The 43rd edition of the Torroella de Montgrí Festival will take place between July 29 and August 18 with 17 concerts which offer a musical trip of five centuries from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
The program will have an important presence of vocal music and follows the Festival’s philosophy of combining artists with a recognized career with young musical values that are beginning to stand out internationally.
17 concerts to enjoy the Classical Music
The Torroella Festival will open its 43rd edition with an own production of the Oratorio Giuseppe Riccinos by the Catalan composer Domènec Terradellas; and will close it with the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, who will perform the Goldberg Variations.
Other names in the festival are the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the tenor Mark Padmore, the French violinist Amandine Beyer and her group Gli Incogniti; Caribbean soprano Jeanine De Bique accompanied by Concerto Köln; the French ensemble Le Poème Harmonique under the direction of Vincent Dumestre; The pianist Juliana Avdeeva; the debut concert in Torroella of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, under the direction of the British Daniel Harding; the Gerhard Quartet in co-production with the Donoistiarra Musical Fortnight; the soprano Erika Grimaldi; the pianist Albert Guinovart; The Vallès Symphony Orchestra and the pianist Marco Mezquida; the L’Arpeggiata group; The Sacqueboutiers; and a Festival classic name such as Joaquín Achúcarro.
Tickets for the 43rd edition of the Torroella Festival will be on sale to the general public from Sunday 21 May.
