ARCHIVED - 3rd June, Miguel Ituarte plays Beethoven piano sonatas at the Auditorio Víctor Villegas in Murcia

All 32 of Beethoven’s piano sonatas are included in the Beethoven Actual cycle at the Murcia auditorium

In 2020 it is 250 years since the birth of Ludwig can Beethoven, and to celebrate the anniversary a series of nine concerts is being held at the Auditorio Víctor Villegas in Murcia during which all 32 of his piano sonatas are played along with works by other composers including Ligeti’s 18 Études for piano.

The last of these concerts features Miguel Ituarte playing the 28^th, 21^st and 31^st sonatas as well as Ligeti’s Études nº 7 and 15 and the third sonata, “Upon a Ground”, by Jesús Rueda.

Miguel Ituarte was born and began his professional training in the Basque Country before continuing in Madrid and Amsterdam, and as well as the piano is a renowned performer at the harpsichord. However, his range spans from early music to the present day, and he has performed with a variety of orchestras including the Concertgebouw Chamber in Amsterdam, the Royal Philharmonic in London and the Gulbenkian in Lisbon.

Tickets for each of the individual concerts, all of which begin at 20.00, are priced at 10 euros and a season ticket for all nine events can be purchased for 72 euros.

The full Beethoven Actual cycle is as follows:

23rd October: Daniel del Pino plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 1, 6, 7, 19 and 20, Ligeti’s études nº 1 and 13 and Étude d’Oiseaux by Francisco Lara.

25^th November: Judith Jáuregui plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 2, 13, 25 and 4, Ligeti’s études nº 11 and 12 and “Study in Stride” by José Luis Greco.

2^nd December: Gustavo Díaz-Jerez plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 9, 3, 12 and 27, Ligeti’s études nº 5 and 14 and two pieces of his own composition, “Metaludios: Succubus” and “Homenaje a Antonio Soler”.

2020

15^th January: Javier Negrín plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 5, 15 and 30, Ligeti’s études nº 3 and 16 and “Juego de tresillos” by Armando Alfonso.

18^th February: Eduardo Fernández plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 10, 11 and 18, Ligeti’s études nº 4 and 18 and “Estudio para Uracilo, un príncipe genómico” by Ramón Paus.

4th March: Alba Ventura plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 14 (the Moonlight Sonata), 17 and 23, Ligeti’s études nº 6 and 10 and “Cavatina” by Ricardo Llorca.

28^th April: Mario Prisuelos plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 24, 8, 26 and 32, Ligeti’s études nº 9 and 17 and “Toccata Al-Ándalus” by Carles Guinovart.

11th May: The eighth of these concerts features Noelia Rodiles playing the 28^th, 21^st and 31^st sonatas as well as Ligeti’s Études nº 2 and 8 and “Toccata Al-Ándalus” by Carles Guinovart.

3^rd June: Miguel Ituarte plays Beethoven’s sonatas nº 22, 16 and 29, Ligeti’s études nº 7 and 15 and “Upon a Ground” by Jesús Rueda.

Individual tickets for all of these performances can be purchased online here or at the box office of the auditorium, where season tickets are also on sale. Season tickets may only be purchased at the box office.

Ticket purchase information:

* In the box office of the auditorium on Avenida Primero de Mayo (open September to July between 9.00 and 14.00 Monday to Friday and two hours before performances and closed during August).

* By telephone on 968 343080 during auditorium box office hours. Credit or debit card payment.

* In the box office of the Filmoteca Regional in Plaza Fontes Murcia, open 18.00 to 21.00 between Tuesday and Saturday.

For full venue details and information regarding other events scheduled at the Auditorio Víctor Villegas go to the English language Murcia Auditorium website or see the feed below.