music

Almost 400 items – some never seen before - are featured in a collaboration between the CaixaFòrum and the Louvre, with loans from as far as New York, Mexico and Athens

Jordi Savall, nominated for best classical compendium, did not make final cut

The Suite Festival has eight performances, over the span of six months, including artists like Norah Jones and Els Amics de les Arts

Beginning his musical career in Barcelona´s Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, he later dedicated himself to photography, cinema, literature, among other artistic crafts

Barcelona venue displays 250 iconic record covers featuring the work of famous photographers until March 11

The theater will open on October 19 to offer artists the opportunity to do the performances they’ve “always wanted to do”

BioRitme festival fills the Sau Reservoir with music and sustainable living

No less than 360 festivals per year take place in Catalonia, 250 of them in summer

Zucchero’s raspy voice heated up the Catalan festival Porta Ferrada

The 31st edition of the event, which ends on August 17, will combine classical music, opera, and modern music, and feature productions such as Puccini’s Madame Butterfly 

more than 123,000 people visited the festival during the three days

55% of the ticket-holders were from outside of Spain and 125 nationalities were registered

One of the most important singer-writers in the Catalan language took the stage for the last time on Sunday at the iconic Palau de la Música in Barcelona. Raimon, leading voice of the Nova Cançó cultural and protest movement, said good bye with an emotional concert after more than 50 years on stage. With all the tickets sold out, Raimon said he wanted to finish his career with the same attitude as he started it, and sang ‘Al Vent’, an anti-Franco protest song that became a popular anthem against the fascist dictatorship in Spain. The concert on Sunday was the last of twelve evenings at the Palau de la Música in which the singer from Xàtiva performed old favorites but also more modern songs accompanied by a children’s choir.

Björk, the famous Icelandic singer, will perform an exclusive four-hour DJ session for Sónar festival’s opening night on June 14. The same day, an ‘immersive’ exhibition dedicated to the artist (‘Digital Björk’) will open its doors at Barcelona’s Center of Contemporary Culture (CCCB) and the artist will give a talk at Sónar+D. The 24th edition of the Sónar festival will open Wednesday, June 14 with Björk’s DJ performance and close on Sunday, June 18 in Barcelona’s Auditori with a Nico Muhly concert accompanied by the German orchestral group Stargaze. As for the festival’s musical program, this year’s edition comprises of outstanding names such as Justice, Nicolas Jaar, Moderat, Masters at Work, Arca & Jesse Kanda, Soulwax, Dj Shado or De la Soul among others.

A new season of music is ready at the Auditori Concert Hall, in Barcelona for the 2017-18 season. Worldwide artists will perform at the Catalan home of classical music in a mix of multicultural performances from beloved soundtracks to concerts by famous orchestra directors as Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel. The 17/18 season will continue to promote the emerging artists but it will also include ancient music through an ambitious project: the ‘Jove Capella Reial de Catalunya’. This new ‘ensemble’ of young talents, led by the world-famous Catalan musician Jordi Savall, will offer a concert dedicated to the first great Catalan baroque composer, Joan Cererols.