Beyond its spectacular collection of contemporary figurative painting, the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) programs a large number of activities and initiatives. One of them is the classical music series that it programs every Saturday afternoon.

On this occasion we will have the artists:  

• Beñat Egiarte, tenor. 
• Josep Buforn, piano.

MUSIC BY: Ravel, Sorozabal, Canteloube.

The programme of this concert explores Basque culture in different ways: The first part focuses on the most international Basque author: Maurice Ravel. Born in Ziburu, this genius made his life in Paris but never stopped returning to his homeland. From his excellent work, we have selected his masterpiece Shéhérazade, written for Mezzosoprano or Tenor, but which on very few occasions is heard in male voice. This first apart is completed with Jeux d 'eau: a piano work of undisputed beauty and, finally, with its collection of popular songs, which in addition to being beautiful, have the peculiarity of having texts in minority languages such as Galician, Occitan, Neapolitan and Yiddish.
 

The second part begins with the 7 Lieder in Basque by Pablo Sorozabal. The composer from Donostiarra translated poems by Heinrich Heine and wrote music for them, creating a unique work, in the style of the German Lieder cycles. Finally, we propose a work by the famous French composer Joseph Canteloube. Worldwide known for his Auverge Chants, he left a less known cycle: Chants des Pays Basques, in which, starting from Basque popular songs, he creates a cycle of great spectacularity for the piano and for the voice, becoming one of the few non-Basque writers, not to say the only one, who wrote in Basque.

FAQ

• All tickets include access to the exhibitions, to the concert and a complimentary glass of cava.
• If there are no more tickets available on the website, they can be purchased at the museum box office depending on capacity availability. In this case, it is preferable to book in advance by calling 933195693 or by sending an email to taquillas@meam.es.
• The locations have a number assigned according to the order of reservations. It will not be possible to make any change of location once the seats are assigned.
• Access to the concert hall will take place from 5:50 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Once the concert has started, you will not be able to access the room.
• The exhibition can be visited both before and after the concert, taking into account that the museum closes at 20:00.
• The tour to the exhibitions lasts approximately 45 minutes.
• It will be enough to have the voucher or reservation on the mobile and not print it.
• The museum reserves the right to cancel the unpaid reservation 5 minutes before the start of the concert. For this reason, we recommend showing up at the box office 30 minutes in advance. 
• In the case of tickets purchased in advance: After 6:00 p.m. it will not be possible to opt for a refund. If the user of the tickets has not communicated, before the concert, the delay or impossibility of attendance: these may be assigned to another user after 6:05 p.m.