Quincena Musical de San Sebastián 2016

San Sebastián musical fortnight is Spain’s oldest classical music festival and one of the longest-standing in Europe. It was established in 1939 on the initiative of local traders and hotel and catering entrepreneurs. Since its beginnings, musical fortnight has enjoyed great prestige on account of the quality of its programmes and the reputation of its performers.

The programme devised for the 77^th edition has a new section, Mugetan, with various activities organised during musical fortnight to attract new audiences to classical music. English Baroque Soloists, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble and Radio Frankfurt Orchestra are some of the foremost groups that will perform at the Kursaal concert hall. The 77^th edition of San Sebastián musical fortnight begins on 4 August and ends on the 31^st of the month. Throughout these 27 days the festival will feature nearly 70 performances in a total of 11 cycles both in San Sebastián and other venues in Gipuzkoa, Álava, Navarra and Iparralde.

AC/E is collaborating with San Sebastián musical fortnight with a special programme devoted to Enrique Granados on the centenary of his death. It features performances by the mezzosoprano Elena Gragera and the pianist Antón Cardó and is scheduled for 6 pm on Thursday 4 August at the Palacio de Aiete (Sala Gandhi).