Welcome to the official web page of the Festival Internacional de Música Clásica de Ribadeo!  We hope you enjoy your visit and that you find the information you are looking for.

The FIMCR’s goal is to bring classical music closer to the people through a series of concert-talks in which a very attractive and varied repertory is performed.  To give audiences the chance to become more familiar with the repertoire, the musicians talk about the works they are about to perform.  This helps the audience to better understand, appreciate and enjoy the compositions.  The artists who participate in the FIMCR come from different parts of the world, and are always of great quality.  The FIMCR is possible thanks to the sponsorship of Fundación Caixa Galicia and to the excellent welcoming from the City of Ribadeo.

The EoClásica Association presents the fifth season of the FIMCR, which will take place at the Ribadeo Concert Hall from August 16th to August 20th, 2010.  There will be five concert-talks in five consecutive nights.  The FIMCR 2010 guest artists are: Jasmin Arakawa, Japanese pianist; James Campbell, Canadian clarinetist; Leopoldo Erice, Spanish pianist; Alejandro Friedhoff, Spanish cellist; Frederieke Saeijs, Dutch violinist, and JennyRebecca Winans, American soprano.  The concert programs will be very varied, as each artist will perform every night.  There will be works for solo instrument as well as instrumental and vocal chamber music.  Please, see below to obtain detailed information about the schedule of events, artists’ biographies, and ticket sales.

Thank you for your visit.  We are looking forward to seeing you in Ribadeo!

Sincerely,

EoClásica Association.

5th FIMCR 2010

ARTISTS

Jasmin Arakawa, piano

James Campbell, clarinet

Leopoldo Erice, piano

Alejandro Friedhoff, cello

Frederieke Saeijs, violin

JennyRebecca Winans, soprano

PROGRAM

(To see the official program in pdf format, please click here)

Friday, August 13th at 12noon

Official presentation of the V FIMCR*

* This event will take place at the City Hall of Ribadeo and is free of charge

Monday, August 16th at 9:30pm

Chopin and Schumann’s 200th Birthday Celebration

Chopin: Ballade for Piano Solo in G minor Op. 23

Chopin/Saint-Saëns: Two Nocturnes for Violin and Piano (Op. 62 No. 2 in E Major and Op. 55 No. 2 in E-flat Major)

Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 65

Chopin: Songs Op. 74 Nos. 12 (Moja Pieszczotka), 5 (Gdzie lubi), 9 (Melodia), and 10 (Wojak)

Schumann: Du bist wie eine Blume Op. 25 No. 24, Widmung Op. 25 No. 1, and Mondnacht Op. 35 No. 5

Schumann: Fantasy-pieces for Clarinet and Piano Op. 73

Tuesday, August 17th at 9:30pm

A Night at the Opera

Bassi/Verdi: Fantasy on Themes from Rigoletto for Clarinet and Piano

Beethoven: Variations for Cello and Piano Op. 66

Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimí (La Bohéme)

Verdi: Sempre libera (La Traviata)

Strauss: Befreit and Heimliche Aufforderung

Duparc: Soupir and Phydilé

Sarasate/Bizet: Fantasy on Themes from Carmen for Violin and Piano

Wednesday, August 18th at 9:30pm

A Musical Promenade through Europe

Brahms : Walzer for Piano Four-Hands Op. 39 (Selection)

Bach: Suite for Cello Solo No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012

Ravel: Habanera for Clarinet and Piano

Albéniz: Málaga for Piano Solo

Mompou: Canción y Danza No. 5 for Piano Solo

Smetana: Concert Etude in C Major for Piano Solo

Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano

Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op. 78

Thursday, August 19th at 9:30pm

A Xacobeo Year: Music as a Celebration of the Soul

Mompou: Cantar del Alma

García Abril: Amor apresurado, and Chove (From Canciones Xacobeas)

Wolf: Schlafendes Jesuskind

Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps

Friday, August 20th at 9:30pm

Jazzy Classics

DiNovi: “Celia” for Clarinet and Piano

Gershwin: “Rhapsody in Blue” for Piano Solo

Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Selections)

Ravel: “Blues,” from Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major

Gershwin: Songs Selection (Summertime, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, They Can’t Take That Away From Me)

Gilliland: “Suite from the Sound” for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano

VENUE

All the events will take place at the Auditorio Municipal de Ribadeo (Ribadeo Concert Hall), in Ribadeo, Spain

TICKET SALES AND PRICES

Tickets will be sold at the Auditorio Municipal de Ribadeo’s Ticket Box Office, the days of the events, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, and from 8:00pm to 9:30pm.

Prices: Adults 10 Euros; +65 and -18 9 Euros

Pass for the five concerts: Adults 45 Euros; +65 and -18 40 Euros

NOTE

All performers, programs, dates and times are subject to change.  Changes will be updated on this web as soon as they take place.