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.
Garikoitz Mendizabal and the Basque National Orchestra release their ‘Gutizia’ album
This new double album includes nine pieces written by authors of a variety of origins and 84 minutes of music that travel around the world to show an instrument with deep roots in Basque culture, the txistu (a type of flute).
Gutizia is the result of many years of work and the creation of a repertoire for this instrument by txistu player Garikoitz Mendizabal: ‘All I am doing is giving you my time, my enthusiasm and my excitement’.
The recording was directed by the Associate Conductor of the Basque National Orchestra, Jaume Santonja: ‘The result is magnificent, the influences are cross-cutting and enrich all those involved’.
Presentation of the 21-22 Season of the Music Room series
The Basque National Orchestra presents three productions in this new Season of its educational series: ‘Euskadiko Orkestra Cirkus’, a production of its own that is currently being launched; ‘Living Room Music’, also a production by the orchestra; and ‘Puss in Boots’, by the Per Poc puppet group, adapted to the Basque language for the first time (‘Botadun katua’).
The wide offering of Concerts for Schoolchildren and Family Concerts in San Sebastian and Vitoria-Gasteiz, which together form the main core of the series, will be completed with an open rehearsal and other activities.
The new album by Kalakan and the Basque National Orchestra is out now, right before a concert tour
The album, which includes twelve traditional Basque songs recorded under the Elkar label, has been released today, 18 October, and is available in all main retailers and on digital platforms.
To present the album, both Basque ensembles have organised five concerts in Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Donostia/San Sebastian from 20 October to 5 November. 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 starts the selection procedure for one concertmaster and two viola tutti positions
Registration is open to apply for both selection procedures, which will be held in February and March 2022.
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.