Comienza la Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, con una edición histórica full de estrenos y grandes nombres
The 86th edition of the Donostiarra festival was inaugurated this August 1 with the ballet Requiem (s) and will count for the first time with the presence of orchestras such as the Opera de Paris and the Gewandhausorchester de Leipzig
La Quincena Musical de San Sebastián da hoy el pistoletazo de salida a su 86ª edición, una entrega que su director, Patrick Alfaya, ha definido como "una edición de muchas primera veces." Del 1 al 29 de agosto, el festival acogerá 74 conciertos y shows que reunir a figuras y formaciones de primer nivel internacional, con multiples estrenos en el tamen.
"Por primera, la Quincena recibirá a la Orquesta de la Ópera Nacional de Paris, la Gewandhausorchester de Leipzig y la Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana-Palau de les Arts. "
The clausura will also be the protagonist for a long-awaited debut: The Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig, under the direction of Andris Nelsons, will offer a double quote. The 28th of August will act together with violinist Hillary Hahn, and the 29th day, together with Orfeón Donostiarra, will perform Un réquiem alemán de Brahms.
Otro de los platos fuerte de esta edición será la reposición en versión concierto de la ópera "Amaya" de Jesús Guridi, el 9 de agosto, con la participación de la Euskadiko Orkestra, el Coro Easo y un elenco de solistas vascos.
The tenor donostiarra Xabier Anduaga will be one of the protagonists of the Quincena, with two outstanding performances: one together with the Orchestra of the Comunitat Valenciana and the Orfeón Donostiarra in the Kursaal, and another in recital format at the Victoria Eugenia theatre.
Además, the festival rendirá homenaje al 150º aniversario del nacimiento de Maurice Ravel con un programa especial a cargo de la Orquesta de la Ópera de Paris directed by Thomas Adès, who will also present one of his own compositions.
The programming will also include a version of the concert of "West Side Story", the return of Jordi Savall the 24th of August, and shows in shows such as the theatre Victoria Eugenia, which acogerá from piano concerts of Mitsuko Uchida to the premiere of the children's opera Nizugu.
An ambivalent edition, diversa and marked by the debut, which reflects the quincena musical as uno de los grandes festivales europeos de música clásica y escénica.
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