Jesús Torres premieres music for public child with Cuentos de Andersen

Posted by Marcel Soleda on May 1, 2006  |  Leave a comment

This coming Sunday, 7 May, the Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid hosts the premiere of the first work by Jesús Torres for children. Cuentos de Andersen is a selection of stories put to music by Torres, including “La abuela” and “El ángel”. The performance features a narrator, Iñaki Alberdi on accordion, and the Trio Arbós (violin, cello and piano).

Success for Jesús Torres’s ‘Movimiento’

Posted by Marcel Soleda on January 21, 2006  |  Leave a comment

This January, the Cadaqués Orchestra travelled to Madrid and Zaragoza to perform, among other pieces, Movimiento by Jesús Torres. A sample of what the press had to say:

A score with a strong rhythmic profile, with an appealing interplay of colours and a rich polyphonic fabric, as sensational as it is effective, which gives it great vitality. Torres has established himself as one of the great names among contemporary Spanish composers.

Jorge de Persia, La Vanguardia

The second part began with a diaphanous reproduction of Movimiento by Jesús Torres, a remarkably flexible piece.

Arturo Reverter, La Razón

It came like a breath of fresh air amid the concert, with a soundscape of powerful beauty in pitch and rhythm and an aesthetic concept that is easily accessible for the public (…) Torres stood in acknowledgement of the applause.

Luis Alfonso Bes, Heraldo de Aragón

Jesús Torres, as he has matured, has become one of our most interesting composers, especially in conceptual terms. His Movimiento serves well the purpose for which he wrote it, a conducting competition, thanks to the richness of pitch and the interplay of rhythms and contrasts. The composer was applauded.

Carlos Gómez Amat, El Mundo

Unanimous acclaim for Jesús Torres’s Sinfonía

Posted by Marcel Soleda on October 30, 2005  |  Leave a comment

This past 13 October saw the premiere in Madrid of Jesús Torres’ Sinfonía, a commission from the RTVE Orchestra. The event was widely reported and commented on in the press…

The most striking thing about the new work is its expressive power, the linguistic strength of a young maestro who, with calm and seriousness, has cultivated his voice as a composer. (…) José Luis Pérez de Arteaga. La Razón.

Torres has written a Sinfonía that marks a climax in his oeuvre; he has let himself go, rendering his thoughts and tools into a musical experience; he has drawn on the material to create something personal and heartfelt. (…)

Alberto González Lapuente. Diario ABC.

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.

Jesús Torres and his Variations for cello and piano

Posted by Marcel Soleda on October 3, 2004  |  Leave a comment

David Apellániz (cello) and Alberto Rosado (piano) will play the work by Jesús Torres’s “Variations for cello and piano” at the Cervantes Institute in London. The work will be performed again at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid.

(Cervantes Institute, London, 29 October 2004 and Thyssen Museum, Madrid, 14 November 2004)

Proteus will be premiered at the “7èmes Journées de la Percussion” by Juanjo Guillén and the “Nou Percussion” ensemble in Paris. (Salle Olivier Alain, Conservatoire Supérieur, Paris, 20 November 2004, 11:30)”

Review from Movimiento, by Jesús Torres

Posted by Marcel Soleda on September 28, 2004  |  Leave a comment

A very wise decision to commission the work Movimiento from Jesús Torres, as the Zaragozan composer responded with a highly attractive and lively score, with passages recalling the 20th-century tradition, but with a language that shows many personal traits, lovely revelations in translucent orchestration, skilled play of contrasts and textures, sparkle without insisting on effect.

Jorge de Persia (La Vanguardia)

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.”

Première of La tumba de Antígona, from Jesús Torres

Posted by Marcel Soleda on February 12, 2004  |  Leave a comment

The Spanish National Orchestra conducted by Josep Pons premieres La tumba de Antígona by Jesús Torres. The performance takes place on 13 February at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid.

This work, one of those which the orchestra commissions annually from young Spanish composers, will be performed again on the 14th and 15th.