Joaquín Achúcarro

Joaquín Achúcarro, piano

PROGRAMME

X. Montsalvatge: Siciliana (dedicated to Joaquín Achúcarro)/ Berceuse in memory of Òscar Esplà / F. Mompou: Preludes n. 1, 9 and 12 / Song and dance n. 7/ C. Debussy: Preludes “La puerta del vino”, “Ondine”, “General Lavine-eccentric” and “Feux d’artifice” / R. Schumann: Symphonic Studies in the Form of Variations, op 13 (plus two intercalated appendix studies)

This year marks the centenary of the birth of Xavier Montsalvatge, and Joaquín Achúcarro will play two works by the Catalan composer, including the Siciliana Montsalvatge dedicated to him as a pianist. There follow pieces by Frederic Mompou, another great figure in Catalan music, and important works by Debussy and Schumann. Achúcarro has performed at Torroella every year of the last twenty-seven, and tonight he will give us yet another unforgettable experience