Opens the FIMT 2012

Tarragona. Costa Dorada. 4th July 2012. The International Music Festival in Tarragona, organized by the School of Music and the Council of Tarragona, has started the concert with attendance. Yesterday evening was held in the Auditorium of the Caixa Tarragona, the performance of the Casals Quartet. For nearly two hours, the musicians of these string quartet gave a vigorous performance as brilliant as that gathered 330 people, the maximum capacity of the auditorium. The concert, which was divided into two parts, they perform "String Quartet D 703 número12" Frank Schubert, "Langsamer Satz for String Quartet" by Anton Webern and "String Quartet number 14 D 810 Der Tod und das Mädchen "Frank Schubert. Pieces that were left stunned all those present that the Cuarteto Casals ovation after you complete the actions. Cuarteto Casals consists of Vera Martinez-Mehner (violin), Abel Thomas (violin), Jonathan Brown (viola) and Arnau Tomas (cello). Since its formation in 1997 have performed at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Musikverein in Vienna, Kölner Philharmonie, Cité de la Musique Paris, Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Berlin Philharmonie and Concertgebouw Amsterdam and other reference rooms in the international circuit. Also, are the winners of first prizes of international competitions in London and Brahms (Hamburg), the award foundation "Borletti-Buitoni" of London, the National Prize of Music and the City of Barcelona Prize. The quartet has produced a major label with "Harmonia Mundi" has its own season of concerts at the Auditorium of Barcelona and teaches at the School of Music of Catalonia. The Mediterranean Chamber Brass, gives the concerts´ kick off The Mediterranean Chamber Brass brass quintet was responsible for starting the concert tour that takes place during this week, in the Auditorium of the Caixa Tarragona each day at eight in the evening. During the performance, which attracted 200 people, eight pieces were performed in all musical styles. In the first part was hearing "Concert in G m" J. S. Back, "Frost Fire" and Eric Ewacen "Postludium" A. Bruckner. The second part was a fun Mediterranean Chamber Brass, whose components were interacting with the public. "Just a Closer Walk", "Suite Suite For Brass Jukka Linkola or" Abba ", a arrenjament Enrique Abello, are the pieces that were played in the auditorium. The brass quintet, formed by Manuel Blanco (trumpet), Enrique Abello (trumpet), Juan Carlos Matamoros (trombone) and Alfonso Viñas (tuba), surprised the audience with two pieces: "Omen" and "Amparito Roca" latter with applause and chants from the audience. This group was born in 2007 in order to develop a new concept of chamber music for brass instruments. Have been awarded several times as the "V Jeju International Brass Quintet Competititon" (South Korea), the third prize of "VI Jan Koetsier International Brass Quintet Competition" in Munich (Germany) and first prize in the "Lieksa International Brass Quintet Competititon "of the" 30 Lieksa Brass Week. "

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