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AUDITORIO NACIONAL DE MÚSICA (SALA SINFÓNICA) | Madrid
Wednesday 15 April 2026 at 7:30 pm
On 15 April 2026, the Symphonic Hall of the National Music Auditorium in Madrid will host a new concert in the ReCuerdas de una vida cycle, dedicated to the musical legacy of Maestro Ángel G. Piñero. On this occasion, the tribute is shaped through a symphonic proposal that brings together the guitar, the violin and a full orchestra for the first time. Taking the stage will be guitarist Angélica Rodríguez, violinist Francisco Fullana and the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia (Excelentia Foundation), conducted by Maestro José Antonio Montaño. The programme includes works by Ángel G. Piñero, together with pieces from the European classical symphonic repertoire.
Winner of the VIII International Classical Guitar Competition Ángel G. Piñero and a regular collaborator of the Association, Angélica Rodríguez returns as soloist for this concert. She will be joined for the first time by Mallorcan violinist Francisco Fullana, an internationally active performer known for his versatility and for his collaborations with orchestras across Europe and the United States. Completing the ensemble are the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia and conductor José Antonio Montaño, who return to the cycle after leading the major symphonic tributes dedicated to the composer at the Teatro Real in 2022 and 2024.
The Sala Sinfónica del Auditorio Nacional de Música, regarded as the leading symphonic venue in Spain, will host a concert by the Association for the first time in a space of this magnitude. Its acoustic design and orchestral capacity allow large-format repertoire to be performed while ensuring clear projection of the guitar, the violin and the full orchestra.
Tickets will be on sale soon.
THE VENUE
THE NATIONAL AUDITORIUM OF MUSIC — A TEMPLE FOR SYMPHONIC AND CHAMBER MUSIC
The National Auditorium of Music is regarded as the leading institution for classical music in Spain, established as the country’s main centre for symphonic and chamber concerts and as one of Madrid’s most emblematic cultural venues. Since its inauguration in 1988, it has become a pivotal space for Spanish musical life, hosting each season an extensive artistic programme with a strong international presence.
The cultural project of the National Auditorium of Music has positioned the venue among the major European hubs of symphonic activity. Its programming, defined by excellence, combines the great symphonic and chamber repertoires with contemporary proposals and world premieres, maintaining a firm commitment to the evolution of musical creation. The Auditorium is home to some of the most important musical institutions in Spain —such as the National Orchestra of Spain and the Spanish National Youth Orchestra— and regularly welcomes orchestras, soloists and conductors of international renown.
The venue comprises two main halls, the Symphony Hall, seating more than 2,300 spectators, and the Chamber Hall, designed for recitals and chamber music, enabling a versatile and multidisciplinary artistic offering. Its architectural design and acoustics, conceived specifically for musical performance, make it an ideal setting for orchestral, choral and chamber music.
Likewise, the National Auditorium places special emphasis on the development of new audiences and on bringing classical music closer to younger generations, incorporating educational and outreach activities alongside its regular artistic programming.
THE ARTISTS
Guitarist: Angélica Rodríguez (Paraguay)
Angélica is a young artist born in Encarnación (Paraguay) in 1994, who masters the art of the guitar and lyrical singing. He actively collaborates in the dissemination of Ángel's work and has participated in numerous concerts, performing his works at the Andalusian Festival of San Juan de Luz (France), in Madrid (Club Monteverdi and Carlos de Antwerp Foundation) and at the Théâtre Athénée Louis-Jouvet of Paris.
Trained in Paraguay and Italy, Angélica teaches Classical Guitar at the “Istituto Comprensivo T. Onorato” in Sferracavallo (Palermo).
In 2010 she received the title of Senior Professor of Classical Guitar at the Municipal Art Center of Encarnación, her hometown. In 2012 she obtained the title as Senior Professor in lyrical singing at the Amadeus Conservatory in her city.
In 2015 Angélica moved to Italy to perfect his studies in classical guitar and lyrical singing, graduating with the highest grade (110 e lode) and Honorable Mention in Classical Guitar at the “Guido Cantelli Conservatory” of Novara (Italy), obtaining the Laurea II Level Magistrale under the direction of Maestro Bruno Giufreddi in 2017.
In 2019 she graduated in lyrical singing, thus obtaining the Laura Magistrale II level, under the guidance of Maestro Berardino Di Domenico, at the same conservatory. To complete his training, in 2022/23 he completed the Master of Musical Performance with Maestro Aniello Desiderio at the “Accademia Stefano Strata” in Pisa.
Angélica has obtained prizes in important international competitions among which stand out, among others:
- First prize in the "Lucas Braulo Areco International Contest" Argentina in 2012.
- Special prize for best interpretation of the obligatory work in the "Andrés Segovia International Classical Guitar Competition" La Herradura (Spain) in 2013.
- First prize in the "Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Rocco Peruggini" Italy in 2017.
- First prize in the "VIII Angel G. Piñero International Guitar Competition" online edition (Spain) in 2021.
