Albanian violinist Smerald Spahiu acts as conductor and soloist in this concert by the Orquestra Simfònica Illes Balears in Cala Figuera, with which it celebrates the start of the 8th Vila de Santanyí International Music Festival.
Also participating are Christine Schedukat (violin), Margarita Navarro (violin), Maria Luisa Payeras (violin), Gabriel Martí (violin), Pavel Penev (violin), Ferenç Racz (violin), Beth Super (violin), Roberto Moragón (violin) , Francisco Sard (violin), Carmen Fullana (violin), Marta Hatler (viola), Jun Kuroki (viola), Luis Correa (cello), Miriam Jiménez (cello), Manuela Torres (cello) and Josef Szafranski (double bass).
The program is made up of:
Holberg Suite, by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Prelude
Sarabanda
Gavotte
Musette
Air
Rigodon
The Four Seasons, by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto No. 1 in E major op.8 RV. 269 "Spring"
Allegro
Largo e pianissimo
Allegro pastorale
Concerto No. 2 in G minor op.8 RV. 315 "The Summer"
Allegro non molto
Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
Presto
Las cuatro estaciones porteñas, by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Otoño porteño
Invierno porteño
Simple Simphony, by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Boisterous Bourrée
Playful Pizzicato
Sentimental Saraband
Frolicsome Finale
The VIII Vila de Santanyí International Music Festival is organized and sponsored by the Santanyí Town Council and the Associació d'Amics de la Música de les Illes Balears Aulos. Programmed are five free concerts from July 16 to October 4, 2020 in different spaces of the municipality, both open and closed. In this eighth edition of the festival, the resident artist is Menéndez Rojas (Palma, 1956), of whom an exhibition of paintings can be seen.
Given the current health situation, the Vila de Santanyí International Music Festival has adopted exceptional prevention measures in accordance with state regulations, so we recommend reading the festival's operating rules in the ticket reservation link.
