Jesús Torres premieres his first symphony

Posted by Marcel Soleda on September 29, 2005  |  Leave a comment

The composer Jesús Torres will première his First Simphony on October 13th. This work was comissioned by the RTVE Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

The concerts will be held at the Teatro Monumental in Madrid, conducted by Adrian Leaper. On the 14th October the concert will be live on Radio Clásica RNE.

New CD of Jesús Rueda – Sinfonías

Posted by Marcel Soleda on November 24, 2004  |  Leave a comment

Tritó just has been published the first CD devoted entirely to the music of our award-winning composer. The recordings include Viaje imaginario, performed by the Symphonieorchester Concierto München, conducted by Carlos Domínguez-Nieto, Symphony no. 1 “Laberinto” with the Spanish National Youth Orchestra conducted by Ernest Martínez-Izquierdo, and Symphony no. 2 “Acerca del límite” as performed by the Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra under the baton of James MacMillan.

Successfull career

Posted by Marcel Soleda on November 21, 2004  |  Leave a comment

Lauded by the critics as “one of the top composers of our day” and “an artist who appears to be following the path of the great masters”, over the course of his career he has been honoured with several major international awards, including from the IRCAM Reading Panel (1995), Forum Junger Komponisten of Cologne (1992) and the Spanish Society of Authors (SGAE) in 1990, for his Chamber Concerto no. 1 and in 1991 for Mas la Noche. He has been resident composer with the Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE) and represented Spain at the Symphonic Variations of Europe organized by the EFNYO (Amsterdam) with his Symphony no. 1 “Laberinto” and the International Composers’ Tribune (UNESCO, Rostrum) with Symphony no. 2 “Acerca del Límite”. He is a founding member of “Música Presente”. At present he is resident composer with the Cadaqués Orchestra.”

A year to remember

Posted by Marcel Soleda on November 20, 2004  |  Leave a comment

Over the course of the year 2004 there have been numerous performances of Jesús Rueda’s works, several of which merit special mention. Last May James MacMillan conducted the Spanish Radio and Television (RTVE) Orchestra in a performance of Rueda’s 1st Symphonies and 2nd Symphonie.

The prestigious Arditti String Quartet also honoured him with a concert consisting entirely of his quartets in September at the Alicante Contemporary Music Festival. Finally, the Cadaqués Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, performed his work Elephant Skin during their tour of Spain this past October. The main concert was held at the Madrid Auditorio as part of the Ibermúsica concert season.

Premiere of Concert for piano by Xavier Benguerel

Posted by Marcel Soleda on October 2, 2004  |  Leave a comment

This coming 26 November Xavier Benguerel’s Concerto for Piano will premiere at the Auditori in Barcelona. Commissioned by the OBC, the work will be performed by the same orchestra conducted by Josep Caballé Domenech and with the soloist Albert Attenelle. There will be further performances on the 27th and the 28th.

(L’Auditori, Barcelona, 26 November 2004, 9pm; 27 November, 7pm; and 28 November, 11am)

Barcelona première of Guinjoan’s, Concerto for clarinet and orchestra

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 23, 2004  |  Leave a comment

“This past 16 April, the Auditori de Barcelona hosts the premier of Concerto for Clarinet and orchestra by Joan Guinjoan. The clarinet soloist is Lluna, who will be accompanied by the OBC conducted by first conductor Martínez-Izquierdo.

Tritó has already published his Symphony nº 2, “Ciutat de Tarragona” and Pantonal for orchestra. We will soon be publishing Verbum for piano. Guinjoan composed the opera Gaudí, which will premier at the Liceu in 2005.”

Premiere of Puerto’s Nigredo and Advenit

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 22, 2004  |  Leave a comment

“The “Octeto Ibérico” leaded by Elías Arizcuren, premiered the del Puerto’s Nigredo , at CCCB inside the Contemporary Music Festival Barcelona on 31 March.

In other news, del Puerto’s work for chamber ensemble and clarinet Advenit was premiered this 7 April during the Religious Music Week in the city of Cuenca. The clarinet soloist will be Lluna, to whom the work is dedicated.

Tritó has recently published his String Quartet and  Mirada and is preparing the publication of “Nigredo”, “Advenit”, “Diario”, “Nocturno”, for soprano and “Trio with piano”. Del Puerto is also the author of “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” and “Mito”, for 13 instruments, among many other works.”

Torres La Tumba de Antígona draws acclaim

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 20, 2004  |  Leave a comment

“This past 13 February, the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by the first conductor Pons, premiered to great acclaim La tumba de Antígona by the Spanish composer Torres, at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid.

Tritó has recently published his String Trio , Itzal for accordion, Preludios I-IV for piano. Soon to be published: Cadenza for piano, and “ Crepuscular and “La Tumba de Antígona” for orchestra. Torres also composed Concerto for piano , recently recorded for the RTVE-Música label.Jesús Torres has also been chosen to compose the commissioned work for the 7th Competition, which will be held in Barcelona on 29 July 2004.”

18th-century Catalan orchestral music in Poland

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 19, 2004  |  Leave a comment

This past 18 February, the conductor Moraleda gave, at the Pomeranian Philharmonic Hall (Poland), a concert devoted exclusively to 18th-century Catalan orchestral music.

The programme comprised symphonies, overtures and concertos by Sor, Baguer, Terradellas, Duran and the brothers Joan and Josep Pla, all published by Tritó. The works were performed by the Capella Bydgostiensis and the concert was supported by the Cervantes Institute of Warsaw.

Coming publication of La rosa del azafrán

Posted by Marcel Soleda on March 19, 2004  |  Leave a comment

Tritó will soon be publishing Guerrero’s popular zarzuela “La rosa del azafrán“. This edition, the first of this work, is the result of the continuing joint efforts by Tritó and the Fundación Guerrero to publish a definitive edition of Guerrero’s works.

La rosa del azafrán will be performed 20 to 24 April in Seville at the Teatro de La Maestranza and 1 to 8 June in Oviedo at the Teatro Campoamor. In both cases it is the same production that was performed last year at the Teatro de la Zarzuela of Madrid.

In other news Tritó and the Fundación Guerrero are continuing with the publication of the eight volumes of the composer’s Romanzas y Canciones . The first two volumes came out last year and the remaining six are scheduled to come out during 2004.