The Schubertiada music festival has resumed its integral of Johann Sebastian Bach's piano works at the historic Santa Maria de Vilabertran Canonical. The cycle, which began in 2022 with violin sonatas and partitas and will conclude next year with a third phase, currently focuses on the English suites, French suites, and partitas for piano.
Pianists Albert Cano Smit, Emma Stratton, and Nicolás Margarit were the performers, each alternating to play two pieces. Stratton opened the concert with the fourth French Suite and the fifth Partita. Margarit followed, performing the fourth and fifth English suites. After a break, Cano concluded the Bach segment with the third English Suite and the sixth Partita.
Prior to this concert, the Schubertiada festival presented a recital within the 'Lied the Future' project. This session featured soprano Klara Brockhaus accompanied by pianist Rodolfo Focarelli; soprano Alba Valdivieso with pianist Carlos Bujosa; and baritone Bruno Meichsner with pianist Daniel Prinz. The repertoire for this project included lieder by composers such as Schubert, Strauss, Duparc, Ullmann, and Brahms.
