Your Daily guide to the best of what's around Barcelona. A great selection of the main events of the year in and around Town.
In the Chinese city. Perspectives on the transmutations of an Empire. The CCCB presents "IN THE CHINESE CITY. Overview of an empire's mutations", coproduced with the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris).
Generous shapes and naked, women is the main inspiration of less know design of the architect end of 20th century. Exhibition and sale in Sala Dalmau
Enjoy Music and folkore in Barri Gotic. Every Sunday,People meet in front of the cathedral to dance Sardanas, the traditional dance of Catalunya.
New Year Eve classical music concert in outstanding Palau de la Musica.
The Flamenco Festival of Barcelona present us its 4th edition, earlier this year. During winter Barcelona won't be cold, 17 days of hot Flamenco will warm the public of the Festival.
With a big F of Flamenco, this performance will transmit us a print of authenticity of the most universal and genuine music from south of Europe.
Another great Soccer Game with Messi, Henry, Eto and team. Barcelona once again will vibrate for its favourite team since its creation in 1899.
Bread & Butter Barcelona is an International trade show for selected brands. Leading brands from the high-end segment of contemporary fashion culture will be presenting their designs at a venue covering 80,000 sq.m.
Exhibition of Joan Rabascal (Barcelona, 1935) of his work during 60s and 80s Comunication medias landscape and tecnological changes.
The fourth Catalonian International Percussion Festival brings you fresh and attractive proposals, along with the usual traditional instruments and instruments that are unknown to most. There are local proposals and international proposals
L’incoronazione di Poppea (1643) is considered Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, though his authorship has never been conclusively proved. It was first performed in Venice when he was seventy-five years old. The libretto, which is of high literary quality, is the work of the Venetian patrician Gian Francesco Busenello, who belonged to the Accademia degli Incogniti, a group of aristocratic libertines.
Founded in 1900, The Philadelphia Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of the leading orchestras in the world through over a century of acclaimed performances, historic international tours, best-selling recordings, and its unprecedented record of innovation in recording technologies and outreach.
For the fourth Catalonian International Percussion Festival, Tapan with Musicians and dancers from India will perform the Indian Classical Styles.He has accompanied regularily, well known musicians including the great Maestros like Pandit Shyamal Chattopadaya (Sitar); Pt. Buddhadev Das Gupta and many more.
Another great Soccer Game with Messi, Henry, Eto and team. Barcelona once again will vibrate for its favourite team founded in 1899.
The composer Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904) was the foremost representative of the 19th century Czech nationalist school of music. After studying in Prague, he scored his first major success with the Slavonic Dances (1878). He had professional ties and friends in Anglo-Saxon musical circles and composed his famous 9th symphony, the «New World », during his term as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York (1892-1895).
Georges Moustaki continues to inspre from the stage with his values, good luck and lyrical words even at the age of seventy-three. Musician, author, composer, interpreter and poet, his works have been inspiration to, and voiced by, great artists, such as: Piaf, Reggiani, Barbara, Dalida, Montand and Salvador, amongst others.
Pablo Milanes was born in the region of Bayamo and studied music at the conservatory in Havana.Pablo Milanés was part of an important musical trend in Cuban music that began in the forties, known as Feeling. It represented a new approach to songs where feeling defined interpretation; it was influenced by American trends like the romantic song and jazz.
Events from ModaFAD, usually reserved for the end of the week, will inaugurate the week. This year’s “KIT” starts on Saturday 17 at FAD, Plaza del Angels 5-6, followed by PasaFAD, the catwalk established for young designers trying to make their first entrance into the fashion arena
The music of José González is hardly reminiscent of fireworks and confetti, but still that’s exactly how his last album was received – all over the world. His low-voiced, serious and introverted music has almost been hugged to death by every- thing from the indie crowd to your grandmother. José himself is more than anything surprised. Now it’s time for the album
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868), one of Richard Wagner's mature works, was premiered shortly before the Ring Cycle. Wagner also wrote the libretto which, unlike those of his other works, is not based on a novel or myth. Instead it deals, with great historical and geographical precision, with a real phenomenon.Also 23rd and 29th of March
Roots in the Balkans where he stems from, head in the 21st Century which he fully inhabits, Goran Bregovic's music marries sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with a curious rock accent.. all against a background of a bedevilled string orchestra and deep sonorities of a male choir, creating music that our soul recognises instinctively and the body greets with an irresistible urge to dance.
The Nederlands Dans Theater, which has been firmly established since the 1960s as one of the world's great dance companies. heir movements are razor-sharp; their emotions, devastating. They are vulnerable and powerful at one and the same time.
