Deià International Music Festival

Overview

This event attracts top musicians to Deià for a series of classical concerts from April to October. Son Marroig provides the spectacular setting.

What to expect

The 42nd edition of Deià’s International Music Festival commences on 30th April with acclaimed Russian pianist, Boris Berman, playing works by Schubert and Chopin. On May 14th, the Grammy Award Winning American Cellist, Zuill Bailey will perform pieces by Bach, Ravel, Balakireve and Beethoven, alongside Natasha Paremsky, on the piano.

Dynamic Artistic Director, Alfredo Oyaguez, is active in promoting social and educational programmes. On 28th May, the Pol Olmedes Jazz Quintet will play at Belmond La Residencia to raise funds for the Fundación Vicente Ferrer, which helps some of the world’s poorest.

June concerts include: Rosa Canyelles (violoncello) and Dina Nedetcheva (piano) on 4th June. Jose Manuel Alvarez Losada (violin) and Alfredo Oyaguez Montero (piano) on 11th June. Carmen Deleito and Josep Colom on 18th June; and percussionists Juanjo Guillen and Armando Lorente on 25th June.

Find the full programme below.

Concert programme for 2020

APRIL

30th April, 20:30, Son Marroig
Boris Berman (Russia), piano.
Music by Schubert and Chopin

MAY

14th May, 20:30, Son Marroig
Zuill Bailey (USA), violoncello
Natasha Paremsky, (Russia) piano.
Music by Bach, Ravel, Balakirev and Beethoven

28th May, 19:30, La Residencia
“Pol Omedes Jazz Quintet”
A benefit concert for “Fundacion Vicente Ferrer“
Music by: James Moody, Pol Omedes, Roy Hargrove, Ron Carter, D.Gillespie and  J .Coltrane

JUNE

4th June, 20:30, Son Marroig
Rosa Canyellas, violoncello
Dina Nedetcheva (Bulgaria), piano
Music by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven and Kapustin

11th June, 20:30, Son Marroig
Jose Manuel Alvarez Losada, violin
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero, piano
Music by Mozart, Rodrigo, Brahms and Sarasate

18th June, 20:30, Son Marroig
“4Hands/Piano a 4 manos”
Carmen Deleito/Josep Colom, piano four-handed
Music by Mozart,  Brahms and Ravel

25th June, 20:30, Son Marroig
Juanjo Guillen, percussion
Armando Lorente, percussion
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero, piano
Music by Ginastera, Villa Lobos, Piazzolla, Leo Brouwer, Lecuona, Milhaud and Chick Corea

JULY

2nd July, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Per un Amico”: Homage to Giovanni Bellomi
“Camerata Deia”
Byron Wallis, Susan Waterbury and Alfredo Ardanaz, violins
Fernando Villegas and Susan Kim, violas
Andrew Smith and Jorge Jimenez, violoncellos
Music by Glazunov and Beethoven

16th July, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Homage to Marinati”
Asier Polo, violoncello
Jose Maria Colom, piano
Antonio Baciero, piano
Marta Zabaleta, piano
Eleuterio Dominguez Acevedo, piano
Jose Gallego, piano
Luis Gonzalez, trumpet
Miguel Angel Ortega Chavaldas, piano
Jorge Jimenez, violoncello
Rosa Canyellas Tugores, violoncello
Jorge Jimenez, violoncello
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero, piano
Music by Haydn, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt/Wagner and Falla… among others.

 23rd July, 21:00, La Residencia
“Homage to Marcal Çervera”
Asier Polo, violoncello, Premio Nacional de Musica 2019
Raquel Lojendio, Sopran
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero, piano
Music by Gluck, Faure, Hahn, Brahms, Obradors, Cassado, Previn, Bernstein and Schubert “Shepherd on the Rock”

30th July, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Hortus Musicus“ (Estonia)
Programme:
“La Folia: Italy, France and Spain”
Music by Corelli, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, Marini, Zanetti, Gervaise, Sandrin, Le Jeune, Attaignant, Sermisy, Lully, Charpentier, Ortiz, Escobar and Cardoso.

AUGUST

6th August, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Homage to Rafael Amor”
“La Cuarentena: European Tango Tour 2020”
Sergio Bustos (Argentina), voice
Leopoldo Juanes (Argentina), arrangement and guitar
Facundo Passeri (Argentina), percussion
Pablo Albornoz (Argentina), violin
Rosa Cañellas (Spain), violoncello
Richard Korn (USA), double bass
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero (Spain), piano
Music by Rafael Amor, Tangos y Folclore Iberoamericano.

13th August, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Homage to Beethoven”
250th anniversary of his birth
“4Hands Beethoven”
Florian Koltun (Germany)/ Xin Wang (China)
Symphony “Pastoral” by Beethoven

27th August, 21:00, Son Marroig
“Euroregio Piano Series”
Pianist and programme to be confirmed.

SEPTEMBER

3rd September, 20:30, Son Marroig
“Euroregio Piano Series”
Pianist and programme to be confirmed.

10th September, 20:30, Son Marroig

“Euroregio Piano Series”
Cristian Ioan Sandrin (Romania), piano
“Chopiniana”
3 Etudes, Mazurkas op. 30, Nocturnes op. 62, Sonata no 2, 2 Polonaises op. 26 Barcarolle and Berceuse

17th September, 20:30, Son Marroig
“Suzanne Bradbury and friends: Homage to Carl Mansker, Carl Mansker in memoriam”
Music by Carl Mansker

24th September, 20:30, Son Marroig
Trio Elysium
Alfredo Ardanaz, violin
Fernando Villegas, viola
Rosa Cañellas, violoncello
Alfredo Oyágüez Montero, piano
“The Nordic night”
The Nordic night is long and black during the Winter while the Summer night never becomes dark. It is to be heard in the four world premieres by Danish composers in very different ways. Most of the music in this programme uses the computer to complement or transform the live acoustic sound from the piano quartet (live electronics).
Music by Ejnar Kanding, Frans Bak, Carsten Bo Eriksen and Josefine Opsahl and Joaquin Turina

OCTOBER

1st October, 20:00, Son Marroig
“Mateu Canyellas in memoriam”
Martti Wallen (Finland), bass
Alfredo Oyaguez Montero, piano
F. Schubert “Winter Journey”, “Winterreisse”

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