21è Festival de Sant Pere de Rodes: ALLEGRO BRILLANTE

21è Festival de Sant Pere de Rodes: ALLEGRO BRILLANTE - CLAUDI ARIMANY, flute; PEDRO JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ, piano

DATE: Sunday 29th August at 8 p.m.

PLACE: Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery

*Limited places. More information and ticket sale at: https://festivalsantpere.com/

PROGRAM

Robert Schumann
“Adagio & Allegro” Op.70

Franz Doppler
Fantasy on the lied “Mutterseelenallein” by Alb. Braun Op.41

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
“Grand Rondeau Brillant”, Op.126
     Introduction-Rondo

 Friedrich Kuhlau
“Introduction et Rondo” sobre “Le Colporteur” d´Onslow Op.98

Carl Czerny
“Concertante Duo” Op. 129
     Allegro-Andantino grazioso-Rondo allegretto

CLAUDI ARIMANY, flute

“Claudi Arimany is, in my opinion, one of the best flutists of his generation. He is one of those virtuosos who put the technique, the sonority and the colors of the phrasing to the service of the musicality and the sensitivity, something that is not in the hand of many ”. Jean-Pierre Rampal

Claudi Arimany was born in Granollers (Barcelona). He is considered one of the most prestigious Catalan soloists with an important career of great international projection.
He has always performed as a soloist, together with artists such as JPRampal, M.Maisky, M.Nordmann, F.Ayo, N.Zabaleta, V.dels Àngels, C.Orbelian, V.Pikaisen, M.Larrieu, J .Suk, A.Nicolet, JJKantorov, A. Marion, C.Scimone, P.Lukas Graf, Borodin Quartet, etc., being invited by the most important orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Philarmonic Ch. Orchestra, Wiener Hofburg Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Virtuosi, Budapest's Franz Liszt, Israel Sinfonietta, Paris Orchestral Ensemble, Zagreb Soloists, Orq. Bach of Munich, Prague Symphony Orchestra (FOK), International Orchestra of Italy, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, The Sofia Philharmonic, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Berliner Kammerorchester,
Claudi Arimany has given concerts in virtually every country in Europe, as well as in Russia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Israel, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Thailand, China, Japan, etc., performing in major auditoriums such as the Chicago Symphony. Hall, Washington Library of Congress, Carnegie Hall of New York, Boston Simphony Hall, Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, Wellington of London, Beethoven House of Bonn, Franz Liszt Academy of Budapest, Royal Theater and National Auditorium of Madrid, Chopin Auditorium of Warsaw, Hofburg Redoutensaal, Konzerthaus and Muskverein in Vienna, Beijing National Concert Hall in Beijing, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Tchaikowsky Hall in Moscow, Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall in Prague, Gasteig and Herkules Saal in Munich, Kolarak in Belgrade, Lieder in Stuttgart, Champs Elysées Theater,Salle Pleyel and Salle Gaveau in Paris or Suntory Hall and Bunka Kay Kan in Tokyo.
It has an extensive discography with more than forty CDs, for the firms SONY Classical, NOVALIS, DENON, SAPHIR, DELOS Int., CAPRICCIO, etc.
Considered by Jean-Pierre Rampal as one of the greatest flutists of his generation, they were companions for many years on stages around the world, proving to be the heir to a style of interpreting and understanding the art of the music.
Claudi Arimany uses JPRampal's iconic WS Haynes gold flute in his concerts.
“Claudi Arimany has a beautiful sound and a resplendent personality as a performer. He played at the Boston Symphony Hall with real passion and greatness "- The Boston Globe - USA Richard Dyer


PEDRO JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ, piano
Natural Piano of San Sebastián, obtains the superior title of piano, harpsichord and chamber music in the conservatory of this city with excellent qualifications and several honorary prizes. His teachers were Teresa Garcia Piudo, Jesús Fagoaga, Jesús González and Loreto F. Imaz, and he also received classes from Pedro Espinosa and Françoise Doué. He completed his training with piano courses (Dimitri Bashkirov, Manuel Carra, Fausto Zadra, Ana Guijarro, Rita Wagner and Ferenc Rados), accompanist pianist (Miguel Zanetti and Félix Lavilla), harpsichord (Jacques Ogg, Michael Bëhringer, Mar Tejadas, Jan Willen Jansen, Christine Whiffen and Arthur Haas) and chamber music (Bruno Canino, Trio Mompou and Marta Gulyas).
He collaborates with several orchestras: OSE (Sinfónica de Euskadi, where he has given numerous recitals in his “Matinées de Miramón”), OSN (Sinfónica de Navarra, in which he has performed as a soloist concerts by Mozart, Beethoven and Ravel) , OEX (Orchestra of Extremadura), BOS (Bilbao Symphony) and EGO (Young Orchestra of the Basque Country).
He has performed as a companion or in chamber groups in Germany (Berlin, Heildelberg, Honhardt, Stuttgart), France (Douai, St. Jean-de-Luz, Cagnotte, Mauleon), Andorra (Narciso Yepes International Festival), England (London). , Martinique, Italy (Sanremo), Territoris Palestins (Bethlehem), Madrid (chamber hall of the National Auditorium, Municipal Palace of Congresses, Cultural Center of the Town, Caja Navarra Room, Fundación Canal, Conde-Duke Auditorium), El Escorial , Festivals of Navarre, Philharmonic Societies of Pamplona and Pontevedra, Santander, Logroño, Huesca, Segovia, Quintanar de la Orden, Almería, Cádiz, Seville, Jaca, Zaragoza Auditorium, Tenerife Auditorium, Bilbao, Vitoria, Girona, Figueres, Terrassa , Santa Cristina d'Aro, Nájera, lrún, programs of the Provincial Council of Guipúzcoa (Zarautz, Deba, Azkoitia,Oñati) programs of the Government of Navarre (Music Cycle of the twentieth century, program "Cultur", Autumn Round, Recitals of fellows).
In recitals he has accompanied singers such as Ainhoa ​​Arteta, Maite Beaumont, Maria Belcheva, Marcin Bronikowski, Claudia Codreanu, Caterina Costea, Luis Dámaso, etc.