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The Extraordinary Concert Between Strings and Metals celebrates its sixth edition on a day of special importance as it is International Women's Day, March 8.
This event, framed within the twenty-second edition of the Contest Between Strings and Metals organized by the Department of Youth of the City of Cartagena and the Conservatory of Music of Cartagena and in which the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, will take place in El Batel Auditorium and Conference Center, at 8:30 p.m.
"The Strings and Metals Competition - which has more than 200 applications this year - is regional in nature and has contributed in these 22 years to the successful discovery of young music talents who are currently developing a career in and out of of our country.
In addition, it has served as an instrument for the promotion of classical music among the youngest ones, resulting in the appearance of projects recently initiated as a result of this contest ", said the Councilor for Youth, David Martínez, in the presentation of the Extraordinary Concert.
Leonardo Martínez, director of the Symphony Orchestra, explained that "we must continue to bet on these cultural initiatives that give value to tourism and culture in general."
This eighth edition of the concert will be the soloist of the winner of the X edition between Strings and Metals, Ana Mba Flores.
The violist from Granada together with the Cartagena Symphony Orchestra, formed by 45 musicians, will pay tribute to Clara Schumann, a nineteenth-century German pianist and composer, world premiering the arrangement of her work 'Piano Trio OP.
17 ', adapted for symphony orchestra by Gines Martínez Vera,.
In addition, the 'Concert for Viola and Orchestra', by Hoffmeister and the 'Symphony No. 3', by Mendelssohn, will be performed on the Batel stage.
"All this program is created by women and is inspired by them as we can see reflected in the 'Symphony No. 3', by Mendelssohn, known as 'La escocesa', where the story of two historical women is narrated: María Estuardo and Queen Victoria ", has qualified the director of the Symphony Orchestra.
In addition, the Department of Education and the Department of Equality, have organized, the days before the concert, open days of rehearsal for students in third and sixth grade so they can meet the director, the soloist and the Symphony Orchestra and thus approach classical music.
The presentation of the Extraordinary Concert before the media has ended with a performance by Ana Mba who explained that "these initiatives have an important impact among young performers who want to dedicate themselves to music because this is a very complicated, competitive field, with a lot of sacrifice and with great satisfaction. "
Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office or on the website of the El Batel Auditorium: https://auditorioelbatel.es/.
The price is between 5 and 8 euros.
ABOUT ANA MBA FLORES
Born in Granada in 1990, she finished her Middle School studies at the "Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Murcia" with Antonio Clares.
He continued his studies as Superior with Ashan Pillai at the "Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya", with Ulrich Knörzer at the "Universität der Künste" in Berlin, and with Pauline Sachse at the "Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler" in Berlin, where he finished his Master's studies with Tabea Zimmermann.
It has been awarded in competitions such as the Extraordinary Prize "End of Middle Grade", 1. Prize "Between Strings and Metals" (2007), 1. Prize "Villa de Molina" (2008), 1. Prize "Murcia City" "(2009), 1. Award" Concours Franco-Ibérique des Jeunes Altistes "(Perpignan, 2012) and" Bari International Music Festival Price "(Bari, 2013), among others.
His orchestral experience has been developed with orchestras such as the Youth Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Schleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy, Young National Orchestra of Spain, Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Deutsche Kammerorchester Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, participating in tours in Europe and the USA.
She is currently a full professor of the Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, and a founding member of Cammerata.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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