Concerts

Concerts

ECHOES FESTIVAL | Haydée Schvartz | Tangos insólitos: Works from the International Piano Tango Collection

Thu 23 October 2025, 1.00pm
Concert Hall, University of Glasgow
University Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
United Kingdom

American pianist Yvar Mikhashoff (1945-1993), known primarily for his performances of contemporary music, was also a professional ballroom dancer with a penchant for the tango. His final achievement was the creation of the ‘International Piano Tango Collection’, for which he commissioned three-minute tangos from 126 composers, including illustrious names such as John Cage, Lukas Foss, Conlon Nancarrow, J. Peer Norgaard, Michael Finissy, Karlheim Stockhausen and Milton Babbit. In his will, Mikhashoff bequeathed the collection to his disciple, the pre-eminent Argentine pianist, Haydée Schvartz, who added to his legacy, bringing the tango back to its birthplace by commissioning further tangos from leading Argentinian classical composers (since, curiously, the original collection did not include any Argentine composers.) The resulting works from both collections offer a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the tango from a variety of generations and modern aesthetics. A rare opportunity to hear this niche, innovative programme in the UK!

Walter Zimmermann Puritaner-Tango
Jackson Hill Tango no Tango
Oliver Knussen Tiefertango (on the name of Mikhashoff)
Gabriel Valverde Las orillas del mundo
John Cage Perpetual Tango
Jorge Horst Barro sublevado
William Duckworth Tango Voices
Laszlo Sáry Tango
Gerardo Gandini 'Los Mareados' from Cobián-Cadícamo (Postango)
James Clapperton '…the gay foppery of summer is flown…'
Ivana Loudová Tango Music
Jo Kondo Tango Mnemonic
Scott Pender Ms Jackson Dances for the People
Dane Rudhyar Tango d’Antan
Conlon Nancarrow ¿Tango?

Haydée Schvartz piano

Haydée Schvartz is a renowned Argentine pianist who has been performing since the age of four and recording since the 1990s, mixing new music, classical and chamber music repertoires. She studied Piano in Buffalo with Yvar Mikhashoff on a Fulbright Scholarship for her Master's, having also studied in London with María Curcio. As well as performing extensively across South America's concert halls and festivals, she has performed internationally, including Edinburgh International Festival, North American New Music Festival (USA), World Music Days (Canada), Popayan Festival (Colombia) and at the International Forum of New Music (Mexico). Besides her solo performances, she has appeared as a soloist with Argentinian and international orchestras and has worked with composers from all over the world, premiering many works, often written especially for her. Her recording career includes international labels such as Tempus Clásico (Mexico), Los Años Luz (Argentina) and Mode Records (USA) and her most recent album, Claude Debussy’s Preludes for Piano Books 1 and 2, won the Gardel Award for Best Classical Music Album in 2021.

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, the University of Glasgow Cramb Residency & Music in the University, and the Cervantes Chair at the University of Edinburgh


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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Lilia Salsano | Anglo-Tango: A Piano Recital of Tangos by British Composers

Tue 28 October 2025, 7.00pm
St Clement Danes
Strand
London
WC2R 1DH
United Kingdom

'A very sensitive interpreter who was able to capture, like no other pianist before her, Guastavino's message.' Association of Argentine Music Critics

​Despite how it sounds, the notion of 'Anglo-Tango' is perhaps not entirely the oxymoron it might seem. This programme of tangos for solo piano, written exclusively by 20th-century and living British classical composers, offers not only an idiosyncratic exercise in musical border-crossing, but also opens a window onto the particularly British iterations of the longstanding infatuation the tango has engendered globally since the first international tango craze of the 1910s. These tangos, on the one hand displaying a broad and eclectic range of highly individualistic and innovative approaches to the genre, also reveal British composers in dialogue with each other, forging something approaching a collective national tango style. Spanning almost a century, they range from Walton's precedent-setting 'Tango-Pasodoble' to contributions by other grandees of British composition such as Rodney Bennett, Finnissy, Nyman and Birtwistle, alongside a plethora of other pre-eminent names from the British contemporary classical canon. Returning this gesture of cultural diplomacy and bringing some indigenous verve to the programme is the virtuoso Argentine pianist, Lilia Salsano, who performs the programme live for the first time in the UK following the original digital Echoes Festival performance in 2021.

