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'Centenary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla'

This year marks the centenary of the birth of the Argentine bandoneonist and composer Astor Piazzolla, considered one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. The XLIII Deià International Music Festival celebrates this centenary with a concert by the Italian Massimo Mercelli (flute) and the festival's artistic director Alfredo Oyágüez Montero (piano).

The program includes pieces of:

Ennio Morricone (Italy, 1928-2020)
Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
Il Prato
Song for Elena

Astor Piazzolla (Argentina, 1921-1992)
Histoire du Tango:
Bordel 1900
Cafe 1930
Nightclub 1960
Concert d’aujourd’hui

Leonard Bernstein (USA, 1918 - 1990)
Themes from West Side Story
Maria
Tonight

Philip Glass (USA, 1937)
Facades, Glassworks n.5

Luis Bacalov (Argentina, 1933 - 2017)
Il grande duello
Il Postino

Michael Nyman (UK, 1944)
Taking it as read

John Williams (USA, 1932)
Three Pieces from Schindler’s list
Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto Winter '41)
Remembrances
Theme From 'Schindler's List'

The Deià International Music Festival was created in 1978 by the late Patrick Meadows, American musician and poet, and his partner Stephanie Shepard. Since 2000, the artistic director of the festival is the pianist Alfredo Oyágüez Montero.

This edition is held from June 3 to September 30 at the Son Marroig Music Hall, a spectacular enclave on the Mallorcan coast in the municipality of Deià. The possessió, whose origins date back to the 16th century, was one of the properties acquired on the island by Archduke Luis Salvador of Austria in the Serra de Tramuntana, and the museum that is kept inside is dedicated to him.

During the intermission of the concert you can enjoy the fabulous views of the sea and an Ionic style temple made with white Carrara marble, accompanied by a glass of cava.