Spanish piano prodigies to perform in Panama

By Lourdes Quijada

Panama may not have daily access to what many readers deem cultural events, but of course it depends on your interpretation of “culture”. 

 Many classical musical performances seem to disappear under the radar while on one side people complain of a cultural vacuum, and on the other organizers struggle to attract audiences. Hopefully Newsroom’s new “What’s on” section will help bring the two groups together.

What’s On, while quietly sitting   on site unannounced was already attracting some 5,000 visits a week, As the news spreads. that could easily multiply 5 fold, so no more “Oh I would love to have gone if I had known.”
On March 19 in the Ateneoin the City of Knowledge, The National Concert Association will open its season with a recital by the brothers Victor and Luis Del Valle, considered in their home country Spain, and Europe as " pianist prodigies".
They debuted professionally in Madrid in 2004 and have since participated in various competitions and classical chamber music events around Europe including the ARD International Music Competition (Germany), Palau de la Música de Catalunya (Spain), Musiques d'Ensemble (France) and the International Piano Duo Competition Bialystok (Poland), among others.
As a "beautiful sound, prodigious and innovative", said  Spanish newspaper El Pais, while the German Stuttgarter Zeitung said "rarely heard works by Mozart in a manner so convincing." If you want a foretaste of their quality appearance, go to YouTube
The recital starts at 8 pm
The ANC season will continue later with an : Interpreti Veneziani performance by the Swiss Piano Trio and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas finished its eighth Musical . Keep your eyes on What’s On.
The ANC started 41 years ago and in February completed its eighth musical youth camp in Panama.