PLUS Join us after the concert for a complimentary glass of Argentinian wine!

Anthony Burgess Tango
Antony Hopkins Tango
Bryan Kelly Tango
Colin Bayliss A Tentative Tango
Damian Rees Little My
Dave Smith 'Tango' from 1st Piano Concert
David Matthews One to Tango
Harrison Birtwistle Betty Freeman: Her Tango
James Henshall ¡SaTango!
John White Sonata No. 108
Leonard Salzedo Tango
Malcolm Fox Last Tango in Valhalla
Michael Finnissy Tango
Michael Nyman A Neat Slice of Tango
Nikki Kemp Tango Turmoil
Peter Reynolds Tango
Richard Rodney-Bennett Tango after Syrinx
Rob Keeley Pentango
Robin Holloway 32 Bars of Tango
William Walton 'Tango-Pasodoble' from Façade

Programme curated by Helen Glaisher-Hernández

Lilia Salsano piano

Lilia Salsano is considered one of the pre-eminent Argentine pianists of her generation. Since graduating from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral she has garnered numerous prizes both nationally and internationally, and also performs frequently at home and abroad. Most recently she has appeared at the Martha Argerich Festival of Buenos Aires, and as a guest soloist with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra at Argentina's Teatro Colón. In 2021 she was also selected to take part in the official Piazzolla centenary celebrations at the Centro Cultural Kirchner. A passionate ambassador for contemporary music and Argentine composers, her 2019 landmark recording of Guastavino's complete solo piano music was the first to be undertaken by a single native pianist. She has also recorded the world premiere album of the complete piano music of Virtú Maragno, and has performed numerous other world premieres, including many pieces dedicated specially to her. Salsano is currently the resident pianist of the Santa Fé Symphony Orchestra and a Faculty member at the Antonio Fuentes del Arco Liceo Municipal of Santa Fé.​

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, with the kind support of St Clement Danes


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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Ray Picot | Journeys Through the Labyrinth: 2025 Classical Ibe/rican Anniversaries

Sat 8 November 2025, 7.00pm
Online event available to stream on demand
United Kingdom

Calling all record collectors! If you're trying to navigate your way through the dauntingly huge world of Latin Classical music, don't fear - our resident expert is here to guide you. Join classical music addict and weekend journalist, Ray Picot, in this special EF edition of the ILAMS podcast, Journeys Through the Labyrinth. 2025 offers the opportunity to explore a host of Ibe/rican composers and artists whose lives spanned a period of four centuries, including: Luis Antonio Escobar, Julián Orbón, Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Aurelio de la Vega, Josep Cercos, Juli Garreta, Ernesto Drangosch, Artur Napoleão, Alipio Cezar Pinto da Silva, José Muñoz Molleda, Julián Carillo, Francisco Nunes, Ricardo Viñes, Joaquín Valverde Sanjuán, Ernest Mahle, Carlos Guastavino, Esteban Salas, Conchita Badía, Vicente Arregui, Jose Ignacio Quintón and Carlos Patiño. This discographical whistle-stop tour through 2025's key celebrations offers an amazing kaleidoscope of styles and genres with plenty of variety to enjoy. Ray will highlight the key works, as well as revealing some lesser-known hidden gems in the Latin Classical catalogue. Plus, discover the seminal interpretations whilst learning about the music in context. Whether you're new to Latin Classical, or a seasoned aficionado, this podcast has something for everyone.

Ray Picot host

Ray Picot is Chief CD and Concert Reviewer at the Iberian & Latin American Music Society, and currently writes a popular column for Echoes Magazine titled Ray's Round-Up. A regular guest speaker at recorded music societies around the country, Ray boasts an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field. Think of him as your go-to guide to Latin Classical discography!

