatre project.
Robert Trevino goes for a fully American-flavoured programme with Bernstein and Zhou
The “Symphonic Dances” from "West Side Story" and "Symphony No. 2" by Bernstein and the "Concerto for Orchestra" by Zhou make up the new programme of concerts that the Basque National Orchestra will offer between 21 and 25 February.
The Basque National Orchestra reviewed in the pages of The New Yorker
The weekly publication from New York, one of the most important in its genre worldwide, has dedicated a special mention to the Basque National Orchestra and its two recent recordings, Ravel and Americascapes, directed by Robert Trevino under the Ondine label.
Basque National Orchestra is Gramophone's ‘Orchestra of the Month’
The prestigious classical music magazine has singled out the Basque National Orchestra in its January issue, awarding it a recognition that no other Spanish orchestra had received until now.
2021, a year of a great harvest of recordings for the Basque National Orchestra
The Basque National Orchestra has recorded four new highly-relevant albums that it adds to its vast recording collection: an album of orchestral works by Maurice Ravel; a selection of works by little-known but important American authors under the title 'Americascapes'; an album with traditional Basque works recorded with the Kalakan trio; and 'Gutizia', which puts the 'txistu' centre stage with Garikoitz Mendizabal.
All of the albums are on sale at retailers and on the usual digital platforms.
The Basque National Orchestra cancels its December trip to Salzburg
Invited to give three concerts at the prestigious Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg on 15, 16 and 17 December, the Basque National Orchestra has decided to cancel its trip due to the current situation caused by Covid and a possible extension of restrictions in Austria. Right now, the entire population is in lockdown, in principle, until 13 December.