Performer: Orquesta Nacional de España

The latest concert by the Spanish National Orchestra was a fascinating opportunity to explore the contrast between Wagner and Stravinsky.

Ton Koopman's distinctively lively tempi, coupled with a contagious delight to be making music, has a fairly magnetic effect when conducting Bach's Mass in B minor.

Giovanni Antonini and the Baroque Ensemble of the Orquesta Nacional de España perform Boccherini's "La Casa del Diavolo" on Hallowe'en night.

Diego Matheuz convinces the public in his Madrid debut conducting the Orquesta Nacional de España. Krysztof Wisniewski and Cristina Pozas shine as soloists, while Ginastera's Estancia was the highlight of the concert.

The Orquesta Nacional de España with violinist Veronika Eberle and organist Daniel Oyarzábal plays three nineteenth-century works: Berlioz's Roman Carnival overture, Dvořák’s Violin Concerto and Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony.

La Orquesta Nacional de España despide la temporada con la Novena de Mahler en un emocionante concierto en el que también se despide David Afkham como director titular y artístico de la OCNE. 

Josep Pons discusses the future of music in Spain, his goals as the head of the Liceu orchestra, his work with Spanish youth orchestras and his enthusiasm at premièring L'Enigma di Lea, the first opera from Benet Casablancas.