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Around the figure and work of Rogelio Groba
The The Grave Festival will bring together leading artists of international prestige in Ponteareas to celebrate the tenth anniversary of a musical, artistic and formative meeting organized around the figure and work of the composer Rogelio Grobathe most prolific and influential of the Galician authors, still active at the age of ninety-two.
«We launch new and innovative initiatives, but we also give voice and visibility to the great international performers who come to Galicia to participate in a totally free festival for the public”, explained the artistic director of the Groba Festival, Rogelio Groba Otero.
For the manager”Thanks to the institutions, the public and all of Ponteareas, with this festival we managed to ensure that the work of a person who worked so hard for culture is not forgotten. Because this festival is a seed of knowledge, but also of pleasure».
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From August 13 to August 19 | Ponteareas – Galicia
Besides the Galician Chamber Orchestraresident orchestra of the The Grave Festivalthis new edition will feature the presence of the Portuguese flutist Adriana Ferreirathe Catalan soprano Laura del Riothe violinists Rimma Benyumova from Germany (instead of Stella Chen) and Karen Gomyo from Japan or the Portuguese-Israeli cellist Kyril Zlotnikovwhich he repeats after his experience in the last edition.
There will also be four pianists, the Basque Judith Jaureguithe Moldovan Marianna Prjevalskaya and the Galicians Richard White y Gem Ariaswho had already participated as Young Galician Talent in the 2019 edition. The program will be completed with the Galician clarinetist Luis Miguel Mendez and the pontearean cellist Alba Reiris.
Among this year’s novelties, the launch of a mentorship program stands out, offering not only free chamber music classes taught by the main artists invited to the festival, but will complement the training of these new talents with professional management and career advice.
It will also offer the opportunity for the new residency group to present themselves to the festival audience by participating in various concerts and even sharing the stage with some of their mentors. The formation selected to start this new project is the Finnish quartet Erinyswho continue their training as a quartet at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
As for the composers who will be present this year, we continue to highlight the work of maestro Groba, protagonist of the festival whose works will be performed in almost all the concerts, including the world premiere of the work Ancient Dances.
The program is completed with works by A. Ginastera, L. Boccherini, J. Haydn, B.Bartok, A. Pitch, W.A. Mozart, D. Sostakovich, B. Britten, A. Dvorak, F. Schubert, A. Dohnanyi, A. Vivaldi, K. Saariaho y J. Grundman.
This new edition was presented on July 15 «that we promote again with even more enthusiasm after two years of pandemic and contained celebration.»
«We have a week of performances ahead with which to once again value the figure of maestro Groba, the most prolific composer in our country, and from whom every year we discover a new work with premieres hidden among the program of performances», as recognized by the mayor of Ponteareas, Cristina Fernandez Davilawho wanted to value the close collaboration of the Municipality of Ponteareas, Council of Galicia y Provincial Council of Pontevedra «without which it would not be possible to hold an event of the depth of the Groba Festival».
full press release
Promotional poster for this edition
NdeP – Galician Chamber Orchestra
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