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes


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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Pepe Romero | Farewell World Tour: Concert

Mon 10 November 2025, 7.00pm
St Mary-le-Strand
Strand
London
WC2R 1ES
United Kingdom

'Pepe Romero makes his guitar talk to itself, he creates a conversation with it, a conversation between the musical parts, a dialogue on one instrument.' Los Angeles Times

Pepe Romero, one of the last living legends of the classical guitar, offers a rare UK appearance for Echoes Festival as part of his Farewell World Tour. Born in Málaga into the dynasty of Spain's 'Royal Family of the Guitar', Pepe is son of the great guitarist Celedonio Romero and brother to guitarists Celín and Angel. Performing together as an ensemble, they gave birth to the then novel concept of the 'guitar quartet', and challenged traditional boundaries by proving themselves equally adept in both classical and flamenco styles. In this recital Pepe Romero celebrates a lifetime of music making whilst paying homage to his Andalusian roots, offering a retrospective, signature programme of colourful Spanish repertoire from across his career, including some of his own compositions and transcriptions by his father. The evening closes with several quartets from the Romero family repertoire, performed together with students from the Royal Academy of Music. Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear Pepe Romero up close and live in London, in the beautiful, intimate surroundings of St Mary-le-Strand!

PLUS Join us after the concert for a complimentary glass of Spanish wine!

Angel Barrios Arroyos de la Alhambra                                                      
Joaquín Malats Serenata española                                                                            
Enrique Granados 'Andaluza' from Doce danzas españolas (tr. Celedonio Romero)
Isaac Albéniz 'Granada' from Suite española (tr. Celedonio Romero)
Joaquín Turina Fantasía sevillana
Francisco Tárrega Capricho árabe                                                                                   
Celedonio Romero Fantasía cubana
Ruperto Chapí La Revoltosa (tr. Lorenzo Palomo)
Manuel de Falla 'La danza del molinero' from El sombrero de tres picos (tr. Pepe Romero)
Gerónimo Giménez El baile de Luis Alonso (tr. Pepe Romero)
Pepe Romero De Cádiz a la Habana
 
Pepe Romero classical guitar
+ students from the Royal Academy of Music

More than seventy years after first appearing on stage aged only seven, Pepe Romero continues to mesmerise audiences, having given literally thousands of concerts worldwide. But despite being honoured by kings, heads of state and major institutions, Pepe's most important contribution has been reaching the common man, having communicated the richness and beauty of the guitar to millions of people. A Latin Grammy Nominee, Pepe Romero has worked internationally with almost every major conductor, and has appeared with a long list of the world's great symphony orchestras. He has to his credit a discography of more than 60 recordings - most memorably his 1992 groundbreaking disc of the Concierto de Aranjuez with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields. He has premiered works by some of the finest composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Rodrigo, Moreno Torroba, and Cordero - many of them written especially for him. He has also been active in bringing to light lost music by historical composers such as Sor, Giuliani, Mertz and Boccherini, boasting many world premiere recordings. A committed pedagogue, Pepe has taught at numerous Universities and at the Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute in Oklahoma. He holds honourary doctorates from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of Victoria. In recognition of his achievements, he has also received the Premio Andalucía de la Música; the Medalla de Honor from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Granada; he has been knighted into the Order of Isabel la Católica by the King of Spain; and was bestowed with the President's Merit Award from the Recording Academy. In 2022, Pepe received the great honour of having an annual guitar festival named after him in his native city of Málaga. In addition to playing a prominent role in the major film documentary Shadows and Light: Joaquin Rodrigo at 90, Pepe, along with his family, is the subject of the 2001 PBS documentary Los Romeros, the Royal Family of the Guitar and Los Romeros, the Dynasty of the Guitar.

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and the Royal Academy of Music


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Admission FREE to Friends of Echoes Festival (email info@ilams.org.uk to join)

IN ADVANCE: £45 | £30 Concessions | £25 ILAMS Members

ON THE DOOR: £50 | £35 Concessions | £30 ILAMS Members

All tickets include a complimentary glass of Spanish wine

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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Pepe Romero | Farewell World Tour: Masterclasses, Book Launch & Q&A

Tue 11 November 2025, 3.00pm
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5HT
United Kingdom

SOLD OUT

'As far as I remember I thought of myself as a guitarist; it was something I was, not something I was to become.' Pepe Romero

Join us for an exclusive afternoon with the legendary classical guitarist Pepe Romero at the Royal Academy of Music where he will be delivering open masterclasses with RAM students before discussing the recent publication of his memoirs, Dialogues on a Life's Journey with the Guitar (University of Rochester Press, 2025), co-authored with Walter Aaron Clark. Pepe Romero will be fielding questions on a wide variety of subjects related to his career, his family, the guitar, and its repertoire. Part of Pepe Romero's Farewell World Tour, don't miss this unique opportunity to see him up close and live in London.
 
