Lanzarote Ensemble premieres in Berlin a work dedicated to César Manrique
The Sala Georg-Neumann-Saal, from the Universität der Künste in Berlin, received the components of the Lanzarote Ensemble on Saturday, April 6, an orchestra promoted by the Cabildo de Lanzarote directed by Ayoze Rodríguez.
The group formed for the occasion disembarked in the German capital with a repertoire in which the Canary Islands had a prominent place, since along with the interpretation of “Los cantos canarios”, by Teobaldo Power (1848-1884), the orchestra also played for the first time, in absolute premiere, the work “Four sonorous images of César Manrique”, a tribute to the artist from Lanzarote in the centenary of his birth, composer Leandro Martín Quintero, professor at the Conservatory of Music of the Canary Islands.
“Four sound images of César Manrique” is composed of four movements based on four artistic works of Manrique himself. The piece describes with sounds the visual sensations that caused the author, Leandro Martín and that in his own words immersed him “in unique atmospheres”. For its part, the well-known piece by Teobaldo Power, which inspires the Canarian anthem, was performed in an adaptation made by Ayoze Rodríguez himself. The repertoire was completed with the piece “Nonet in F Major Op. 31”, by composer Louis Spohr (1784-1859).
The concert was organized by the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Society for the Cultural Promotion of the Canary Islands in Europe, with the collaboration of the Canary Islands Association in Berlin and the Circle of Friendship Lanzarote-Berlin.
