Noon Suite

The Reina Sofía School of Music, in collaboration with Radio Clásica, continues with a new edition of the Soloists for the 21st Century series, the central thread of the Noon Suite  experience. This year, for the first time, the series is divided into two editions: autumn and spring. On Saturdays 11 and 18 October and 1 November, audiences will have the opportunity to attend a programme of themed concerts, take part in guided tours of the School, and meet the participating musicians.

Autumn Series Concerts and Activities:

Trumpet and Voice Concert, 11 October: Intersections and Confluences
More than a dialogue between Europe’s classical–romantic tradition and the forms and aesthetics of Latin America, the repertoire of this concert reflects the echoes of that encounter: traces of European structures transplanted and reconfigured in other contexts, and, in turn, new sounds and practices born of these crossings and confluences.

Piano Trio Concert, 18 October: Three Protagonists
Beethoven broke with the traditional hierarchy between piano and strings, affirming the thematic and expressive independence of each voice, thereby transforming the piano trio into a true chamber dialogue. This programme explores subsequent phases of that evolution through works by Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Amy Beach.

Cello and Harpsichord Concert, 1 November: Keys for a New Harpsichord. Tribute to J. S. Bach
The Reina Sofía School of Music presents its new harpsichord, built by renowned luthier Titus Crijnen. This special occasion coincides with the 275th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose three most intimate and emblematic works will be performed: the Cello Suites No. 1 and No. 2, and the Sonata in D minor, BWV 964.

Guided Tours