Cadaqués Orchestra

Spanish chamber orchestra

The Cadaqués Orchestra (Orquesta de Cadaqués [Spanish]; Orquestra de Cadaqués [Catalan]) is a chamber orchestra based in Cadaqués, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1988 to be the resident orchestra of the Cadaqués Festival, the orchestra has since become an established orchestra with a regular concert season. The orchestra hosts the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition, which occurs every two years. The orchestra gives concerts in several cities and venues in Spain, including the following:

Cornellà de Llobregat, Auditori
Figueres, Teatre el Jardí
Girona, Auditori de Girona
Lleida, Auditori Municipal Enric Granados
Madrid, Auditorio Nacional

Terrassa, Auditori Centre Cultural Unnim
Viladecans, Atrium Viladecans
Vilafranca, Auditori Municipal de Vilafranca,
Zaragoza, Auditorio de Zaragoza

Gianandrea Noseda became principal conductor of the orchestra in 1994, after winning the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition in the same year. The orchestra's principal guest conductor was Sir Neville Marriner. In February 2011, the orchestra announced the appointment of Jaime Martín, a founding member of and flutist in the orchestra, as co-chief conductor, in tandem with Noseda.^[1]

Principal conductors

Gianandrea Noseda (1994–present)
Jaime Martín (2011–present)

References

^ "Jaime Martín ha sido nombrado director titular de la Orquesta de Cadaqués". ADN. 2011-01-31. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-09-02.