3.00pm-5.00pm Open Masterclasses
 
6.00pm-7.30pm Book Launch & Q&A
 
More than seventy years after first appearing on stage aged only seven, Pepe Romero continues to mesmerise audiences, having given literally thousands of concerts worldwide. But despite being honoured by kings, heads of state and major institutions, Pepe's most important contribution has been reaching the common man, having communicated the richness and beauty of the guitar to millions of people. A Latin Grammy Nominee, Pepe Romero has worked internationally with almost every major conductor, and has appeared with a long list of the world's great symphony orchestras. He has to his credit a discography of more than 60 recordings - most memorably his 1992 groundbreaking disc of the Concierto de Aranjuez with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields. He has premiered works by some of the finest composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Rodrigo, Moreno Torroba, and Cordero - many of them written especially for him. He has also been active in bringing to light lost music by historical composers such as Sor, Giuliani, Mertz and Boccherini, boasting many world premiere recordings. A committed pedagogue, Pepe has taught at numerous Universities and at the Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute in Oklahoma. He holds honourary doctorates from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of Victoria. In recognition of his achievements, he has also received the Premio Andalucía de la Música; the Medalla de Honor from the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Granada; he has been knighted into the Order of Isabel la Católica by the King of Spain; and was bestowed with the President's Merit Award from the Recording Academy. In 2022, Pepe received the great honour of having an annual guitar festival named after him in his native city of Málaga. In addition to playing a prominent role in the major film documentary Shadows and Light: Joaquin Rodrigo at 90, Pepe, along with his family, is the subject of the 2001 PBS documentary Los Romeros, the Royal Family of the Guitar and Los Romeros, the Dynasty of the Guitar.
 
Walter Aaron Clark received his doctorate in Musicology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a Distinguished Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Riverside, where he directs the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music. He is editor-in-chief of the Grove Dictionary of Latin American and Iberian Music, as well as of the online UC journal Diagonal: An Ibero-American Music Review. He has authored Oxford biographies of Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados, and Federico Moreno Torroba (co-authored with Bill Krause), as well as a book on the Romero family of guitarists for University of Illinois Press. His biography of Joaquín Rodrigo, co-authored with Javier Suárez-Pajares, was recently published by Norton. In 2016, King Felipe VI of Spain conferred on him the title of Knight Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic, in recognition of his efforts to promote Spanish music and culture.
 
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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Kyan Quartet + Ahmed Dickinson | Cuba Negra: Afro-Cuban Classics for Guitar and String Quartet

Sun 16 November 2025, 6.30pm
Conway Hall
25, Red Lion Square
London
WC1R 4RL
United Kingdom

'Dickinson is a true pioneer.' Classic FM Magazine

In a new Conway Hall collaboration with Echoes Festival’s African Diaspora series, acclaimed classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson joins forces with the Kyan Quartet to explore vibrant Afro-Cuban repertoire by Cuba’s most distinctive contemporary composers. Their programme brings some classical cool to the traditional string quartet format, with effervescent syncretisms of Afro, Cuban and European influences that explode the expressive possibilities of strings and guitar. A journey through irresistible rhythmic landscapes that will have you tapping your feet and swaying in your seat! The programme features the world premiere of Eduardo Martín’s heartfelt Recordando a Piazzolla (Remembering Piazzolla), alongside several UK premieres: Moforibale a Oshosi by Walfrido Domínguez, a powerful homage to the Yoruba deity of the hunt, drawing on Afro-Cuban ritual and chant traditions; López-Gavilán’s famous Cuarteto en guaguancó, a vibrant fusion of classical string-quartet writing with Cuban rumba rhythms; and Roberto Valera’s concise yet intense Cuarteto de cuerdas. Acrílicos, two compelling sound-paintings also by Martín, meld Caribbean lyricism with striking modernity – a combination also employed in Leo Brouwer’s Quintet, a piece brimming with Afro grooves that anticipates the swing of 1970s salsa, blended with the 20th-century techniques of composers such as Bartok and Stravinsky refracted through the unique lens of this legendary Cuban composer.

