A very warm welcome to the First International Festival in Trujillo

I am very excited to present three exeptional evenings of classical music in this unique and stunning venue, el Palacio de San Carlos situated in the heart of  this historic town.  

Its cloister will be transformed into an intimate opera and concert stage, where you will be enveloped in the finest music making, all accompanied by candlelight and the regions finest wines and tapas.

We have carefully arranged three nights of varying programes: romantic classics, beautiful piano concertos and great Italian opera.

The Soloists of London ensemble, the UK’s finest musicians will be the base of the festival and accompany you each evening, while featuring Spain’s leading artists : pianist Javier Perianes and six brilliant international singers. A perfect marriage between the UK’s finest musicians and Spain's greatest soloists. World class music in one of Spain’s most beautiful venues.This is truly a magical and unforgetable experience this summer.

Please bring your family and friends to this feast of music making
We very much look forward to you joining us !

Matt Coman (Artistic Director)

THE SOLOISTS OF LONDON

The Soloists of London is one of Great Britain’s finest ensembles.  Eleven hand-picked string players from some of the world’s most famous orchestras:  The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Academy of St Martins-in-the-Fields and The English Chamber Orchestra.
Passionate about Chamber Music, these flexible musicians have performed works from the sixteenth century to the present day, working together in perfect harmony, whilst standing to perform freely without the presence of a conductor. Between them collaborating with artists as diverse as Madonna, Pavarotti, Sting, José Carreras, Barbara Hendrix, Diana Ross and Sir Paul McCartney of ‘The Beatles’, to concerts performed in front of the late Pope John Paul II, the Queen Sofia of Spain and Queen Elizabeth II and recordings from Oscar-winning soundtracks ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter’ to music for television and radio in many countries. www.thesoloistsoflondon.com

JAVIER PERIANES

Born in Nerva (Huelva) in 1978, is one of world’s best pianists. His name appears regularly in the most important festivals in Spain, with great success in Santander, Granada, Canarias, Peralada and San Sebastián. He is also well established in the programming of the most prestigious concert halls worldwide, including el Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía and Palau de la Música, Valencia, Carnegie Hall, New York, Wigmore Hall, London, Concertgebouw of Ámsterdam, Conservatories of Moscow and Shanghái, the international festivals of Ravinia and Gilmore in Chicago, the Festival of La Roque D'Anthéron and the Konzerthaus of Berlín. www.javierperianes.com

VERDI´S "LA TRAVIATA" (INTERNATONAL REKNOWN SPANISH SINGERS)

Six of Spain’s greatest young international singers, many having studied in the reknown Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Madrid. All of them international artists in their own right. Performing in many of the worlds leading stages and el Teatro Real in Madrid.The opera La Traviata can be considered Verdi’s finest opera and one of the greatest ever written. With its gorgeous music and dramatic story.

Trujillo is an open, luminous, comfortable, well-planned and peaceable city that transmits a certain feeling of the well-being of the medieval Spanish hidalgo. It is, as it has always been, a central meeting point for races and cultures, built onto the "Cabezo de Zorro" hill from where it dominates the plain below delimited by the Tajo and Guadiana rivers.

Upon approaching Trujillo, the traveller feels as though he had encountered a medieval ship beached on a rocky hill. The city rises, proud and vigilant, over a surprising and beautiful granite protuberance, a very unusual crag, calling to mind a line from a Spanish folksong: "If you go to Trujillo, you'll find a league of crags wherever you enter".  Its towers and ruins trim themselves against the sky.

Trujillo is located in the highest part of a magnificent granite rock mass scattered over with holm and evergreen oaks. It is a beautiful medieval city, an obligatory stopover for visitors who wish to discover the history of this Extremaduran landscape.

The memories contained in its battlements, palaces, churches and ancient noble mansions have shaped this formerly unassailable landscape. It would not be strange, in fact, if the popular imagination had itself dreamt up the legend that the profile of the city had been carved into the rocky hill itself by a stonemason via some kind of magical art or portend.  If the legend is true, the mythical stonecutter must be said to have carried out his task with perfect skill, for Trujillo is clearly an example of harmony and adaptation to the rocky landscape: carved stone atop the rock itself.

READ MORE ABOUT TRUJILLO

Tickets will be available from this website via PAYPAL payment (secure online payment) and at the entrance to the days of the festival concerts. The prices are the same as those shown in the left hand column. It is also possible to purchase a pass for all three days.

However, if apart from enjoying the festival, you would like to visit the town of Trujiilo, we are also offering the following packs to include hotel accommodation and tickets. 

A special opportunity to enjoy an unforgettable weekend in one of the most beautiful Spanish towns accompanied by some of the greatest international classical musicians.

(The prices include double room, breakfast, 2 tickets per day and IVA)

If you need more information about the festival, accomodation or tickets. Or simply help with planning your trip for this weekend, our tourist office will be happy to provide you with all the necessary details. For english speakers please don’t hesitate to contact Matt Coman about any of the above: (+34) 617 276 161

Or you can sent us a message using the contact form below. We will be delighted to assist you.