ARCHIVED - 2018-19 Promúsica season tickets offer top value classical concerts in the Águilas auditorium

10 orchestral concerts and three chamber music events at the Auditorio Infanta Doña Elena in Águilas
The Promúsica concerts at the Auditorio Infanta Doña Elena in Águilas are run by a non-profit-making association which aims to offer a complete programme of classical music throughout the year in the municipality.
The season for 2018-19 begins on 19th October and runs through to the end of June 2019, offering 10 concerts, most with a full orchestra and soloists, plus a series of three chamber music events. This season many of the soloists are once again pianists, while the orchestral almost all feature the Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) with the exception of one guest appearance by the Ciudad de Almería Orchestra.
Tickets for the concerts can be purchased singly for 15€ from Victoria Travel on 968 414752, from the Municipal Archaeological Museum of Águilas, or two hours before the start of each performance from the box office of the auditorium.
Season tickets for the Promúsica cycle are on sale at just 90 euros (45 euros for children and students) to those who would like to join the association and support classical music in Águilas.
The association is located in Calle Castelar Nº 2 on the second floor (telephone 968 410828).
Email: promusicaaguilas@hotmail.com
If your Spanish is a little rusty, email the association and say you would like to buy a ticket or speak to the travel agent. Payment has to be in cash, so the association can arrange for tickets to be picked up at the auditorium box office on the evening of the next performance and paid for in cash at the auditorium.
Click for auditorium map and box office for single ticket purchases.
Each performance is introduced in both Spanish and English and a glass of cava is offered to attendees at the interval.
The full schedule for the 2017-2018 season is as follows:
19th October
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) under the baton of resident conductor Virginia Martínez and accompanying violinist Minha Park, perform two works by Beethoven, beginning with his Romance for violin and orchestra in F major (op. 125) and continuing with the 9th Symphony.
2nd November
Chamber music. Conductor Leonardo Martínez directs a performance which features Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music), Haydn’s cello concerto in C major and Mozart’s clarinet concerto in A major (KV 622). The soloists for the evening are Ángel F. López (clarinet) and Gonzalo Meseguer (cello).
16th November
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) under the baton of guest conductor Salvador Brotons perform Liszt’s Preludes, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini and Tchaikovsky’s 3rd Symphony. The piano soloist is Vivian Cheng.
14th December
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) under the baton of resident conductor Virginia Martínez are joined by pianist James Guam as they perform the ever-popular Bolero by Ravel, the same composer’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
2nd January
On this occasion the Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) and resident conductor Virginia Martínez perform without guest soloists, offering their traditional New Year concert at the Águilas auditorium.
18th January
A chamber concert featuring the piano duo of Peter and Patrick Jablonski.
8th February
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) are joined by violinist Kyoungjoo Sung and guest conductor Félix Ardanás for a program which features Sibelius’ violin concerto in D minor and Brahms’ 3rd Symphony.
22nd February
The second chamber concert of the Promúsica features the “Ocal” quartet.
15th March
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) are joined by guest conductor Diego Nasser as they perform Schumann’s Manfred Overture, the same composer’s cello concerto in A minor (op. 129) and Dvorak’s 8th Symphony. The identity of the cello soloist is yet to be confirmed.
26th April
The Ciudad de Almería orchestra, conducted by Michael Thomas, visit Águilas to perform Beethoven’s 5th piano concerto and Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, accompanying pianist Gabriel Escudero Braquehais.
10th May
The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) under the baton of resident conductor Virginia Martínez accompany Laura Rodríguez Moreno (violin) and Isabel Villanueva (viola), performing a program consisting of the overture from Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito and his Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, followed by Haydn’s “London Symphony”.
24th May
The third chamber concert of the 2018-19 Promúsica season in Águilas features flautist Vladimir Mondrin and pianist Olga Huber.
28th June
A grand “zarzuela” light opera gala to close the 2018-19 season, featuring the Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra (OSRM) under the baton of resident conductor Virginia Martínez.
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