She has offered recitals at important festivals, among others: “Stagione Internazionale di Chitarra Classica” in the XI edition, organized by the Atelier Chitarristico Laudense in the city of Lodi, Italy in 2016; “Solo concert” for the commemoration of the national holidays of Paraguay at the National Library of Catalonia. Barcelona, Spain, in 2018; Classical guitar concert "Tribute to Women" at the Embassy of Paraguay in Rome, organized by the same embassy and the Paraguay-Italy Association in 2022.
Violinist: Francisco Fullana (Spain)
The Spanish violinist Francisco Fullana, winner of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been described as an “astonishing talent” (Gustavo Dudamel) and “fearsomely impressive” (Buffalo News).
His solo violin album Bach’s Long Shadow was named “Instrumental Choice of the Month” by BBC Music Magazine. Its five-star review stated: “Fullana manages to combine the warmth of Itzhak Perlman with the aristocratic elegance of Henryk Szeryng.”
His versatility as a performer, both with and without conductor, has led him to appear with a wide range of ensembles across the artistic spectrum: from major orchestras such as the Birmingham, Charlotte, SWR Deutsche Philharmonie, Pacific and Buffalo symphonies, and the Saint Paul and Philadelphia chamber orchestras, to the Baroque ensemble Apollo’s Fire and the innovative Metropolis Ensemble, focused on contemporary music. Francisco has worked under the baton of Hans Graf, Pablo Mielgo, José Luis Gómez, Alondra de la Parra, Christoph Poppen, Jeannette Sorrell, Keitaro Harada and Joshua Weilerstein.
Upcoming orchestral engagements include debuts with the Las Vegas, Minería, Omaha and Indianapolis symphonies, and the Boca del Río Philharmonic, as well as returns with the Tucson and Xalapa orchestras and the Aachen Symphony Orchestra, among others. He will also give a recital at Cornell University and perform with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on their Brandenburg Tour. His most recent duo album, Cosmopolitan, with Matthias Kirschnereit, was released by Berlin Classics to great critical acclaim.
Born into a family of educators, Francisco is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Madrid, where he studied with Manuel Guillén. He earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein and Masao Kawasaki, and holds an Artist Diploma from the USC Thornton School of Music, where he worked with acclaimed violinist Midori.
Francisco is a committed innovator, promoting new musical education institutions for young performers. He is co-founder of the Classical Music Summer Institute in San Antonio. Beginning in 2025, he will assume his new role as Artistic Director of the 210 Festival in San Antonio, and will continue supporting future generations of young musicians on both sides of the Atlantic through the Fortissimo Youth Initiative.
Francisco Fullana performs on the 1735 Guarneri del Gesù “Mary Portman” ex-Kreisler violin, generously loaned by Clement and Karen Arrison through the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
The Orchestra: Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia (Fundación Excelentia)
The Santa Cecilia Classical Orchestra is made up of seasoned professionals who have performed with the most prestigious orchestras in Spain and across Europe, enabling the ensemble to approach the classical repertoire with the highest artistic quality.
The Orchestra already took part in the major concert held at Teatro Real on 24 March 2022, on the occasion of Ángel’s 90th birthday — an event that marked a turning point in the dissemination of his work.
Renowned colleagues: The Santa Cecilia Classical Orchestra has been conducted by distinguished maestros such as Roberto Abbado, Julian Rachlin, Grzegorz Nowak, Michail Jurowski, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Thomas Sanderling, Kynan Johns, János Kovács, Alexander Polyanichko, Henrik Schaefer, among others.
The orchestra has performed with outstanding instrumental soloists such as Krystian Zimerman, Nicola Benedetti, Vadim Gluzman, Vadim Repin, Julian Rachlin, Alexei Volodin, Gabriela Montero, Boris Andrianov, Vesko Eschkenazy, Renaud Capuçon, Maxim Rysanov, Radovan Vlatkovic, Leticia Moreno, Eric Le Sage, Clara Jumi Kang, among many other world-renowned soloists.
The Orchestra regularly invites concertmasters from some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, to name a few.
Performances on the finest stages: The Santa Cecilia Classical Orchestra has performed in venues such as the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Miguel Delibes Auditorium in Valladolid, the Zaragoza Auditorium, the Auditori in Barcelona, among many other distinguished venues.
It has also taken part in important festivals, including the Santander Festival, the Galicia Festival and the Pedraza Festival, and has performed at the prestigious Zurich International Orchestra Series at Cadogan Hall in London.
ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR
JOSÉ ANTONIO MONTAÑO (Spain)
The Madrilenian José Antonio Montaño is considered “among Spain´s orchestra conductors with the highest renown at the moment”, according to the specialized music press. José Antonio has already conducted the Orchestra in concerts for the Association, including the concert held at Teatro Real on 24 March 2022 on the occasion of Ángel’s 90th birthday, as well as the concert on 7 June 2024.
