Palacio Euskalduna hosts a singular musical performance where choral singing, organ, and saxophone pay tribute to the legacy of Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga. 🎶✨

Presented within the Organo Kontzertuak 2026 cycle on the occasion of the Bilbao composer's bicentenary, this concert brings together saxophonist Iñaki Bermúdez, the renowned Cor Cererols, and organist Joan Seguí in the programme «Garaien arteko solasaldia / Dialogue across eras».

🎶 Garaien arteko solasaldia

📅 December 2, 2026

🕐 19:30

📍 Palacio Euskalduna, Bilbao

🎟️ €18.50

📖 A sonic journey connecting tradition and the avant-garde

The concert centres on a universal human emotion: lamentation, moving from the pain of loss to the longing for a beloved land. The first part addresses death and mourning through works by Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, Johann Sebastian Bach, Joan Cererols, and Vicente Goicoechea, expressing suffering, spirituality, and hope.

The second part delves into nostalgia and agony. The repertoire culminates in «Agar dans le désert», Arriaga's last known work, alongside «Albes i Nits» by Miquel de Jorge, a contemporary piece where the saxophone brings a fresh expressive perspective.

🎶 The Organo Kontzertuak cycle in Bilbao

The concert cycle presents this event as an artistic dialogue linking historical repertoire with contemporary interpretation. The fusion of human voices, organ, and saxophone reveals how timeless emotions find new resonance across centuries.

✨ A moving musical journey bridging past and present through profound emotion and beauty.