La Orquestra Clássica do Centro brilla con un Mendelssohn juvenil

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 07 October 2023

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Reviewed at Teatro Liceo, Salamanca on 5 October 2023

Seixas, Obertura en re mayor

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, Op.58

Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.11

Orquestra Clássica do Centro

Sergio Alapont, Conductor

Bernado Santos, Piano

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Francisco Martínez Ramos

Francisco Martínez Ramos nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Comenzó sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de su ciudad natal y con profesores privados. Posteriormente estudió en Madrid, Philadelphia y Londres. Ha dado recitales y conciertos con orquesta por diversos países. Es doctor por la Universidad de la Laguna y catedrático de piano en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León.

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