Solístico and Friends: Spain and its influences

The program is structured around three milestones of the chamber and symphonic repertoire linked to the Spanish musical tradition and its international projections.

The nocturnal music of the streets of Madrid (G.324) by Luigi Boccherini —composed around 1780, during the author's residence at the Spanish court— constitutes a string quintet that, through a descriptive treatment, reproduces scenes and sounds of Madrid night life, integrating elements of urban popular music.

The Symphonic Rhapsody, Op. 66 by Joaquín Turina (1931), originally conceived for piano and orchestra and presented here in an ensemble arrangement, combines a harmonic discourse with impressionist roots with melodic and rhythmic turns from Andalusian folklore, in a synthesis between modernity and tradition. Sebastián Arredondo will be there, piano soloist.

Finally, the Seven Spanish Popular Songs (1914) by Manuel de Falla, in version for voice and instrumental ensemble, constitute one of the most representative collections of Iberian lyric, in which the composer compiles and reworks popular melodies and texts from different regions of Spain, integrating harmonic and timbral resources typical of the nationalist aesthetics of the 20th century. This gem of the Iberian vocal repertoire that will be performed by the outstanding Chilean soprano Vanessa Rojas as a guest soloist.

This program seeks to bring the Chilean public closer to a sound journey that unites history, identity and artistic expression, strengthening access to chamber music and promoting cultural exchange through a universal language.

The Orquesta Solístico de Santiago is a non-profit cultural association made up of musicians from the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra who, since 2013, have spread music as an essential component of culture, contributing to the cultivation of a taste for “concert music” in various settings in the country.