The Basque Orchestra’s German tour announced

The Orchestra's German visit starting Thursday 16th was announced at its Miramon headquarters. Iñigo Alberdi, General Manager of the OSE, Mikhail Becker, intendant at the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, presently attending the Subscribers' Season, and Eduardo Jiménez, Corporate Marketing Director of Ingeteam, the company sponsoring the tour, unveiled the details of the exchange currently at the centre of the Orchestra's activity.

Mikhail Becker, intendant at the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the guest orchestra now bringing the Basque Orchestra Season to a close with concerts in its four regular capitals, said that the Basque Orchestra will be a powerful ambassador of Basque Culture in Germany on presenting the work of Arriaga, a composer unknown to German audiences, admitting that a similar exercise is more complicated for the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker since everyone knows Schumann and Brahms. Mikhail also praised the acoustics of the Kursaal auditorium following their yesterday's debut in the hall and underlined the importance for an orchestra of having the opportunity to play live to different audiences. He continued with the assurance that the cost of this, their first Spanish tour, will have clear-cut returns, and pointed out that it has been hailed as a major cultural event widely covered by the press. According to Becker, playing in Euskadi is hugely attractive for its very different culture, comparable with other countries enjoying equally important tradition, like Finland.

Eduardo Jiménez, Corporate Marketing Director of Ingeteam, sponsors of the German tour, said that it was a privilege to be able to back new projects by the Basque Orchestra and stated his satisfaction at sponsoring its new international tour, giving them the opportunity to act as a link between industry and culture, two areas so apparently different from one another. This is a way of putting Ingeteam in touch with society. The vocation of the Basque Orchestra to take culture abroad coincides with Ingeteam's international vocation.

Regarding the tour, the Basque Orchestra is already preparing the concerts to be given in Düsseldorf and Gütersloh from June 17th-20th under the direction of its Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and with the cellist Gautier Capuçon as guest soloist. Prior to this, on the 15th, the Orchestra will present the programme at San Sebastián's Victoria Eugenia Theatre.