Victoria Hall is a prominent concert hall housed in a majestic neoclassical building. This historic venue is celebrated for its exceptional acoustics, making it a favored destination for music enthusiasts. While occasionally featuring other musical genres, Victoria Hall remains predominantly dedicated to the world of classical music.
Immerse yourself in a magnificent tribute to Ennio Morricone and a century of cinema, performed by the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Fernando Furones. Iconic scores from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Cinema Paradiso, Titanic, Star Wars, and many more will bring to life an evening celebrating some of the greatest music ever written for the silver screen.
At Victoria Hall, the orchestra presents a captivating concert featuring soundscapes from Iceland and England, under the baton of Eva Ollikainen with cellist Kian Soltani. The program includes “Archora for Orchestra” by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Edward Elgar’s “Cello Concerto,” and Jean Sibelius’s “Symphony No. 2.” Enhancing the experience, the duo Stemma performs Icelandic folk music in the foyer before and after the concert, offering the audience an immersive Icelandic sound journey.
The orchestra will perform evocative soundscapes from Iceland and England, conducted by Eva Ollikainen with cellist Kian Soltani. The program features “Archora” by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir, Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, and Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2. The Stemma duo, Herdís Anna Jónsdóttir and Steef van Oosterhout, will present Icelandic folk music performances both pre- and post-concert. This event is part of the Migros-Pour-cent-culturel-Classics series.
The Sunday Concerts at Victoria Hall celebrate the works of Bartók, Brahms, Liszt, and Enescu, enriched by narrated excerpts from Nicolas Bouvier’s “The Way of the World” by Julie Depardieu. Organized by the Ponticello Association, this program features renowned artists such as mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti, soprano Maud Bessard, cellist Ophélie Gaillard, pianist Cedric Pescia, among others. The evening offers a musical journey that blends genres, intertwining traditional music with compositions influenced by them. Pieces by Bartók, Liszt, Brahms, and Enescu are woven together with Bouvier’s texts, highlighting how popular music shapes both romantic and modern composers. The centenary of Gyorgy Kurtág also marks this exploration of Eastern musical landscapes.
Pianists Anastasia Voltchok and Alexei Volodin will perform works by Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Lutosławski, and Rachmaninov as part of the Les Grands Interprètes series. The program features Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, Saint-Saëns’ Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, Lutosławski’s Paganini Variations, and Rachmaninov’s Suite No. 2.
HEMisphère, an ensemble of concert-performing professors and outstanding HEM students, presents an eclectic programme of chamber music spanning the centuries. Soloists include violinists Nurit Stark and Maximilian Haft, violist Hans Egidi and cellist David Pia, joined by HEM students. The programme ranges from Luis Naón’s Caprice to Claude Vivier’s Zipangu, Schubert’s Rondo in A major (D.438), György Kurtág’s Ligatura and Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, alternating intimacy and luminous textures to reveal each work’s emotional world.
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