Tortosa's Toca’m Piano Festival Consolidates in its Fifth Edition

The musical event concludes a successful edition with diverse programming and high audience satisfaction, despite one concert postponement.

Generic image of a piano on an outdoor stage in a Mediterranean city square.
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Generic image of a piano on an outdoor stage in a Mediterranean city square.

The Toca’m Piano Festival in Tortosa has concluded its fifth edition, reaffirming its growth and consolidation as a benchmark cultural event in Catalonia, with diverse programming and a strong public response.

For four days, the city of Tortosa transformed into the capital of piano, becoming a large open-air stage with a transversal artistic proposal. According to organizers, the festival's fifth edition has confirmed the project's sustained growth, both in artistic quality and public reception, filling the city's emblematic venues.
The program featured around forty activities, including renowned performers such as Yukiko Akagi and Alex Alguacil, Sira Hernández, KamBrass Quintet and Jose Antonio Tolosa, Carles Benavent, Chano Domínguez, and Rodrigo G. Pahlen, alongside the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, among others. Students from the Conservatori del Liceu and ESMUC, as well as amateur performers, also participated, all aiming to showcase the piano.
Festival promoters described the activities' success as "resounding," with a high level of participant satisfaction. Festival directors Maria Lombarte and Manel Miró highlighted the "great" public reception, visitor participation, and the involvement of artists, collaborators, and technical teams. They emphasized that the increase in premieres and shows signifies the festival's consolidation.