Trained by great masters such as Jesús López Cobos, Evelino Pidò, Pinchas Steinberg and Arturo Tamayo, he made name for himself in theaters and auditoriums of international prestige, performing all genres (opera, ballet, symphony and chamber music), and covering an extensive repertoire starting with his first baroque performance until utterly contemporary debuts.
Orchestras he has conducted: Among the numerous orchestras he has conducted are the Milan Symphony Orchestra, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa, the Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León, the Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, the Symphony Orchestra of Galicia, the Orchestra Accademia del Teatro La Scala in Milan, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Wallonia, the Symphony Orchestra of Saint-Étienne, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Orquesta de Extremadura, Orquesta de Navarra, Orquesta de Navarra, l’Orchestre de l’Opera Royal de Wallonie, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Saint-Étienne, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Orquesta de Extremadura, Sinfónica de Navarra, Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, Orquesta de Córdoba, l’Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta and Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia among others.
He was chief conductor of the Orquesta Escuela de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (2003-2013) and of the Orquesta de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2007-2009). In 2016 he founded the period-instrument orchestra La Madrileña, in which he has developed various recording, performance and musicological research projects in leading theatres, auditoriums and festivals with repertoires from the 18th century.
Best scenarios: He has conducted in the most important theatres in Spain such as the Teatro Real, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Teatro Monumental, Teatros del Canal, Teatro Español, Teatro María Guerrero, Fundación Juan March and Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao, Palacio de Festivales de Santander, Auditorio Baluarte de Pamplona, Teatro Romano de Mérida, Auditorio Ciudad de León, Teatro Principal de Mahón, Teatro Colón de La Coruña, Teatro Víctor Villegas de Murcia.
In Italy, at the Teatro La Scala in Milan, the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia, the Comunale in Ferrara, the Comunale in Treviso and the Palazzo Reale in Naples. In France, at the Grand Théâtre Massenet in Saint-Etienne. In Russia at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and in Belgium at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège.
THE PROGRAMME
FIRST PART
- Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909): Preludio de La Revoltosa (orchestra)
- Ángel G. Piñero (1932-2022): Alegrías en El Puerto (orchestra and solo guitar)
- Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908): Aires españoles (orchestra and solo violin)
- Ángel G. Piñero: Brisas de Cádiz (orchestra and solo guitar)
- Pablo Sarasate: Introducción y Tarantella (orchestra and solo violin)
- Paolo Marzocchi (1971-): El viento de la vida (orchestra)
SECOND PART
- Nikolái Rimski-Kórsakov (1844-1908): Capricho español, Op. 34 (orchestra)
- Pablo Sarasate: Miramar (orchestra and solo violin)
- Ángel G. Piñero: Plenitud (orchestra and solo guitar)
- Pablo Sarasate: Aires bohemios, Op. 20 (orchestra and solo violin)
- Ángel G. Piñero: Fantasía andaluza (orchestra and solo guitar)
PRIMERA PARTE
Guitarra sola
- Meditación. Intérprete Luca Romanelli (Italia)
- Preludio azul. Intérprete Stanislav Steshenko (Ucrania)
- Evocación. Intérprete Stanislav Steshenko
- Murmullo musical. Intérprete Stanislav Steshenko
- El viento de la vida. Intérprete Stanislav Steshenko
- Caprichos. Intérprete Stanislav Steshenko
Meditación
Compuesta en 2020 en plena campaña del coronavirus, como homenaje al dolor y a las víctimas de la pandemia.
Preludio azul
Dedicada a mi madre, víctima de la voracidad de la Guerra Civil española. Debe estar en el cielo y por eso lleva el nombre de Preludio Azul.
Evocación
Recuerdo de juventud de postguerra con mi hermano y su apoyo para yo fuera músico. En esta obra se refleja entre sus notas, la vida de sacrificios por salir adelante en nuestra juventud.
Murmullo musical
Es un murmullo musical en tono Mayor y menor simulando un chorro continuado de notas.
El viento de la vida
Preludio dedicado a la vida, su empuje y fuerza.
Caprichos
Es una obra espontánea, juguetona, hay un juego entre la melodía y el cromatismo que le da un interés especial
GALERÍA
Para ver el vídeo del concierto, pinche aquí
VÍDEOS
Vídeo de “Añoranza” (Ángel G. Piñero)
Canto a la serranía
PRENSA
El 11 de noviembre a la 19:00 se organiza a través de la Asociación de guitarra clásica Ángel G. Piñero, un concierto de guitarra sola y guitarra y cuarteto de cuerdas en la sala Manuel de Falla de la SGAE. Es un concierto monográfico de parte de las obras de Piñero, que serán interpretadas por un concertista ucraniano premiado, Stalisnav Stetshenko y el cuarteto Chagall.
El programa incluye las obras Preludio Azul, El viento de la vida, Murmullo musical, Balada a una desconocida, Viaje Nocturno, Alegrías en el puerto, Canto a la serranía y Brisas de Cádiz.
