Seong‐Jin Cho & OCM: Palau de Música Catalana
About the Event
Take pleasure in an exquisite performance with exceptionally gifted pianist Seong‐Jin Cho and the Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae at one of Barcelona's most wonderful landmarks, the Palau de la Música Catalana.
ROMANTIC FESTIVAL
Beethoven and Chopin top the list of composers of the first half of the nineteenth century that best represent musical romanticism, the former for his essential contributions in the development of the symphony, and the latter for making the piano position itself as the instrument par excellence of this period. Two masters, two geniuses, with an extensive catalogue of works among which this Concerto for piano No. 2 (1830) and the Symphony No. 5 (1804‐1808) stand out, whose beginning overwhelms even before it sounds.
Seong‐Jin Cho left the jury speechless at the Chopin international piano competition in Warsaw (2015) when, at only 21 years old, he performed each of the three movements of this piano concerto with a sublime maturity and neatness.
Beethoven did not get the answer he expected in the eventful premiere of his fifth symphony although the second time it was heard, the audience and critics realized that they were witnessing a historic moment. Not only because of the beginning that symbolizes the call of destiny but also because in each of the four movements there is a new and original musical exploration that opens the doors of future universes of sound.
Cast / Production
Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae
Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae (OCM), founded in 2006, enjoyed a great welcoming from the public due to their work in disseminating classical music among very diverse crowds, especially by targeting the young music‐lover audience. They have performed in venues such as Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Auditori de Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana and Teatre Tarragona among others, having a stable musical season with their own productions at Palau de la Música and Teatre Tarragona.
Tomas Grau is the permanent artistic director and conductor, and since the 2017‐2018 season, Salvador Mas initiated the role of main conductor. OCM launched their resident project at Auditori del Tívoli in Vendrell during the 2009‐2010, currently ongoing.
Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae has collaborated with conductors such as Antoni Ros Marbà, Salvador Brotons, John Rutter, Diego Martin‐Etxebarria, Josep Vila i Casañas, Xavier Puig, Manel Valdivieso and Virginia Martínez, and soloists like Stephen Kovacevich, Sabine Meyer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Alexandra Soumm, Asier Polo, Judith Jáuregui, Massimo Spadano, Rafael Aguirre, Claudi Arimany, Albert Guinovart, Núria Rial or Àngel Òdena, among others.
Despite developing their main activities in Catalunya, OCM regularly performs around Spain and has toured Germany, Czech Republic and Switzerland. They have recorded Tempesta esvaïda (heritage recovery), De Catalunya al món, Un conte de Nadal and Mediterráneo.
