MSKN Master Ensemble

  Friday 7 Mar
  19:30 h
  12 y 14€
MUN Theatre

*There are season tickets available for the Cartografías de la Música series, either for the four shows that make up the series or for two (45 and 25€, respectively). Remember that to benefit from this rate you must buy the number of tickets established for the modality you choose.

MSKN Master Ensemble proposes a sonic journey between the mystical and the avant-garde, an exceptional blend of 20th and 21st century styles that unites the rhythmic energy of Stravinsky, the ethereal atmosphere of Villa-Lobos and the evocative subtlety of Sánchez Verdú.

From the infectious dynamism of the Concertino to the dreaminess of the Mystic Sextet, to the peculiar soundscapes of the Book of the Sand Garden, this concert is a unique exploration of colors, textures and contrasts. The evening culminates with the vibrant elegance of Danses concertantes, a work that exudes the neoclassical essence of the Russian genius.

JOSÉ LUIS ESTELLÉS
He develops an extensive artistic activity in which he combines the facets of orchestral conductor, clarinetist and teacher.

Estellés has performed as guest soloist with more than thirty orchestras and ensembles and also as chamber musician in important halls and festivals in the USA, Mexico, Japan and throughout Europe with prestigious quartets and soloists. He was founder of ensembles such as Grupo Manon and TAiMAgranada. His CD recordings as a clarinetist have been released on Turtle Records, Emergo Classics, Audiovisuals de Sarriá, Anacrusi, Verso, Kairos, Naxos, Komponisten Polyphonie and Ibs Classical.

As a conductor he has performed in numerous concerts in Spain, Germany, Belgium, France, England, Bulgaria and Mexico and has recorded for the Musikene, Verso and Ibs Classical labels.

As an orchestral musician, he has been clarinet soloist of the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada since 1991 and has also collaborated with other Spanish, English, Belgian and German ensembles.

José Luis Estellés has been professor of clarinet at Musikene since its creation in 2001, where he was also its Artistic Director and Director of Orchestral Studies. Since 2021 he is Professor of Chamber Music at the HfMT in Cologne (Germany). He has been linked as a professor at the Sibelius Academy, Codarts - Rotterdam Conservatorium, the University of Alcalá de Henares and the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Oviedo and has given master classes all over the world. He is invited as a jury member in important international competitions, such as ARD (Munich) and Aeolus (Dusseldorf).
 

MSKN MASTER ENSEMBLE

This is the ensemble in which the students of Musikene's Master's Degree in Performance acquire professional level training and experience through the study and public performance of a demanding and varied repertoire. Characterized by its versatility and variable geometry, the MSKN Master Ensemble can transform itself from a small ensemble to a symphony orchestra, adapting to each program with an eclectic and daring vision. This flexibility has allowed the performance of masterpieces by composers such as Edgar Varèse, Wolfgang Rihm, Friedrich Cerha, Gustav Mahler, Hans Zender, Conlon Nancarrow, Alvin Etler, Thomas Adès, Frédéric Chopin, Ramón Lazkano, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, Paul Hindemith, Erwin Schulhoff, Kurt Weill, Dmitri Shostakovich, Béla Bartók, Franz Schreker, Luigi Dallapiccola, Aaron Copland, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Miklós Rózsa, W. A. Mozart and George Gershwin, as well as premieres by Mikel Iturregi, Pedro González Álvarez and Leonel Aldino.

Under the direction of José Luis Estellés, since its first concert in 2020, the ensemble has had the collaboration of soloists such as Marta Zabaleta, Miguel Ituarte and Liana Gourdjia, as well as the Musikene Abesbatza and the choreographer Myriam Pérez Cazabón in events such as the concert-celebration of World Architecture Day at FICOBA. His participation in the 2024 edition of Musika-Música Bilbao has been another outstanding milestone in his career.


MUSIKENE
Musikene is the Higher Music Center of the Basque Country, created by the Basque Government in the 2001-2002 academic year. It is a center committed to quality teaching that guarantees professional qualifications in the fields of performance, composition, conducting and pedagogy. Its main objective is to provide students with an adequate educational background that facilitates their insertion into the labor market, taking into account the new requirements demanded by music in the 21st century.

One of the key elements of Musikene's educational philosophy is the attention to the development of the talent of each student, who acquires a high level of professional training. The teaching is directed according to the levels expected of its graduates in the labor market. To this end, Musikene has a teaching staff of recognized pedagogical prestige, who, in turn, are internationally renowned musicians, either as soloists or members of the best European orchestras. The center has opted for a highly specialized teaching staff with many years of experience.