1st
ITURBI
INTERNATIONAL
PIANO
FESTIVAL
VALÈNCIA
From September 22 to 27, 2020
The Iturbi Award by the Diputación de València has created the ITURBI FESTIVAL to commemorate the birthday of the Valencian pianist. Its first edition will be held from the 22nd to the 27th of September of 2020 at the Centre Cultural la Beneficència.
Do you play the piano?
This year is the 125th anniversary of the Valencian pianist José Iturbi. To celebrate the occasion, the ITURBI International Piano Competition Valencia will be installing pianos outdoors in conjunction with Clemente Pianos at emblematic places across the city on September 20th.
Clemente Pianos will contribute to this celebration by making several grand pianos available to the public.
If you would like to take part or play an instrument or sing, please sign up by writing to pianoiturbi@dival.es stating your full name and telephone number.
Programming
FIRST ITURBI FESTIVAL – 125th Anniversary of José Iturbi’s birth
Sunday 20
Do you play the piano? Street piano day in partnership with Clemente Pianos on their 30th anniversary
Locations: Landmarks in the centre of Valencia: Plaza de la Virgen, Plaza dels Furs, Plaza Redonda, Gateway of the Lonja and the Bull Ring esplanade
Tuesday 22
Opening concert
19:00 Ten pianos for Iturbi Plaza de la Virgen
In partnership with Clemente
Pianos on their 30th anniversary
Ten pianos in the open air will perform
Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, De Falla and Bernstein
20:30 Iturbi, 20th century piano pioneer La Beneficència Culture Centre
Conference and concert. Justo Romero “Iturbi, más allá de la pipa y la sonrisa” (Iturbi, more than just a pipe and a smile) and Javier Perianes, piano.
Javier Perianes, piano.
Pieces by De Falla, Albéniz, Debussy
Wednesday 23
20:30 Manuel Quiroga and José Iturbi La Beneficència Culture Centre
Quiroga Quartet
Javier Perianes, piano
Pieces by Beethoven and Schumann
Thursday 24
20:30 La Iberia de Iturbi. La Beneficència Culture Centre
Gustavo Díaz Jerez, piano
Pieces by Antonio Soler, Gustavo Díaz and Albéniz
Friday 25
20:30 A propósito de Iturbi (About Iturbi) La Beneficència Culture Centre
Documentary presented by its director, Manuel Gil
Saturday 26
20:30 Amparo Iturbi and Granados La Beneficència Culture Centre
Marta Zabaleta, piano
Goyescas. Enrique Granados
Sunday 27
20:30 The Iturbi Prize La Beneficència Culture Centre
Franziska Pietsch, violin
Indaco Quartet
Josu de Solaun, piano
Pieces by Chausson, Saint-Saëns and Schumann
Tickets:
C. C. La Beneficència / Limited capacity / Free access
Ticket collection: From Wednesday September 16 in the lobby of C. C. La Beneficència or through the website entradesvalencia.com (maximum 2 tickets per person)
For reasons related to the health crisis of COVID-19, the Iturbi Festival concerts will be held with limited capacity to guarantee health recommendations. The use of a mask is mandatory.