La Locomtora Negra, a jazz orchestra formed in 1971, brings us a completely new musical project, in terms of both the group’s evolution as well as our own experience of music.The group premiers a jazz cantata for orchestra, choir and soloists, composed by the director, Ricard Gili, and based on the poetic texts of Salvador Espriu.
Niña Pastori is a Spanish flamenco singer. She was born María Rosa García García in San Fernando (Cádiz) on 15 January 1978. The youngest of five siblings and only daughter of a military man (José) and gypsy flamenco singer 'La Pastori', she started her artistic career at a young age.
Antiques and modern art, more than 8000 pieces will be showcased at Antiquaris Barcelona in an innovative exhibition with international prestige that is committed to opening up the culture of collecting to new audiences.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868), one of Richard Wagner's mature works, was premiered shortly before the Ring Cycle. Wagner also wrote the libretto which, unlike those of his other works, is not based on a novel or myth. Instead it deals, with great historical and geographical precision, with a real phenomenon.Also 8th, 14th and 18th of April
Farruquito is one of today’s leading figures in the world of flamenco dance and he still possesses the grace and tradition of his grandfather, His face is known worldwide and at the age of just twenty-five he has already achieved a status that many dancers can only dream of
Violetta Valéry, a famed courtesan, throws a lavish party at her Paris salon to celebrate her recovery from an illness. Gastone, a count, has brought with him his friend, the young nobleman Alfredo Germont, who has long adored Violetta from afar. While walking to the salon, Gastone tells Violetta that Alfredo loves her, and that while she was ill, he came to her house every day.
Tonight in the Palau de la Musica, the Kishinev National Orchestra will perform the famous Carmina Burana; the scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff
The Sofia Sinfonietta keeps and successfully develops the traditions of the chamber orchestra set up in 1972 by the eminent Bulgarian violinists Dina Schneidermann and Emil Kamilarov, which in 1987 turned into Bankya Collegium Musicum.
The forthcoming Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell 2009 · 57th Conde de Godó Trophy will take place from the 18th-26th April. Main draw action begins on Monday 20th, with the prior weekend reserved for the qualifying competition. The Barcelona tournament will make its debut as an 'Open 500' category event.
Though Mozart's concert arias are among the least familiar facets of his output, we find in them two of his prime qualities: theatricality and virtuosity. At 18th century concerts, singers -especially sopranos- were the prime attraction. Mozart wrote a whole series of arias and concert scenes in the course of his life for the specific purpose of enabling them display their talents. Also 25th of April.
Barcelona celebrates on 23 April Sant Jordi, patron saint of Catalunya. the tradition says you offer a rose or a book to the person you loves. Paseo de Gracia and the main avenue of Barcelona are filled of book stoles where famous writters sign their works.
Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed between 1875-1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, byVladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend, which tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.
The 11th BARCELONA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL - BAFF 2009, organised by 100.000 retinas and directed by Amaia Torrecilla and Carlos R. Ríos, will be held between April 30th and May 10th 2009 in Barcelona. In this its 11th season, BAFF will present a selection of 60 feature films produced in Asia throughout the last year.
The Ukrain State simphonic orchestra plays Boléro. Written for a large orchestra consisting of two flutes, piccolo, two oboes , cor anglais, E-flat clarinet, two B-flat clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, piccolo trumpet in D, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, two saxophones timpani, two snare drums, cymbals, tamtam, celesta, harp and strings (violins, violas, cellos and double basses).
The Formula 1 Grand Prix of Spain is always extremely popular with race fans world wide. This race is scheduled for May and will be hosted by the circuit of Spa Francorchamps.
Seis equipos formados por jugadores alemanes, argentinos, estadounidenses, suizos, uruguayos y españoles de primera fila nos ofrecerán, a lo largo de dos fines de semana, un espectáculo polístico de primer orden. Viernes, sábado y domingo y a ritmo de tres partidos diarios, la carpa lounge con servicio de bar y restaurante provee las mejores vistas para el seguimiento de los partidos.
The seventh LOOP Festival will be held in Barcelona from May 21 to 31. After six successful years, LOOP has established an international reputation as a benchmark event for the diffusion and promotion of the best videoart, and as an unmatched meeting point for professionals and lovers of this discipline.
A casteller is a human tower traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. At these festivals, several colles castelleres (teams) meet and try to build the most impressive towers they can.
The circuit of Catalunya is one of the most popular tracks on the MotoGP calendar. The 4.727 km (2.937-mile) track was built for both F1 and MotoGP racing, and this introduces a special complication for riders and technicians.
La Bayadère was first performed on 4 February 1877 to tremendous acclaim at the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in Saint Petersburg. Ludwig Minkus, Marius Petipa and the prima ballerina Ekaterina Vazem won an interminable ovation. The grand pas classique of the scene entitled «The Kingdom of the Shades» had already entered dance history.
