Music in Art Exhibition and Concert Series at Fundación Unicaja Málaga
The Centro Fundación Unicaja Málaga is staging a major cultural initiative through November 2, pairing its landmark exhibition ‘Y sonó la música. Iconografía musical en el arte’ with a diverse lineup of live musical performances and academic lectures, according to local reporting from Europa Press and Cadena SER.
Bringing together more than one hundred pieces, the ongoing exhibition explores the deep iconographic connections between visual art and musical creation across five centuries.
Concert Series Highlights Historic Anniversaries and Classical Repertoire
The performance calendar opens on Friday, September 11, at 19:30 hours with a staging of Manuel de Falla’s ‘El retablo de Maese Pedro’. Admission to the opening performance is free until reaching venue capacity.
Programming continues through the autumn months with specialized stylistic showcases. On September 18, the venue hosts ‘Sephardica. Mar de Músicas’, focusing on Sephardic musical heritage. This is followed on September 23, by ‘Ars Combinatoria.
October brings a focus on chamber music and local pedagogical talent. On October 1, audiences can attend ‘Pour trois violons’, featuring 17th-century Italian and French works for three violins and basso continuo. Sax Nova, a saxophone ensemble directed by Elisa Urrestarazu, performs on October 8. Local heritage takes center stage on October 14, when students from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga present a monographic tribute to Eduardo Ocón on the 125th anniversary of his death.
Academic Lectures Examine Art History, Cinema, and Architecture
Complementing the musical performances, Fundación Unicaja has scheduled a multidisciplinary lecture series examining how visual media, architecture, and historical pageantry intersect with sound.
Additional lectures delve into specific historical repertoires and canonical artists:
- October 1: Antonio Tomás del Pino Romero, organist and director of the Málaga Cathedral Choir, analyzes 18th-century cathedral musical repertoires and organs.
- October 6: Eugenio Carmona Mato, professor of Art History at the Universidad de Málaga, explores the intersection of Pablo Picasso, Cubism, and music.
- October 13: María José de la Torre Molina, professor of Music History at the Universidad de Málaga, reviews musical iconography across Spanish Bourbon proclamations and funerals between 1700 and 1843.
- October 23: Carlos Alfonso Cuéllar Alejandro, professor of Art History at the Universitat de València, investigates the cinematic representation of instruments using the film Todas las mañanas del mundo as a primary case study.
- October 27: Juan Antonio Sánchez López, professor of Art History at the Universidad de Málaga, delivers the concluding lecture on music in visual arts.
Coordinating an ambitious public exhibition schedule alongside live symphonic performances and academic symposia requires meticulous logistical oversight.
The comprehensive exhibition and its accompanying events remain open to the public at the Centro Fundación Unicaja Málaga through November 2.