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FESTIVAL JOAQUÍN RODRIGO. TEATRO REAL (SALA DE ORQUESTA) | Madrid
November 22nd, 2025 at 7:30 pm
On the afternoon of Saturday, 22 November 2025, the Orchestra Hall of the Teatro Real in Madrid hosted a concert dedicated to the work of composer Ángel G. Piñero, as part of the first edition of the Joaquín Rodrigo Festival. The recital was performed by guitarist Angélica Rodríguez and the German string quartet Quartett HANA.
This concert was the Association’s second event of the year in the Orchestra Hall of the Teatro Real, following the performance held on 23 April. It was also the second occasion on which Angélica Rodríguez and Quartett HANA performed together, their first collaboration having taken place on 30 July at the Antonio Marín Classical Guitar Festival in Granada.
The programme included works for solo guitar, string quartet pieces and compositions for guitar and ensemble, with the aim of presenting different stages and formats of Piñero’s musical catalogue. The performance followed the planned structure and the established running order, concluding with a joint piece for guitar and quartet. The event recorded a significant audience turnout and formed part of the official programme of the Joaquín Rodrigo Festival.
EL ESPACIO
Teatro del Centro Federico García Lorca
El Teatro del Centro Federico García Lorca, ubicado en el centro de la ciudad, con concha acústica y con una capacidad para 400 personas, se ha convertido en escenario de ciclos como el Festival Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Granada, el Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada y el Festival de Guitarra, entre otros.
El Teatro pertenece al Centro Federico García Lorca, una institución cultural destinada al estudio y la investigación en torno a la vida y la obra del poeta granadino Federico García Lorca, así como a la difusión de su producción literaria y la conservación de su legado documental.
EL DIRECTOR
NOMBRE APELLIDO
Entre las numerosas orquestas que ha dirigido, destacan la Sinfónica de Milán, Sinfónica de Madrid, l’Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice de Génova, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Sinfónica de Galicia, l’Orchestra Accademia del Teatro La Scala de Milán, 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 y Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia entre otras.
THE ARTISTS
Guitarist: Angélica Rodríguez
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.
String quartet: Quartett Hana (Germany)
The Quartett HANA (Gyurim Kwak, Fuga Miwatashi, Simon Rosier and Tzu-Shao Chao) was founded in April 2019 at the University of Music and Theatre Munich. Based in Munich, the ensemble reflects the home countries of its members: “HANA” means “flower” in Japanese and “unity” in Korean.
Since 2021, the quartet has been studying with Prof. Raphaël Merlin and the Quatuor Ébène at the University of Music and Theatre Munich. In 2024, they worked with Prof. Heime Müller at the University of Music Lübeck, and since 2025 they have continued their training with Prof. Günter Pichler at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid and with Quatuor Modigliani in the Elite Program at the École Normale de Musique in Paris. They are regularly mentored by Prof. Eberhard Feltz and Prof. Dirk Mommertz (Fauré Quartet), and have also received valuable insights in masterclasses with Prof. Oliver Wille, Prof. William Coleman (Kuss Quartet), Prof. Gerhard Schulz, and Quatuor Voce.
Recent highlights include performances at the Heidelberger Frühling Streichquartettfest in 2025, Mozartfest Würzburg, the Groba Festival in Spain in 2024, and the “Les Classiques du Prieuré” Festival in France. In 2025, the quartet participated as a Senior Quartet at the McGill International String Quartet Academy (MISQA) in Canada, receiving masterclasses from the Parker Quartet, Min-Jeong Koh and Mathieu Herzog.
Furthermore, the quartet has been selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at ProQuartet in Paris 2025-2027.
The HANA Quartet has earned recognition at major international competitions, most recently reaching the semifinals at both the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2025. At the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition in the same year, they were awarded the Christine and David Anderson Career Development Prize. Their previous awards include 2nd prize at the 2023 Geneva International Music Competition, 3rd prize at the 2023 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition in Copenhagen, the special “Förderpreis Jeunesse Musicales Deutschland” at the 2022 ARD International Music Competition, and 3rd prize at the 2020 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University Competition in Berlin.
The quartet has performed with many renowned artists, including Itamar Golan, Sarah McElravy, François Kieffer, Margarita Höhenrieder and Michael Endres, in concert halls such as Wigmore Hall, The Auditorium Bordeaux, Jenny Belzberg Theatre in Banff, Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Großer Saal of the Konzerthaus Berlin, Prinzregententheater in Munich, Beethoven House in Bonn, Bibliotheksaal Polling, Stadthalle Tuttlingen, Stadtsaal Kaufbeuren, Jahnhalle Geislingen and Teatro Rosalía de Castro in Spain, among others.
In 2024, the quartet received a string quartet scholarship from the CRF Foundation of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole. They have also been supported by Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now in Munich since 2021.
“The Quartet HANA…surprised with their communicative spontaneity and infectious joy of playing, which was immediately transmitted to the audience.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
THE PROGRAM
GUITAR
- Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909): Recuerdos de la Alhambra
- Ángel G. Piñero (1932-2022):
- Viaje nocturno
- Balada para una desconocida (guitarra y canto)
- Canto en la lejanía
- Preludio azul
- Adagio de Brisas de Cádiz (guitarra y canto)
- Gentil Montaña (1942-2011): Porro – De la Suite Colombiana No. 2
QUARTET
- Joaquín Turina (1882-1949): La oración del torero, Op. 34
GUITAR AND QUARTET
- Ángel G. Piñero:
- Brisas de Cádiz (Danza andaluza Nº 1)
- Meditación
- Fantasía Andaluza (Danza andaluza Nº 3)
- Alegrías en El Puerto (Danza andaluza Nº2)
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
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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.
