Madrid, Wednesday, October 5, 2022.- The Reina Sofía School of Music and the Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain have renewed their collaboration agreement, under which 15 free concerts will be held between October and December, in unique spaces in the 15 cities. The presentation of the Cycle, which is now in its ninth edition, was attended by the Founding President of the Reina Sofía School of Music, Paloma O’Shea, and the President of the Group of World Heritage Cities of Spain and Mayor of Salamanca, Carlos García Carbayo.
The President of the Group highlighted that “we are pleased to renew the experience of the eight previous editions, in which we managed to bring to our cities 15 important chamber music concerts, performed by the young talents who are trained at the Reina Sofía School of Music, some of them from our Cities, and considered one of the best music education centers in the world. As we recall every year, we are faced with two brands of excellence, that of the School and UNESCO, which meet in this project that unites youth, talent, heritage and culture.”
The president recalled that “thousands of people have enjoyed over the years this series of top-level concerts, which have been held in unique and exceptional spaces that few cities in our country can offer: cathedrals, churches, palaces, museums, monasteries and other historic buildings converted into modern and functional auditoriums. This musical program enriches the already powerful and varied cultural agenda of our 15 UNESCO Cities that have wanted to make culture their indisputable hallmark of identity.”
Carlos García Carbayo also thanked Queen Sofía for her presence in Salamanca, where she presided over the extraordinary concert on July 1, in which the Freixenet Chamber Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School could be enjoyed.
“This ninth edition of the cycle continues with the line initiated in 2014 for the programming of high-quality concerts, within the framework of the cultural projects that our Group has been developing through its Education, Culture and Sports Commission. This autumn, 15 unique historical settings will once again sound and be filled with life with the wonderful music of the young and brilliant musicians of this School. A cycle that we will begin on October 13 in the Palacio de Superunda in Ávila and that we will close in the Old Cathedral of Salamanca on December 17. Without a doubt, this cultural event will be a magnificent opportunity to revisit and enjoy these autumn months,” he concluded.
For her part, the Founding President of the Reina Sofía School of Music, Paloma O’Shea, expressed her satisfaction with the quality of this concert cycle designed by the artistic director of the Reina Sofía School of Music, Juan Mendoza, which offers a very varied program, “where the best music of all time will be reviewed, from Bach to Mauricio Sotelo, and of all genres, from the baroque partita to the Broadway musical” and thanks to which the public can enjoy a selection of the best music, by the excellent groups of the School.
“The Chamber Music Cycle in the Heritage Cities is one of the most beautiful things we do at the School. We bring universal chamber music to wonderful places, performed by young people who are already great musicians and bring a combination of talent and enthusiasm that is hard to find.”
“We will have piano recitals, violin and cello duets, duets of string or wind instruments and piano, reed trios, string quartets, wind quintets and a wonderful song recital, with arias, romances and popular and concert songs”, combinations of which the president of the Reina Sofía School was very satisfied.
“With this cycle, the music of the School and the spaces of these cities mutually enhance each other and enrich the public’s experience. We have verified this during these years of collaboration and, for our part, we have every intention of continuing to do so,” concluded Paloma O’Shea.
This year the spaces selected to host the cycle are:
All concerts are free admission until full capacity.
Full program of the IX Chamber Music Cycle in Historical Spaces.
