PROGRAM

Concert per a piano núm. 2 en fa menor, op. 21 (versió de cambra) (arrang. Iván Martín)

Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Maestoso
Larghetto
Allegro vivace

Concert per a piano núm. 1 en mi menor, op. 11 (versió de cambra) (arrang. Iván Martín)

Frédéric Chopin

Allegro Maestoso
Romance – Larghetto
Rondo – Vivace

IVÁN MARTÍN

Internationally renowned as one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation, he has collaborated with most of the Spanish orchestras and major international ensembles, which include the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berliner Konzerthausorchester and the Orchestre de Paris. He has worked under the baton of prestigious conductors and participated in prominent festivals and cycles such as the New York International Keyboard Festival, the Peralada International Music Festival and the La Roque d’Anthéron. Martín has also visited the most reputable halls worldwide, including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Carnegie Hall.

He is regularly invited to conduct orchestras, including the Galicia Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Santiago, the Symphony Orchestra of Castilla y León, the Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands, the Symphony Orchestra of Extremadura, the ADDA Symphony, the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Spanish National Orchestra and the Wiener Kammerorchester. He has led premières and has been an addressee of works by composers such as Joan Albert Amargós, Benet Casablancas, Antón García Abril, Michael Nyman and Ramón Paus.

His recordings for Warner Music and Sony Classical have been highly acclaimed, earning nominations for major awards. He has recently launched projects with the Orchid Classics and Deutsche Grammophon labels. He has been the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra and the Miguel Delibes Cultural Centre residence artist, and since 2018, he has been the Burgos Symphony Orchestra’s leading conductor. In addition, he is the artistic director of the Medellín String Week since 2022.

GALDÓS ENSEMBLE

Founded by pianist Iván Martín, the Galdós Ensemble is a band of musicians with a national and international career focused on playing music for small orchestras or instrumental ensembles, ranging from the Baroque to the present day. Their approach respects both historicist performance and the romantic and contemporary repertoire, adapting their line-up to each program.

Their proposals are always received with enthusiasm. Among them, we ought to mention the opera El Telèfon by Menotti in Bilbao and Peralada, which obtained excellent reviews and endorsements in national awards, or Café de Chinitas, which recreates the meeting between Manuel de Falla and Federico García Lorca, including their Canciones Populares Españolas arranged by Iván Martín.

Since their recording debut with Warner Music in 2011, hailed by critics pointing out they are a benchmark in their genre, they have performed at festivals including Musika-Música in Bilbao, Chopin Festival in Valldemossa, Peralada International Festival, CNDM, Canary Islands International Music Festival, and Juan March Foundation, and have been established as one of the bands with the greatest projection in the national musical scene. Upcoming projects will include performances in Spain, China, Mexico, Germany, and Italy.