CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENCOUNTERS
SEASON 2024-25
“31º Contemporary Music Encounters”
Under this title the Ensemble Kuraia of Bilbao organizes a season of twelve concerts.
The program will give a very varied sample of avant-garde musical creation.
From 28 september 2024 to 17 march of 2025
Opening concert: Trío Telemann and the basque music in XX-XXI centuries
Place: Basílica de Begoña
Saturday 28/09 at 8 pm.
Works by Canteloube, Guridi, Garmilla, Ezkurra, Sorozábal, Lamikiz, Extremiana
Free entrance
Concert 2: Flenbasque Contemporary Music. Zvezdoliki | Antwerp Chamber Music
Collective (Belgium) and Kuraia Ensemble
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 7/10 at 7 pm.
Works by Celis, Henderickx, Ryelandt, Ibarrondo, Luc, Gerenabarrena
Free entrance
Supported by Gobierno Vasco (Lehendakaritza-Acción Exterior), Instituto Vasco Etxepare and
Flemish Government
Concert 3: Taller Sonoro (Sevilla)
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 21/10 at 7 pm.
Works by Saariaho, Torres Maldonado, Castillo, Camarero, Murail
Free entrance
Concert 4: Ensemble Kuraia
Place: Conservatorio “J. Guridi” de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Saturday 26/10 at 7,30 pm.
Works by Torres Maldonado, Ibarrondo, Pasi, Luc, Gerenabarrena
Free entrance
Colaboration with Bernaola Zikloa
Concert 5: Manifiesto(s)- Grupo Enigma
Place: Conservatorio “J.C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 4/11 at 7 pm.
Works by Cobo, Rumbau, Arbona
Free entrance
Concert 6: The contemporary Txistu– Silboberri
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 18/11 at 7 pm.
Works by Sánchez-Verdú, Ibarrondo, Martin Quintero, Satué, Cantalejo
Free entrance
Concert 7: Cuarteto Lumina
Place: Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
Saturday 14/12 at 6 pm.
Works by Gómez, Erkoreka, Harías, Fuentes Castilla, Luc, Cano
Entrance 8-10 euros
Concert 8: Sinkro solos. Jabi Alonso (percussion)
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 13/1/2025 at 7 pm.
Works by Bartolomé, Esnaola, Lauzurica, López López, García De La Torre
Free entrance
Colaboration with Bernaola Zikloa
Concert 9: Icarus Ensemble (Italia)
Place: Conservatorio “J. Guridi” de Vitoria-Gasteiz
Saturday 1/2/2025 at 7,30 pm.
Works by Taglietti, Colardo, Rotili, Sciarrino, Manfrin, Abbate, Rojaz, Strafellini
Free entrance
Colaboration with Bernaola Zikloa
Concert 10: Icarus Ensemble (Italia)
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 3/2/2025 at 7 pm.
Works by Taglietti, Colardo, Rotili, Sciarrino, Manfrin, Abbate, Rojaz, Strafellini
Free entrance
Concert 11: Espacio de nuevos creadores
Place: CSMN, Pamplona
Saturday 15/02/2025 at 12 pm.
Works by Cazzaniga, Ibarrondo and premieres by youngs composers.
Free entrance
Closing concert: Mario Caroli and the Prize Fundación SGAE Euskadi
Place: Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
Monday 17/3/2025 at 7 pm.
Works by Saariaho, Hosokawa, Luc, Domínguez
Free entrance
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
I-Clarinet master class with Sergio Barranco. 30 november, 1 december
25, 26 january 2025 Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
II-Laboratory on “Tierkreis” by K. Stockhausen. Ensemble Kuraia
January-february 2025. Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
III- Flute master class with Mario Caroli
18 march 2025. Conservatorio “J. C. Arriaga” de Bilbao
History
Concerts, tours, cycles and all the activities of Ensemble Kuraia year by year.
María Eugenia Luc
Our priority is to disseminate the works of the composers of our time and to provide them with a professional ensemble of excellent quality with which to work closely.
