Heras-Casado dirige la Novena de Beethoven

By Katia de Miguel, 27 December 2016

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 22 December 2016

Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

National Chorus of Spain

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Miguel Ángel García Cañamero, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Katia de Miguel

Katia studied Music Teaching, Musicology and piano in Madrid, where she also worked as a cataloguer for different specialized libraries such as the Royal Palace Library and National Library of Spain. She worked for Audioclásica magazine as a proofreader and writing some articles and reviews, she also wrote program notes for concerts at Auditorio Nacional. Katia is our Spanish editor and when she is not working she volunteers at Handel House Museum and attend as many concerts as she can afford. As well as music, she loves walking and running.

Invitación a la reflexión: la Novena de Beethoven en el Auditorio