Conductor Daniel Abad leads two orchestral evenings this weekend in Altea and Alicante, presenting a program built around the sax of classical mastery and a revered choral masterpiece. The performances promise a refined blend of orchestral color and choral finesse, featuring a distinguished lineup of vocal soloists and an ensemble renowned across the Valencia region.
The schedule sets the scene on Friday, March 24 at 12:00 and again at 20:00 within Palau Altea, followed by a Saturday appearance at 18:00 in the ADDA Auditorium in Alicante. These back-to-back concerts offer an opportunity to experience high-caliber live music in two of the region’s premier cultural venues.
The artistic team assembling for these concerts is of exceptional standing. The Valencia Community Chamber Orchestra joins with the HE Valencia Chamber Choir to present a program that also features soprano Isabella Monar, mezzo-soprano Estibaliz Ruiz, tenor Jorge Rodriguez Norton, bass-baritone Fernando Piqueras, and director Daniel Abad Casanova. This lineup will carry the performance from the first note to the final cadence, inviting audiences to witness a shared moment of musical dialogue on stage.
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Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem stands as a landmark in classical music, a work that continues to haunt and inspire listeners with its liturgical gravitas and emotional range. The mass for the dead is steeped in mystery, in part because the composer did not complete it. The score, nevertheless, carries the imprint of Mozart’s ideas, and Franz Xaver Süssmayr is credited with finalizing the composition using sketches and notes left by Mozart himself. The result remains a powerful testament to the composer’s genius and the collaborative spirit of 18th-century music making.
In this program, audiences can expect the orchestra and choir to illuminate the Requiem with precision and warmth. The interplay between the orchestra’s textures and the chorus’s sonority will be central to the emotional arc of the piece, guiding listeners through moments of awe, contemplation, and climactic fullness. The conductor’s interpretive approach aims to balance reverent solemnity with the dramatic contrasts that characterize Mozart’s score. — Attribution: Valencia Cultural Council