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JUAN MANUEL CAÑIZARES, LA MONETA, ARCÁNGEL, JUAN DIEGO, TRÍO ARBÓS, ROBERTO FABBRICIANI, AGUSTÍN DIASSERA, SERGIO SÁEZ, FERNANDO VILLANUEVA Y MAURICIO SOTELO Dance: Fuensanta La Moneta TRÍO ARBÓS: Vocals: Arcángel Juan Carlos Garvayo (Piano), Recitation: Juan Diego Miguel Borrego (Violin), Guitarist: Juan Manuel Cañizares José Miguel Gómez (Cello) Flute: Roberto Fabbriciani Viola: Sergio Sáez Percussion: Agustín Diassera Electronics: Fernando Villanueva

Guitar, song, dance

MADRID TEATRO REAL WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE AT 20:00

MUERTE SIN FIN

The musical poetics of the Madrid composer Mauricio Sotelo have often dipped into the vibrant world of cante jondo, always from the perspective of what the author calls micro-qualities of sound. Sotelo’s powerful, unmistakable language, whose unprecedented sound also has a certain ancient taste, is known today in Europe as Spectral Flamenco. Great flamenco artists have collaborated on his works, including Enrique Morente, Carmen Linares, Esperanza Fernández, Marina Heredia, Eva Duran, Pitingo, Rafael de Utrera, Miguel Poveda and Arcángel (the latter on almost all his works for over ten years), as well as the great guitarist Cañizares and the Granada dancer Fuensanta La Moneta.

His latest composition, Muerte sin fin, closed the third edition of the Flamenco Biennial in Holland and is now being presented in Spain as part of the Suma Flamenca.

The title of the work is inspired by the homonymous poem by the Mexican writer José Gorostiza. Fragments of that poem are interwoven with songs in the purest flamenco tradition. We could talk here, according to Sotelo’s thinking, of an architecture of the memory made up of twelve parts thast include the echoes and resonances of an ancient voice of pain that shapes the drama of the figure of the dancer. The voice is Arcangel’s and the dance, that of Fuensanta “La Moneta” and the guitar is Caízares’. The dancer’s work takes in various techniques and, of course, many other flamenco styles such as soleá, soleá por bulería, bulería or trilla.

The work projects, in a great architecture, the dramatic tension that we can hear in the small forms of flamenco.

Mauricio Sotelo was closing the pages of this composition last December, when the death took place of the great singer Enrique Morente. For this reason the score carried the epigraph: In memory of the great Enrique Morente

