Pollensa Festival programme is announced
Pollensa town hall had previously stated that the programme for the 59th Pollensa Festival would be reduced to just five concerts, and the official announcement of the schedule confirms this.
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... the five concerts all being held - as usual - in the Sant Domingo Cloister. Pollensa's mayor, Tomeu Cifre, has called on the regional government to consider making an exception to the requirement for members of the audience to wear masks once they take up their seats.
The festival will start with the Balearic Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, August 8. José Antonio López (baritone) and Irene Mas (soprano) will be the soloists for the arrangements of two works by Gustav Mahler - Arnold Schoenberg's for "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" ("Songs of a Wayfarer") and Klaus Simon's for "Symphony No. 4 in G major".
The rest of the programme is as follows:
Thursday, August 13 - Pianist Marco Mezquida from Minorca with a classical jazz interpretation of works by Beethoven - the premiere of his "Beethoven Collage".
Saturday, August 15 - French pianist David Fray (Mozart and Schubert).
Saturday, August 22 - Moldovan soprano Valentina Nafornita and French pianist Yoan Hereau (various works, including Dvorak, Liszt and Puccini).
Saturday, August 29 - Il Giardino Armonico from Milan with a Journey to Venice (Castello, Merula, Vivaldi).
All the concerts start at 22.00. Tickets can be bought in person, though the town hall would prefer that bookings are made by phone or online. Prices are 16 euros and 20 euros for the Balearic Symphony Orchestra; 15 euros for Marco Mezquida (with proceeds going to the local food bank); and 20 and 25 euros for the other three concerts.
More information and reservations at festivalpollenca.com.
