A variety of genres, styles and performers marks the chamber programme for Universitat de València this Autumn
Universitat de València starts the Autumn season with an intense and diverse musical programme, organised and designed by Aula de Música UV, including over 15 concerts from 7 October to 19 December in different university spaces: emblematic auditories such as Capella de la Sapiència at the historic building, the Wall Room of the Rector Pesset Hall of Residence, the UV Botanical Garden or the Charles Darwin Room at the Brujassot Camput.
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All concert have free access with an invitation available to requesthere72 hours before the concert. The UV Botanical Garden Joan Plaça Auditorium concert and the Burjassot Campus Charles Darwin Room concert won't use invitations (limitted seats).
The programme 'welcomes a variety of groups (singing, wind, string...) and university groups, as well as musicians with their own chamber groups who grew at UV' states the Aula principal Guillem Escorihuela.
The2025 Autumn Concertsfocus once again in supporting the composition and performance of 'the land', but 'not ignoring national and international areas'. For one more year, the programme has the collaboration withCultura als CampusandUV Unit of Equalitywith special emphasis this year fue to the 'large variety' of genres and styles of both ancient and historical music to nowadays composers.
October concerts
The autumn musical programme will take off with the conference-concert with pianist Mario Masóon Tuesday 7 (7:00 p.m.) at theRector Peset Hall of Residence. He will reflect on the tributed composer Leopold Querol Roso. Next, Óscar Camposwill hold a piano concert of the author and his coetaneous. It will be the first monthly activity for 'Paraules al Concert' ('Words at the Concert'), the dissemination and pedagogical side of the Aula. AsEscorihuelastates, 'music should not only be heard but also explained'.
The 'Música a la Capella' ('Music at the Chapel') cycle will be on Wednesdays at UV Cultural Centre La Naustarting on 15 (7:00 p.m.) with the sister duet of Laura and Elena Palomarwho will perform the 'Échofidèle' concert with historical instrumentes. A reunion with ancient music in which the performers will use barroque instruments replicas —transverse flute and oboe— in order to teach about music history.
The saxophoe quartet Rhombus Ensemblewill perform the 'Sinergia' concert on Friday 17 (7:00 p.m.) at theUV Botanical Garden Joan Plaça Auditorium, including pieces fromDebussy,Bozza, orEscaich. The saxophone is a rare choice for chamber music, according toGuillem Escorihuela, andAula de Músicawants to dedicate a special space for it and other wind instruments.
As a preview of the opening concert for the start of the academic year in collaboration with Culture at Campuses on Monday 20 (8:00 p.m.), theBurjassot Campus Charles Darwin Roomwill serve as a stage for a preview of theUniversitat de València Philarmonic Orchestraprogramme it will perform on 21 at ValènciaPalau de la Música. ConductingHilari Garcia Gázquez, one of the higlights is the participation of violloncello soloistPau CutandaOrchestra performing two reference romantics: Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky.
Lluís Vich Vocalismale choir will visit the Capella de la Sapiència on Wednesday 22 (7:00 p.m.) to perform a programme of ancient and barroque music. On Friday 24 (7:30 p.m.), Charles Darwin Room will once again serve as stage for another university group: theUniversity Choir of Valènciawith invited conductorMireia Barrera.
Barrera will conduct a concert named 'Les dones fortes' ('Strong Women') dedicated to women of the Valencial culture such as writerMaria Beneyto—with lyrics from her texts— or composerMatilde Salvadoramor other. This concert will be a collaboration with Cultura als Campus and UV Unit of Equality.
In November, music of five centuries
Autumn concerts will start in November at the UV Botanical Garden on Sunday 2 (12:00 p.m.) with a string quartet made of members ofUV Philarmonic Orchestra(two violins, one viola and one violoncello) performing a diverse repertoire.
The programme will continue on Tuesday 4 at Rector Peset Hall of Residence (7:00 p.m.) with Málaga duetJosé Andrés Fernández(clarinet) andMargarita Kozlovska(piano) performing the concert 'Un passeig per la Gran Poma' ('A Walk through the Big Apple') and contemporary American music with composers such asGerswin,TempletonorBernstein.
Música a la Capella will keep their Wednesday performances at Universitat de València historical building Capella de la Sapiència at 7:00 p.m.
The 'romanticlied' with romantic music of the 18th century 'of the classical bourgeois ballrooms' will be performed on Wednesday 5. MezzosopranoLorena Valeroalong with clarinetPedro Vicenteand pianoCarlos Apellánizwill playSchubert,BrahmsorDanzi.
ComposerElana Sassonwill play her own pieces with voice and the saz on Wednesday in the concert 'In between', combining jazz and latin rythm with Persian poetry roots and Kurdish melodies, accompanied by doublebassManos Stratisand pianoSantiago Bertel. The concert, on Wednesday 12, is organised in collaboration with UV Unit of Equality.
On Wednesday 19, the conference-concert 'Un piano a Polònia' ('A Piano in Poland') will delve into piano music of Polish composers likeChopin,Szymanowska, orBacewicz, played byVioleta CaseroandJames Lipka; and on Wednesday 26,barroque Mexican groupIl Furorewill perform at La Nau amidst their Spain Tour. According toGuillem Escorihuela, 'they will bring a powerful programme with instruments of the times along with the international touch to the concert'.
Eclectic December with Spanish, Mexican and Christmas music
Singing and guitar to start December. On Tuesday 2 (7:00 p.m.), the Botanical Garden will serve as stage for the 'Anhels de l'ànima' ('Yearning of the Soul') with a programm of Spanish and South-American music (Manuel de Falla,Halffter,Ginastera...) performed by sopranoBelén Roigand guitarristMiquel Pérez.
On Wednesday 3 (7:00 p.m.), theVictoria Musicaechoir will perform the concert 'Motets per al temps d’advent i Nadal de diversos mestres dels segles XVI i XVII' ('Motets for Advent and Christmas from diverse maestros of the 16th and 17th centuries'), conducted byJosep Gil-Tàrrega.
Wednesday 10 (7:00 p.m.) will be the last day of Música a la Capella with a conference-concert 'Dansa de llums i sombres' ('Dance of Lights and Shadows'), with violinLuciano Casalinoand pianoFrancest Llop, a Valencian group of professional musicians that will dedicat the afternoon to celebrating theAny Ravelin its 150th anniversary.
The last touch on Wednesday 10 (7:00 p.m.) will be the traditionalChristmas concert of Universitat de València Philarmonic Orchestraconducted byHilari Garciaat Burjassot Campus Charles Darwin Room.
All 16 programmes exist within different academic lines like Valencian music —including musicians and composers of the land— and diversity in styles, eras and performers.