Spain Inside a Piano
Schedule
Wed Dec 04 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
St Ann's Church | Manchester, EN
About this Event
The Instituto Cervantes in Manchester, in collaboration with the Consulate of Spain in the United Kingdom, presents Spain Inside a Piano. A Musical Journey through Spain between the 18th to 21st Centuries an original concert by the renowned Spanish pianist, composer, music critic and writer Luis Agius.
Premiered at the Casa Granada in Madrid in July 2018, this programme includes fundamental and highly significant pieces by composers from Spain, or with strong connections to Spain, alongside music by composer-pianist Luis Agius. The geographical-musical route that Agius presents covers the entire Spanish territory, from Cádiz to Finisterre, passing by Córdoba, Jaén, Granada, Barcelona, Toledo, Aranjuez, Madrid, Valencia and Mallorca.
Luis Agius' music -as the pianist himself affirms- "is melodic and impressionistic, and easily connects with an audience that always enjoys it". Both in his compositions and in the range of selected pieces, the music that makes up Spain Inside a Piano “flee from clichés and the hackneyed, in search of rigour, musical sense and exceptional sensitivity, and tries to offer a comprehensive worldview of Spain, from its landscapes to its culture and its art, which has been and still is a source of inspiration for national artists, and also for others from all over the world who found no impediment for their cultural baggage to intertwine with the insights they found in Spanish lands".
Doors open: 6.45 pm
Tickets
General admission: £20
I. Cervantes students admission*: £15
*Over 65s/unemployed/disabled/IC students
El Instituto Cervantes de Manchester, en colaboración con el Consulado de España en el Reino Unido, presenta España dentro de un piano. Un viaje musical por España del siglo XVIII al XXI, un concierto original del renombrado pianista español, compositor, crítico musical y escritor Luis Agius.
Estrenado en la Casa Granada en Madrid en julio de 2018, este programa incluye piezas fundamentales y altamente significativas de compositores españoles, o con fuertes vínculos con España, junto con música del compositor y pianista Luis Agius. La ruta geográfico-musical que Agius presenta abarca todo el territorio español, desde Cádiz hasta Finisterre, pasando por Córdoba, Jaén, Granada, Barcelona, Toledo, Aranjuez, Madrid, Valencia y Mallorca.
La música de Luis Agius -como afirma el propio pianista- «es melódica e impresionista, y conecta fácilmente con un público que siempre la disfruta». Tanto en sus composiciones como en la selección de piezas, la música que compone España dentro de un piano «huye de los clichés y lo trillado, en busca de rigor, sentido musical y sensibilidad excepcional, y trata de ofrecer una visión integral de España, desde sus paisajes hasta su cultura y su arte, que ha sido y sigue siendo una fuente de inspiración para artistas nacionales, y también para otros de todo el mundo que no encontraron impedimento para que su bagaje cultural se entrelazara con las percepciones que encontraron en tierras españolas».
Apertura de puertas: 18.45 h
Entradas
Admisión general: 20 £
Admisión reducida*: 15 £
*Jubilados/desempleados/personas con discapacidad/estudiantes del Instituto Cervantes
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Where is it happening?
St Ann's Church, 44 Saint Ann Street, Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 15.00 to GBP 20.00