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Pep Gorgori

Pep Gorgori

Journalist and musicologist with an MA Arts Administration & Cultural Policy, Goldsmiths (University of London). Pep Gorgori was born and lives in Barcelona after having worked for several years in Madrid and London. Johann Sebastian Bach, audience development, organ music, and Enric Granados and his generation occupy most part of his time. You can learn more about him by visiting him here.

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Zimmermann's Bach and Schumann stand out in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 15 December 2017

This season, the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) is turning its eyes towards Bach, whilst at the same time programming the usual great symphonic repertoire, as well as contemporary composers. Here, Kazushi Ono gathered a Bach concerto (transcribed for violin), a rarely-performed work by Schumann and Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.

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Zimmermann's Bach and Schumann stand out in Barcelona

Julian Rachlin thrills in Tchaikovsky's concerto in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 30 September 2017

The bonds between Kazushi Ono and the OBC musicians are slowly improving.

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Julian Rachlin thrills in Tchaikovsky's concerto in Barcelona

Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu excels in Tchaikovsky's Fifth

By Pep Gorgori, 25 May 2017

The Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu has made a remarkable evolution during recent years under Josep Pons' direction.

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Liceu orchestra excels in Tchaikovsky's Fifth

Temirkanov and Leticia Moreno: tradition and the future, together in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 23 May 2017

Temirkanov avoided any useless gesture, while Leticia Moreno explored all the pain, sadness and violence of Shostakovich’s Concerto

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Temirkanov and Leticia Moreno: tradition and the future, together in Barcelona

AKAMUS struggles with Bach in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 11 May 2017

Clemens Flick (harpsichord) and Christoph Huntgeburth (flute) gave an impressive performance as soloists, while the orchestra wasn’t able to play as well as expected.

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AKAMUS struggles with Bach in Barcelona

Bach dressed by other composers in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 28 April 2017

Bach presented in various orchestral transcriptions made for a powerful, entertaining evening in Barcelona.

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Bach dressed by other composers in Barcelona

Sparkling Così fan tutte from René Jacobs in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 24 April 2017

Jacobs has found in the excellent musicians of this orchestra the perfect laboratory to explore his conception of Mozart.

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Sparkling Così fan tutte in Barcelona

Isabelle Faust and Freiburger Barockorchester show excellent rapport in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 22 March 2017

An outstanding concert, with impressive performers that love to play together and had lots of time to rehearse

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Isabelle Faust and Freiburger Barockorchester

Dudamel conquers Barcelona with Beethoven’s symphonies

By Pep Gorgori, 13 March 2017

In Barcelona, Gustavo Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela continued their Beethoven cycle with performances of the Fifth and Sixth.

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Dudamel conquers Barcelona with Beethoven

Plácido Domingo returns to the Liceu for Massenet's Thaïs

By Pep Gorgori, 01 March 2017

Younger generations have still a lot to learn from the 76-year old singer

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Plácido Domingo returns to the Liceu

Pablo Heras-Casado explores Monteverdi in Barcelona

By Pep Gorgori, 09 February 2017

Having received excellent reviews for his Mahler, Verdi, Wagner and Shostakovich, Pablo Heras-Casado decided to programme a composer he has loved since his youth: Claudio Monteverdi.

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Pablo Heras-Casado explores Monteverdi in Barcelona