Dossier de prensa Mauricio Sotelo, National Music Award Arcángel’s early recordings include group 2001, is one of the best-known Spanish albums such as Solo compás (“Just composers on the international scene. He Rhythm”); Historia Antológica del Fandango has been recording music since 1991, and de Huelva (“Anthological History of Huelva’s his recordings are released by prestigious Fandango”); Territorio flamenco (“Flamenco Viennese label Universal Edition, which also Territory”). His first solo album, Arcángel, publishes Bartók, Mahler, Schöenberg, was recorded in 2001 and won Andalucia’s Berg, Webern and Pierre Boulez. 2002 Youth Award as well as the National Sotelo studied composition at the Vienna Flamenco Activo Award in Úbeda. Arcángel University of Music and finished his studies later recorded La calle perdía (“The Lost in Berlin and Venice under great maestros Street”, 2004) along with composer and such as Francis Burt and Luigi Nono. guitarist Juan Carlos Romero, and He has been commissioned by some of Ropavieja (2006). Europe’s most prestigious festivals including At Sevilla’s 2002 Flamenco Biennial, Munich’s Biennial, the Venice Biennial, Arcángel won the Giraldillo for Best Holland’s National Opera, the Salzburg Flamenco Song Performance and, days Biennial, the Festivals in Berlin and Vienna, later, he won the Venencia Flamenca at Los Florence’s Maggio Musicale and Warsaw’s Palacios y Villafranca. In 2008 he graced the Autumn Festival. It is worth noting that stage with his homage to Manolo Caracol in Sotelo has been commissioned by Gerard a show called Zambra 5.1 that got rave Mortier of Madrid’s Teatro Real for a reviews. production of Federico García Lorca’s El Enrique Morente recommended Arcángel to público (“The Audience”), which will debut in Mauricio Sotelo for a show called Si Madrid in February 2015. después de morir... (“If After Dying...”), a In addition to the 2001 National Music symphonic poem for a cantaor and Award, Sotelo has won prizes such as the orchestra dedicated to the memory of the Reina Sofía Musical Composition Award great poet José Ángel Valente. From that (2000); the Ernst von Siemens Foundation’s point on, Arcángel and Sotelo began a long Förderpreis (1997); as well as prizes for and fruitful collaboration. The piece, which composition in Hamburg, Cologne and won the Reina Sofia Award in 2000, debuted Vienna; the SGAE’s Composition Award at Madrid’s Teatro Monumental. (1989); and the Young Spanish National Orchestra Award, among others. Juan Manuel Cañizares (Sabadell, 1966) is Sotelo is a member of the Higher Council for one of the most outstanding international Art Education. figures in flamenco guitar and contemporary Spanish music. Known for his integrity and Arcángel, Francisco José Arcángel Ramos, musical talent, the guitarist’s technique is as was born in Huelva in 1977. He started masterful as it is heartfelt. singing flamenco at the age of ten, but it Since childhood, Cañizares’ musical talent wasn’t until he was 21 that his talent as a and potential drew the attention of several performer was finally recognized at Sevilla’s flamenco celebrities. In 1982 Cañizares won 10th Flamenco Biennial when critics and the National Guitar Award in Jerez when he audiences alike praised his work in shows was just 16 years old. From that moment, with Mario Maya, Juan Carlos Romero, Cañizares embarked upon a successful Pepa Montes and Ricardo Miño, among professional career, traveling all over Spain. others. Arcángel has sung for dancers such The single most decisive influence on as Javier Barón, Eva Yerbabuena in her hit Cañizares’ artistic career was his experience show 5 mujeres 5 (“5 Women 5”, 2000) and working with Paco de Lucía for over 10 Israel Galván in Galvánicas (2002). years (1988-1998). His musical style and open attitude make it possible for him to Dossier de prensa work with all sorts of musicians: Enrique Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morente, Camarón de la Isla, Serrat, Montenegro, Finland, Israel, Turkey, Alejandro Sanz, Mauricio Sotelo, Rocío Morocco, Tunisia, and Japan, among others. Jurado, El Último de la Fila, Leo Brower, Peter Gabriel, Michael Brecker, Mike Stern, Fuensanta La Moneta (Granada, 1984) Al Di Meola, Peter Erskine, The Chieftains, wanted to become an artist from a very early among many others. age. Ever since she was a little girl, the As a composer, Cañizares has created famous zambras of Sacromonte and music for the Spanish National Ballet for Granada’s tablaos have been vying for her. pieces such as Félix el loco (“Felix the She has trained as a dancer alongside Madman”, 2004), and Caprichos (“Whims”, flamenco greats such as Javier Latorre, 2007). He has also recorded several Mario Maya, Juan Andrés Maya, Juana soundtracks for films such as La Lola se va Amaya, Matilde Coral and Israel Galván. a los puertos (“Lola Goes to the Ports”) At the tender age of 16, Fuensanta debuted staring Rocío Jurado and Paco Rabal, and in Madrid at Suristán, arousing interest Carlos Saura’s Flamenco. Cañizares also