Riccardo Minasi directs the Orchestra of the Valencian Community in Valencia and Castellón with soprano Julia Kleiter as soloist

Les Arts és Simfònic

• The ascending conductor, head of the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, proposes a program that evokes the affinity for Italy and all that is Italian

• The prestigious German soprano Julia Kleiter performs Haydn's 'Scena di Berenice' and Beethoven's 'Ah! perfido' together with the OCV

Valencia (10.10.21). Riccardo Minasi, one of the most promising conductors on the current European scene, makes his debut with the Valencian Community Orchestra (OCV) this October in Valencia and Castelló.

The current head of the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra will conduct the main line-up of Arts, accompanied by the prestigious soprano Julia Kleiter, on the 16th at the Auditori de les Arts (7:00 p.m.) and, finally, at the Auditori of the capital of La Plana (7:30 p.m.).

Co-founder and director of the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro from 2012 to 2015, Minasi has established himself as one of the most talented batons in Europe, both with orchestras of reference on the continent: Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, Staatskapelle de Dresden, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester i Konzerthaus de Berlin or the symphonies of the Bavarian, Swedish and Frankfurt radio stations.

For the second presentation by the Valencian public, the Roman director proposes a suggestive program that evokes the affinity for Italy and all that is Italian in the compositions of various authors who will develop the second race to Vienna.

In the faristol, Minasi proposes works like 'Scena di Berenice', by Haydn, and 'Ah! perfido!', by Beethoven, inspired by verses by the Italian poet - later settled in Vienna - Pietro Metastasio, which they shared with the performance of the German soprano Julia Kleiter, one of the most popular performers of the German repertoire today.

L'OCV will also perform 'Overture in Italian Style, D 591', in which Schubert expresses his deep admiration for Rossini's Italian opera. For the second part of the concert, Riccardo Minasi conducts 'Aus Italien', which is considered the first symphonic poem to be composed by a young Richard Strauss, just 22 years old, after a trip to the Transalpine country.

Riccardo Minasi

The Italian conductor and violinist Riccardo Minasi has quickly established himself as one of the most talented batons on the European scene. Principal of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, his most recent and upcoming engagements include concerts with the orchestras of the Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester of Berlin, National of Belgium and the symphonies of the Bavarian Radio Broadcasting, Ràdio de Suècia, Ràdio de Frankfurt and Metropolitana de Tòquio. He regularly conducts the NDR Radiophilharmonie of Hannover, Ensemble Resonanz ia La Scintilla.

In opera, he has directed 'Così fan tutte' at Glyndebourne; 'Les pêcheurs de perles' at the Salzburg Festival; 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail', 'Don Giovanni' and 'Orland Manifest' at the Zuric Opera; 'Alcina', 'Le nozze di Figaro' and 'Agrippina' at the Staatsoper d'Hamburg; 'Rodelinda' to the Dutch National Opera, followed by her return in the 2021-2022 season for ' Der Freischütz', and 'Carmen' to the Lió Opera. He will present his own second critical edition of 'Norma' at the 2022 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

He has recorded with artists of the stature of Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez, and has participated in four award-winning albums with the Echo Klassik of 2016. Most recently, the next recordings of Haydn's 'Les set últimes paraules de Crist en la creu' and the Bach cello concerts with Jean-Guihen They will obtain the Diapasó d'Or de l'Année in 2019 and 2018, respectively. He has also served as historical assessor of the Montreal Symphony, as supervisor and editor, together with Maurizio Biondi, of the critical edition of 'Norma' by Bärenreiter (2016).

As soloist and concertmaster, Riccardo Minasi has played with the orchestras Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Accademia Bizantina, Il Giardino Armónico, Le Concert des Nations, Al Ayre Español, Barroca de Sevilla and the Simfònica de Madrid. He has also collaborated with Veronika Eberle, Bryn Terfel, Franco Fagioli, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Viktoria Mullova, Reinhard Goebel, Lucca Pianca, Christophe Coin and Albrecht Mayer.

Les Arts és Simfònic 

Les Arts reminds us that the venue price for Riccardo Minasi's concert in Valencia with the Valencian Community Orchestra ranges between 30 and 45 euros.

The Auditori de les Arts will rebrà, during the 2021-2022 season, the main batutes of the international circuit. After the start of 'Les Arts és Simfònic' with Juanjo Mena last September, the program included the return of some of the most international Spanish directors such as Gustavo Gimeno and Josep Pons.

Furthermore, in James Gaffigan's first year as musical director, the Valencian Community Orchestra will perform for the first time with prominent batons with mate Riccardo Minasi and the British Mark Elder.