This cycle of the Community of Madrid proposes thirteen evenings with classical, lyrical, dance and flamenco that are celebrated between August 1 and 31
One more year, the San Lorenzo Festival fills August with music. Thirteen shows make up the programming of this cycle, organized by the Madrid’s community and celebrated on the stages of Auditorium Theater of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Theater of La Antigua Mina del Puerto de la Cruz Verde de Zarzalejo.
The commemoration of the 200 years of the Symphony no. 9 by Beethoven stars in the inauguration of this festival, which will feature, among others, the Bilbao Choral Society, the Atlántida Chamber Orchestrathe soprano Maria Rodriguez or the pianist María Luisa Cantos.
Programming
The inaugural concert, on June 1, the Carlos III Orchestra and the Bilbao Choral Society come together to celebrate the anniversary of Beethoven’s ‘Choral Symphony’. They will be accompanied by the voices of Carmen Solís, Cristina Faus, Javier Tomé and Rubén Amoretti.
That same weekend, the pianist María Luisa Cantos will address a recital with music by Schumann, Ravel and Spanish authors. and the tenor Piotr Beczala will perform opera arias alongside the Orchestra of the Community of Madriddirected on this occasion by Oliver Diaz.
The Atlántida Chamber Orchestradirected by Manuel Tevar, proposes a concert for August 10 that covers ‘The soundtrack of Madrid: Zarzuela!’. The next day, the pianist Rosa Torres Pardo It will remember the great Alicia de Larrocha with works by Esplá, Mompou, Mendelssohn and Franck.
The voice of Diana Navarro and the Carlos III Orchestra They will honor María de la O Lejárraga by performing pieces from her collaborations with Manuel de Falla, The love wizard and The corregidor and the miller (August 15th). The Spanish musician also stars in the show ‘Luisa Fernanda, I already have Instagram!’ of the singer and actor Enrique Viana and the pianist Ramon Grau (August 23rd).
In ‘Va de Bach’ (August 29), five dancers from the company Aracaladanza It is proposed to bring the composer’s musical universe closer to children. The farewell of the cycle will be in charge of Maria Rodriguez accompanied by the pianist Sergio Kuhlmann. With ‘The Wind and the Light’ they tell the story of a singer who returns from New York to Spain to meet her musical destiny.
The pianist Dorantes, the dancer Carmen Cortesthe singer Argentina and the dancer and choreographer Antonio Najarro They complete the program with flamenco, electronic music and dance shows.