among critics. Since then, she has danced recorded The Official Torch Relay Theme for at some of the most prestigious flamenco the 2004 Olympics (Athens), and he has peñas and in several flamenco festivals all collaborated on over 100 records with over the world, including Monterrey in several of the world’s greatest artist. Mexico; Granada’s Festival Internacional de Meanwhile, Cañizares spends time teaching Música y Danza; the USA Flamenco and researching about flamenco. He has Festival; the Flamenco Biennial; and the key taught Flamenco Guitar at Cataluña’s Flamenco Festivals in cities such as Nimes, School of Music (ESMUC) since 2003. Rome, Geneva, Lisbon, Avignon, Madrid’s Finally, Cañizares decided to embark upon a Suma Flamenca, Sevilla’s Flamenco solo career. He has recorded 5 solo albums Biennial and Jerez’s Festival. to date: Noches de imán y luna (“Magnet La Moneta has also received with the El and Moon Nights”); Original Transcription of Desplante Award at the Concurso Nacional Isaac Albéniz; Punto de Encuentro de las Minas in La Unión (2003); and (“Meeting Point”); Suite Iberia; Albéniz por Flamenco Hoy’s Best Bailaora in 2009, Cañizares (“Albéniz by Cañizares”); and awarded by the Association of Spanish Cuerdas del Alma (“Strings of the Soul”). Flamenco Critics and Journalists. In 2010, the Teatro Real’s art director, As a performer, Fuensanta La Moneta has Gerard Mortier, invited Cañizares to take many virtues, including a deeply expressive part in the New Year’s Gala celebrated at dramatic sense, a precise control of rhythm the Teatro Real in Madrid. In 2011, and a wide vocal range that she has put to Cañizares collaborated with the Berlin the test in shows such as Lo que trae el aire Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Sir (“The Air Brings It”); De entre la luna y los Simon Rattle. Cañizares is the first guitarist hombres (“Between the Moon and and the second Spanish performer after Mankind”), directed by Hansel Cereza; Plácido Domingo invited to take part in this Estévez & La Moneta, alongside bailaor and series, which is the first collaboration choreographer Rabel Estévez; Extremo between a Flamenco Performer and the Jondo (“Deep End Flamenco”); and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. flamenco suite Bailar, vivir (“Dancing, Recently, Cañizares has been touring all Living”). over the world, offering concerts on some of the best stages in places such as: the US, Juan Diego studied at the Music and Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Declamation Conservatory. Between 1960 Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the United and 1975, Juan Diego participated in Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, hundreds of dramas, alternating his work in Dossier de prensa theater with work on a TV show called 1996 and is named after the famous Estudio 1, as well as TV-movies and shows Spanish director, violinist and composer shot for Spanish national broadcaster TVE. Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939). It is He has stared in innumerable theater plays currently one of the most prestigious and feature films. His latest work on stage chamber ensembles on the Spanish music includes El lector por horas (“Reader by the scene. Hour”,1999) by José Sanchís Sinisterra; El The group’s repertoire includes everything Pianista (“The Pianist”, 2005) based on a from the masterpieces of classicism and novel by Vázquez Montalbán and directed romanticism (Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, by Xavier Albertí; and De Salamanca a Mendelssohn, Schumann, etc.) to Sevilla. Don Juan, noche tenebrosa (“From contemporary music. Since it was first Salamanca to Sevilla. Don Juan, Gloomy founded in 1996, one of Trío Arbós’ main Night”, 2007) by Pedro Álvarez Osorio. goals has been to help make a larger As for the cinema, Juan Diego has worked repertoire available for piano trios by with directors such as Eloy de la Iglesia, commissioning new works. Composers such Mario Camus, Antonio Giménez Rico, as Luis de Pablo, Tomás Marco, Mauricio Fernando Fernán Gómez, José Luís García Sotelo, Jesús Torres, Bernhard Gander, Sánchez, Imanol Uribe, Carlos Saura, Bigas José Luis Turina, José María Sánchez Luna, Manolo Gómez Pereira, Berlanga, Verdú, César Camarero, José Manuel Garci, Achero Mañas, Manuel Gutiérrez López López, Hilda Paredes, Aureliano Aragón and Antonio Banderas. Cattaneo, Pilar Jurado, Gabriel Erkoreka, Many of the films Juan Diego has started in Marisa Manchado, Miguel Gálvez have become part of our collective memory, Taroncher, Harry Hewitt, Roberto Sierra, including, Los Santos Inocentes (“The Holy Marilyn Shrude, Jorge E. López and Innocents”); Dragón Rapide; El hermano German Cáceres, among others, have bastardo de Dios (“The Bastard Brother of written works for Trío Arbós. God”); Jarrapellejos; El Rey Pasmado (“The Trío Arbós performs regularly at key venues Dumbfounded King”), which won him his first and international festivals in more than 20 Goya for Best Supporting Actor, a feat that