Cadaqués Orchestra facts for kids
The Cadaqués Orchestra (Orquesta de Cadaqués in Spanish; Orquestra de Cadaqués in Catalan) is a special music group. It's a chamber orchestra, which means it's a smaller orchestra. This orchestra is based in Cadaqués, a town in Catalonia, Spain.
The orchestra started in 1988. It was first created to be the main orchestra for the Cadaqués Festival. Since then, it has grown into a well-known orchestra. It now has its own regular concert season.
The Cadaqués Orchestra also hosts an important event. It's called the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition. This competition happens every two years. It helps find new talented music conductors.
The orchestra performs in many cities across Spain. Some of the places they play include:
- Cornellà de Llobregat, at the Auditori
- Figueres, at the Teatre el Jardí
- Girona, at the Auditori de Girona
- Lleida, at the Auditori Municipal Enric Granados
- Madrid, at the Auditorio Nacional
- Terrassa, at the Auditori Centre Cultural Unnim
- Viladecans, at the Atrium Viladecans
- Vilafranca, at the Auditori Municipal de Vilafranca
- Zaragoza, at the Auditorio de Zaragoza
Meet the Conductors
A conductor is like the leader of an orchestra. They guide the musicians during a performance.
Gianandrea Noseda
Gianandrea Noseda became the main conductor of the orchestra in 1994. He won the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition that same year. He has been leading the orchestra ever since.
Jaime Martín
In 2011, Jaime Martín also became a chief conductor. He shares this role with Gianandrea Noseda. Jaime Martín was actually one of the first members of the orchestra. He used to play the flute!
