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Juanjo Mena conducts a programme entirely dedicated to Spanish music, including zarzuelas and popular scores by Manuel de Falla.

The Katona twins guitar duo conjured up the many moods of Spain and South America in a lunchtime recital of music by Falla, Albéniz, Granados and Piazzolla.

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra knew the difficulties they would face. Accordingly, they kept the proportions of this programme modest out of pragmatism rather than an expectation for encores, as richly deserved as they would have been.

Joaquín Achúcarro ofreció en Valladolid un estupendo recital pianístico, en el que ofreció obras de compositores que le han acompañado durante su larga carrera.

Le pianiste argentin affronte les difficultés par la face nord dans un récital audacieux qui marque également par la profondeur de ses pages lentes.

Achúcarro se decantó por una enfoque íntimo y pausado que llenó al Auditorio de un ambiente absolutamente mágico e introspectivo.