The Chair will return this summer to position Cervera as the epicenter of the world of classical music in the country and throughout southern Europe. The contest will focus on the work of Pau Casals, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his death.
Of the 16 al 23 of July the Music Course will come together, with hundreds of students from all over the world; the International Festival, with several chamber and orchestral concerts; as well as the fair competition dedicated to the most important luthier world in Europe.
The presentation of the 42nd Cervera Chair has taken place, Wednesday 28 June, at the Municipal Auditorium. It has been carried out by Estefania Balcells, director; Marc Spanish, of the artistic commission; Xavier Balcells, director of the Luthiers Fair; Albert Turull, director of the Territorial Services of Culture in Lleida; and Jan Pomés, paer in Cap de Cervera.
Jan Pomés highlighted the Chair “as the cultural epicenter of Cervera” and has expressed “its desire to promote a leap in quality with the 45th edition in mind, that will match the 2026 with the commemoration of the thousand·lenary of the city.
The presentation event began with a short musical performance by the double bassist, a student of the Music Course, Denis Gross, accompanied on the piano by Jordi Castellà.
Cervera Chair 2023
After the impasse of the pandemic, the Music Course receives 126 students (Wednesday's data 28 June) with a clear return of students of international origin. This group of students interested in music have the unique opportunity to complement their studies by attending the Festival organized by the Department.
A contest that will focus on the work of Pau Casals, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the master's death.
Among the various chamber concerts that will be performed with his repertoire, highlights what will be experienced on 19 July, in which the repertoire that Pau Casals performed during his famous visit to the White House will be faithfully reproduced 1961.
As on other occasions, the Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya will be in charge of inaugurating the summer beer festival, this time accompanied by Giuliano Carmignola, violin soloist and conductor.
The Festival will host a total of 10 concerts in different spaces with classical music as the protagonist. In each edition, the contest however programs a performance of a different style and, on this occasion, will be dedicated to the world of couplets.
As a novelty this year, it should be noted that the Lutiers Course and Fair are being moved to the Jaume Balmes School as a result of the works being carried out in the University building. Another highlight, is that the Festival places one of its concerts in the "street", since the Bellpuig Cobla will perform in Plaça de la Universitat, in a concert that will be free. A way to approach, even more, the Chair, to all the public and the city of Cervera.
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