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L’Auditori cierra el año con Elgar y Shostakóvich, y una OBC exultante junto a Soltani y Przybycień

By Maria Sánchez, 21 December 2025
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“la OBC calibró su acompañamiento con un ritmo pausado, respaldando una ejecución lírica”
Reviewed at L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Barcelona on 20 December 2025
Programme
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Performers
Kian Soltani, Cello
Jakub Przybycień, Conductor
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia
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Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of CataloniaCello Concerto in E minor, Op.85Dmitri ShostakovichJakub PrzybycieńKian SoltaniSir Edward ElgarSymphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
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Maria Sánchez
Maria Sánchez
Nacida en Barcelona, se formó musicalmente a una edad temprana y de manera autodidacta. Graduada en Historia del Arte (Universitat de Barcelona) y posteriormente formada en el máster Música como Arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), se especializó en el estudio y creación de nuevos lenguajes escénicos y musicales. Ha llevado a cabo la creación de proyectos dramatúrgicos en torno a la reformulación del mito clásico en las artes escénicas contemporáneas, eje vertebral de sus estudios. En la actualidad, continúa proyectando nuevos discursos y planteamientos sobre la supervivencia del mito en lo social y lo artístico.