Santander, June 24, 2020.-
As a result of the limitations and restrictions imposed by the fight against Covid-19, the XX edition of the Santander Music and Academy Encounter will not be able to take place this year, but music will once again be heard live in the Cantabrian region thanks to the support provided by the Government of Cantabria, the Santander City Council and various private entities to the activities of the Albéniz Foundation.
The Albéniz Foundation, fulfilling its mission of bringing music closer to society and supporting culture and young artists, has organized a special program under the name “Reencuentro” (Reunion) for this summer 2020 in Cantabria, which includes various activities.
On the one hand, a cycle of 20 in-person concerts in Cantabria, which will feature performances by students and former students of the Reina Sofía School of Music and Cantabrian musicians: Ensemble Cervantes (Vera Martínez Mehner, violin; Jonathan Brown, viola; Erica Wise, cello; Alexander Melnikov, piano); Asier Polo (cello); Pierre Delignies (piano); Hayk Sukiasyan (cello) and Pallavi Mahidhara (piano); the Dúo del Valle (Luis and Víctor del Valle, pianos) and Ana María Valderrama (violin); Luis Fernando Pérez (piano); Globo Ensemble (Gala Kossakowski, flute; Inmaculada Veses, oboe; Natacha Correa, clarinet; Andrea Pérez, bassoon; Jessica Rueda, horn); Grupo Barroco (Irene Benito, baroque violin; Miriam Jorde, baroque oboe; Alejandro Marías, viola da gamba and baroque cello; Jorge López-Escribano, harpsichord); María Saiz (violin) and Ángel Cabrera (piano); and the Trío VibrArt (Miguel Colom, violin; Fernando Arias, cello; Juan Pérez Floristán, piano).
The cycle will take place in different spaces in the capital of Santander (Sala Argenta of the Cantabria Festival Palace, Santa Lucía Church, Auditorium of the Botín Center, Cloister of the Cathedral, Caballerizas Garden of La Magdalena) and will reach other localities of the Community: Alfoz de Lloredo-Cigüenza (Parish of San Martín), Castro Urdiales (Glass Courtyard of the I.E.S. Ataúlfo Argenta), Laredo (Church of Santa María), Reocín-Villapresente (House of Culture), Santillana (Cloister of the Diocesan Museum), Santiurde de Toranzo-Soto Iruz (Monastery of Ntra. Sra. del Soto), Torrelavega (Church of Ntra. Sra. de la Asunción) and Vega de Pas (Church of Ntra. Sra. de La Natividad).
In addition, the concerts scheduled for July 2, 4, 11 and 14 will be broadcast live through the YouTube channel of the Reina Sofía School of Music.
Tickets for the concerts at the Cantabria Festival Palace can be purchased from today, Wednesday, June 24, at the physical and online box offices. The other concerts are free admission, with limited capacity, except for the one held at the Botín Center (which will be by invitation to be collected at the center itself).
You can consult the detailed program here.
In order to offer maximum safety, both to the artists and workers and to the public attending the concerts, strict hygiene and cleaning measures will be applied in the halls, as well as a reduction and distribution of capacity that guarantees respect for social distancing. The use of masks will be mandatory for all audiences upon entering and leaving the concert halls and at all times when it is not possible to maintain a safe distance. Likewise, the public must collaborate in complying with all the indications received from the organization.
“Reencuentro” (Reunion) is also digital: Free online master classes and recitals
The “Reencuentro” (Reunion) cycle also includes two complementary activities that will be developed online and that have been organized by the maestro Péter Csaba, artistic director of the Santander Encounter. Young musicians selected from the main European conservatories of Amsterdam, Belgium, Berlin, Budapest, London, Madrid and Zurich, will receive
The teachers who will teach the young artists during this digital “Reencuentro” (Reunion) will be: Felix Renggli, flute; Dominik Wollenweber, oboe; Francçois Benda, clarinet; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Zakhar Bron, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; Jens Peter Maintz, cello; Claudio Martínez Mehner, piano and John Graham-Hall, singing.
As concert sponsors: Café Dromedario; El Diario Montañés; Banco Santander Foundation; Botín Foundation; TIRSO Group; Santos Hotels; Textil Santanderina S.A.; University of Cantabria; Veolia and VIESGO.
And as collaborating entities: Agua de Solares; Volvo España; Yamaha Pianos; Bishopric of Santander; D. Juan Ignacio Cruz Gómez and Dª Ana Melgosa.
