- The Plaza Mayor in Salamanca will host a concert by the Freixenet Chamber Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music on July 1, on the occasion of the Group’s presidency in 2022 by the capital of Salamanca
- Chairs will be placed in the central space of the Plaza and entry to this area will be by invitation. Two invitations per person can be downloaded at www.ciudaddecultura.org from 11 a.m. on Monday, June 27
- The concert, a prelude to the IX Chamber Music Cycle that will take place in autumn and is jointly organized by the World Heritage Cities Group and the Reina Sofía School of Music, will be broadcast live on La 2 de TVE
- The Assembly of the 15 World Heritage Cities is held on Saturday in Salamanca, with the attendance of the 15 mayors
Madrid, Friday, June 24, 2022– Her Majesty Queen Sofía will preside over an extraordinary concert of the IX Chamber Music Cycle in the World Heritage Cities on Friday, July 1, in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, which will tour unique spaces in the 15 Spanish cities with the UNESCO seal in autumn. Conducted by Andrés Salado, the concert of the Freixenet Chamber Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music, will be presided over by Queen Sofía and will be attended by the 15 mayors of the World Heritage Cities, who the following day will hold their general assembly in Salamanca.
The president of the Group and mayor of Salamanca, Carlos García Carbayo, stressed that “for us it is an honor to have Her Majesty Queen Sofía once again at this extraordinary concert in the Plaza Mayor of our city, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful monumental spaces in Spain, where the Queen and all the public will be able to enjoy a unique experience”
The president thanked Doña Sofía “for her constant support in the eight previous editions of this Cycle, with which we bring excellent chamber music concerts to our 15 cities, performed by the young talents who are trained at the Reina Sofía School of Music, considered one of the best music teaching centers in the world. Thousands of people have enjoyed these top-level concerts in churches, palaces, museums, monasteries and historic spaces in recent years.”
For her part, the Founding President of the Reina Sofía School of Music, Paloma O’Shea, referred to the reason for this cycle: “To make chamber and orchestral music resonate in the unique places, full of history, that the cities of the Group have. Our music and its spaces enhance each other and enrich the public’s experience. We have verified this repeatedly in recent years and we have every intention of continuing to verify it in the future.”
The Concert of the Freixenet Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music will begin at 9:15 p.m., under the direction of Andrés Salado and with Tomás Alegre on the piano, who will perform the concerto for piano and orchestra no. 17 in G major K 453 by Wolfang A. Mozart and Symphony no. 5 in B flat major D 485 by Franz Schubert. It will be broadcast live on La 2 de TVE.
ACCESS TO THE CONCERT
As it is a classical music concert, the City Council will limit the central area of the Plaza Mayor to place a total of 946 chairs. Access to this area will be by invitation and will be made available to citizens on Monday, June 27 at 11 a.m. on the website www.ciudaddecultura.org. Two can be downloaded per person. In the rest of the Plaza Mayor, admission will be free until full capacity is reached.
