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Friday 19 November, 2021

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.

Monday 18 October, 2021

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

Friday 08 October, 2021

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.

Wednesday 29 September, 2021

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.

Tuesday 14 September, 2021

The Basque National Orchestra and Kalakan will offer five concerts between 20 October and 5 November

The two ensembles will present their new record in each of the concerts in Pamplona, Vitoria, Bilbao, Saint-Jean-de-Luz and San Sebastian. This has been released on the Elkar label and includes twelve traditional Basque songs. 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.

Thursday 09 September, 2021

The Basque National Orchestra presents ‘Americascapes’, the second recording under the direction of Robert Trevino and the Ondine label

The new album published by the Ondine (Naxos Group) label and titled ‘Americascapes’ was released internationally this week. Under the direction of Robert Trevino, this new album recording focuses on four not very widely-known American authors —Loeffler, Ruggles, Hanson and Cowell— and will be on sale from 1 October. 

The first recording of this series was dedicated to the symphonic works by Maurice Ravel and is having an extraordinary reception in specialised media across the international scene.