György Kurtág Centenary Concert in Gran Canaria
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Maestro György Kurtág has turned 100 years old in 2026!💯 Celebrating his long life and work is the aim of these concerts, performed by the duo made up of violinist Tanja Becker-Bender 🇩🇪 and pianist Sofya Melikyan 🇦🇲. They will perform pieces by Bach, Schubert, Enescu, works by Kurtág himself, and the world premiere of “Canto del alisio”, by the Canarian composer Manuel Bonino. 🎶 Concerts (7:30 p.m.): • Gran Canaria: 28 September | Teatro Guiniguada • Tenerife: 29 September | Espacio La Granja 🎟️ Tickets €5 at www.contemporaneodecanarias.com. 🧠 Parallel activity | endiálogo: Music and neuroscience Meeting with neurosurgeon and musician Jesús Martín-Fernández. 📅 24 September | 6:00 p.m. | Fundación DISA (Gran Canaria). Free entry.
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