Girona will host the Catalan debut of Brazilian sopranist Bruno de Sa

Sopranist Bruno de Sa will make his Catalan debut on January 25 at the Girona Auditorium, as part of the Ibercamera classical music series, which the city has hosted for the past twenty years.

Her performance will be one of the highlights of a ten-concert season between autumn and winter, which will feature the debut of the Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra and the very young pianist, just 18 years old, Ot Ortega, who is set to be the revelation of the season.

Debubantes Other debutants in the series will be the Gürzenich Orchestra from Cologne, under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and the young pianist from Berga, Ot Ortega.

Sopranist Bruno de Sa will perform in Girona the day before his performance at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona. Capable of singing in a range similar to that of a soprano, the artist will be accompanied by the Esemble 1700 ensemble and Dorothee Oberlinger on flute and conducting. They will perform works by Scarlatti, Bononcini, Marcello, Corelli, and Handel.

Another debut in this series will be that of the Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne, under the baton of conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Accompanied by soprano Christiane Karg, they will perform Wagner's opening to The Flying Dutchman ; Mahler's Symphony No. 1; and the final scene from Richard Strauss's Capriccio .

Ibercamera, which this year celebrates its 20th edition in Girona, has established itself in the classical music programming of the Auditori

Also making his public debut in this private classical music series, a long-established fixture at the Girona Auditorium, will be French conductor Alain Altinoglu, who will lead the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. They will perform Malher's Ninth Symphony.

Other highlights include a performance by Pinchas Zukerman, who will offer his triple roles as violinist, violist, and conductor in a single concert for the first time. He will be accompanied on stage by the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra and violinist Fumiaki Miura, who will delight the audience with pieces by Bach, Mozart, and Dvorák.

The Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, conducted by Trevor Pinnock and Salzburg cellist Julia Hagen, will perform a concert featuring Mozart's Magic Flute Overture, Dvorák's Cello Concerto, and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Another familiar face for season ticket holders of the Ibercamera season in Girona is pianist Varvara, who returns to Girona to perform her version of Chopin's 24 preludes, Mozart's last sonata, and Mozart's fantasy in C minor.

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Highlighting the chamber music program is the debut of Berga pianist Ot Ortega, whom the programmers anticipate will be "the revelation of the season." He will give a concert on February 8 with works by Scarlatti, Prokofiev, and Liszt.

Also making their debut is the Trio da Vinci, composed of María Florea on violin; Blai Bosser on cello; and Àlex Ramírez on piano. They will perform Schumann's Clara Trio in G minor, Op. 17 , and Schubert's " La Trucha ." They will be accompanied by Miquel Jordà on viola and Blai Gumí on double bass.

Girona-born María Canyigueral, on piano, and Slovenian violinist Lana Trotovsek are other debutants of the season, who will offer a recital with works by Franck, Granados, Prokofiev, and Gershwin.

This year, soprano Elionor Martínez returns after last year's concert, which left the organizers with a very positive impression. Accompanied by pianist Olivia Zaugg, she will sing works by Schubert, Brahms, Bernstein, and Toldrà.

The series currently has 668 subscribers.

Ibercamera made its debut in Girona in 1987, and the series currently has 688 subscribers. Its president, Josep Maria Prat, emphasizes that the series "has contributed to creating a musical corpus for classical music enthusiasts in Girona" and "providing content for the Auditori," now part of "the international symphonic circuit."