3 January, 2012

Classical music in Girona 2012

Girona 2012 – A spellbinding mecca for classical music lovers.

The city of Girona, in the northeast of Catalonia, provides for a captivating and memorable visit for many reasons. Being cited as having ‘all the charm of a large city but without the crowds’, this “human-sized” city can be easily ‘accomplished’ in a day, but what an ‘accomplishment it proves to be.

On top of all the fascinating architecture, the quirky alleyway bars, the abundance of activities for all the family, and riverside picnics taken in the midst of the city, classical music in Girona 2012 offers so much.

Early 2012 is to see an explosion of classical events taking place in this river-bound Catalonian city. On 22 January, 2012, will Bavouzet & Kocsis: Hungarian national Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing at the Auditori de Girona, Symphonic Hall, where guests can experience an exciting programme of pure classical music with works by Ravel, Dukas, Listz and Debussy, filling the Symphonic Hall’s mighty walls.

On 19 February, 2012, the Vienna Chamber orchestra will take place in the Symphonic Hall, whereby the audience will be treated to audio delights with works by Shostakovich and Mozart.

By March the weather should be warming up in this beautiful inland Spanish city and so will the Sala de Cambra, when it puts on the Trio Ludwig, when the works of Beethoven, Mozart and Shostakovich will be heard on March 4, 2012.

Two weeks later, on 25 March, 2012, Arcadi Volodos will be taking place in the Symphonic Hall in Girona, delighting the audience with a great programme that includes the works of Brahms, Listz and Schubert but performed by the sensational Arcadi Volodos.

If your trip to this captivating Spanish city to experience a classical music ‘fix’ can wait until May, then on May 20, 2012, the Volodin & Fedosseiev: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra will be enthralling an audience with works by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky performed by Alexei.