countries: Vienna’s Konzerthaus; the would be repeated a year later, in 2001, with Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow; Paris- Timbuktu. His role in La vida que te Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy; Wittener Tage espera (“Your Next Life”) was especially für neue Kammermusik; the Teatro Colón in memorable, as was his work in Vete de mi Buenos Aires; Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional; (“Get Away from Me”), for which he won a the Kuhmo Festival; the Time of Music Goya for Best Performance in a Leading Festival in Viitasaari; Rome’s Nuova Role, in 2007. His latest work for the screen Consonanza; the Ryedale Festival; San includes Lope, Que se mueran los feos (“To Sebastian’s Quincena Musical Donostiarra; Hell with the Ugly”) and 23 F. Alicante’s Festival Internacional de Música Juan Diego’s most notable awards include, Contemporánea, etc. the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (2005), Trío Arbós has also recorded for music awarded by the Ministry of Culture; and the labels such as Naxos, Kairos, Col Legno, 2011 Actor’s Union Award. Verso, Ensayo and Fundación Autor in On television, he is known for his roles in albums dedicated to Joaquín Turina, Jesús Los Hombres de Paco and Benito Torres, César Camarero, Luis de Pablo, Zambrano’s Padre Coraje. Mauricio Sotelo, Roberto Sierra, and many other Spanish and Latin American Trío Arbós is composed of Miguel Borrego, composers. on the violin; José Miguel Gómez, on the The group has worked as a trio in residence cello; and Juan Carlos Garvayo, on the teaching in Motril’s Music Course and in piano. The group was founded in Madrid in Malaga’s Advanced Music Courses, Dossier de prensa organized by Unicaja. They have also taught He has worked extensively with Luigi Nono master classes in chamber music at at the experimental SWF studio in Freiburg prestigious international centers such as (Germany), breaking new and unusual Bowling Green University (U.S.A.); the ground. Wilfried Laurier University (Canada); the Fabbriciani has performed as a soloist with Lima Conservatory of Music (Peru); and El directors such as Claudio Abbado, Luciano Salvador’s National Youth Orchestra. Trío Berio, Ernest Bour, Aldo Ceccato, Riccardo Arbós’ members have also taught Spain’s Chailly, the Sergiu committee, Eötvös National Youth Orchestra (JONDE) on more Pedro, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Gabriele Ferro, than one occasion. Gatti Daniele, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Since the 2005-06 season, Trío Arbós has Michael Gielen, Cristóbal Halffter, Djansug been the resident ensemble at the Museo Kachidse, Bernhard Klee, Vladimir Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Jurowsky, Maag Pedro, Bruno Maderna, Madrid. Their project "Triple Zone", aimed at Riccardo Muti, Zoltan Pesko, Josep Pons, expanding and enriching the repertoire Giuseppe Sinopoli, Arturo Tamayo, Lothar available for piano trios, was sponsored by Zagrosek, and with such orchestras as La Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung. Scala; Santa Cecilia’s Orquesta dell'Accademia Nazionale; the RAI Roberto Fabbriciani was born in Arezzo in Orchestra; the London Sinfonietta; the LSO; 1949. He is an original and versatile Luxembourg’s RTL Orchestra; Brussels’ performer with an innovative flute playing BRTN; the Monnaie Symphony Orchestra; technique that multiplies this instrument’s Cologne’s WDR; SWF Baden-Baden; sonority. Fabbriciani is widely recognized as Berlin’s Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester; one of the best flutists in the world. Bayerischer Rundfunk; and the Munich He has collaborated with some of the best Philharmonic. composers of our time: Luciano Berio, Pierre He has given concerts at prestigious Boulez, Sylvano Bussotti, John Cage, Elliott theaters and musical institutions such as: La Carter, Nicolás Castiglioni, Aldo Clementi, Scala; the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Dallapiccola, Luis de Pablo, Franco London’s Royal Festival Hall; Suntory Hall in Donatoni, Jindrich Feld, Brian Ferneyhough, Tokyo; Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall; and Jean Françaix, Giorgio Gaslini, Genzmer Carnegie Hall in New York. And he has Harald, Adriano Guarnieri, Toshio participated in festivals such as Venice’s Hosokawa, Klaus Huber, György Kurtág Biennial, Florence’s Maggio Musicale, Ernest Krenek, György Ligeti, Luca Ravenna, London, Edinburgh, Paris, Lombardi, Bruno Maderna, Messiaen, Ennio Brussels, Granada, Lucerne, Warsaw, Morricone, Luigi Nono, Petrassi, Pousseur Salzburg, Vienna, Lockenhaus, Henri, Wolfgang Rihm, Jean-Claude Risset, Donaueschingen, Cologne, Munich, Berlin, Nicola Sani, Schnebel Dieter, Sciarrino St. Petersburg, Tokyo, and Cervantino. Salvatore, Mauricio Sotelo, Karlheinz Fabbriciani has also recorded several Stockhausen, Toru Takemitsu, Isang Yun, albums and teaches master classes at the many of whom have dedicated many Mozarteum University in Salzburg. important works to Fabbriciani.