Walfrido Dominguez Moforibale a Ochosi
Eduardo Martin Acrilicos en el espacio | Acrilicos en el destino | Recordando a Piazzolla
Roberto Valera Cuarteto de Cuerdas
Guido Lopez-Gavilán Cuarteto en Guaguancó
Leo Brouwer Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet

Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas guitar
Kyan Quartet string quartet
 
Ahmed Dickinson is one of the finest performers of the Cuban Guitar Movement. He is a sophisticated virtuoso on his instrument and an ambassador of Cuban culture. Since graduating from both the Royal College and Guildhall School of Music and Drama he has performed in prestigious venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, toured extensively around Europe, presented innumerable UK premieres, and released several critically acclaimed recordings. His latest CD Ilusión y Verdad is out now on Parma Recordings.
 
Prize-winners of the 2024 ROSL competition and 2025 City Music Foundation artists, the award-winning Kyan Quartet brings together four exceptional musicians: Naomi Warburton, Sydney Mariano, Wanshu Qiu, and Simon Guemy. Established in 2020, the quartet enjoys a busy and vibrant career, having performed across Europe and Asia in venues including Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Beethoven-Haus Chamber Music Hall, Shanghai Opera House and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Hall. They are keen promoters of both contemporary and Ibe/rican classical music, with previous projects focusing on Cuba and Brazil.

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025’s ‘African Diaspora’ series in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and Conway Hall


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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Nigel Foster, Ana Beard Fernández & Michel de Souza | Songs by Latin American Women Composers

Fri 21 November 2025, 7.00pm
Hinde Street Methodist Church
London
W1U 2QJ
United Kingdom

‘Ana Beard Fernández shines throughout with her clear, warm, voice.’ 
BBC Music Magazine

In tandem with the London Song Festival - this year entirely dedicated to showcasing women composers - we continue to explore art song repertoire penned by female Latin American authors as part of our ongoing strand of events, Música y mujer. The programme encompasses pieces ranging in date from the 19th to 21st centuries, by composers from Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Cuba, including all-time favourites such as Besame Mucho, Júrame, and Hasta la vista to more rarely-heard gems of Song. Covering subjects as diverse as food and drink, love and passion, temptation, life and death, the music will also be interpreted by dancers, bringing a taste of the vitality, joy and passion of Latin America to an autumnal London evening.

Chiquinha Gonzaga Feijoada do Brazil | Fado das Tricanas de Coimbra
Mariela Rodríguez 'Poema de la jícarafrom Tres Canciones/Tres poemas negros

Ernestina Lecuona Mi vida es soñar (bolero)Ahora que eres mía (bolero)

Irma Urteaga Azul, tan azul celeste | Yo tan solo | Cánticos para soñar (selection)
Hortencia do Rio Branco Aubade
Adriana Verdié 'Mujer fuego' from De mujeres y elementos
Odaline de la Martínez Canciones
Yvette Souviron HabaneraTango argentino
Consuelo Velásquez Bésame mucho
María Grever
 Loca, loca | Ti-Ti-Pin (Mexican Waltz) | Júrame (Spanish Tango) | Hasta la vista
Blanca Estrella 'Lunar' from Ciclo de canciones
Modesta Bor Tríptico sobre poesía cubana (selection)
Gisela Hernández Tránsito
 
Ana Beard Fernández soprano

Michel de Souza baritone

Nigel Foster piano

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025's 'Música y Mujer' series in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes and the London Song Festival


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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Laura Peribañez & Katie Tertell | Lost in Plain Sight: Gaspar Cassadó’s Iberian Musical Legacy

Thu 27 November 2025, 7.00pm
Sala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes
15-19, Devereux Court
London
WC2R 3JJ
United Kingdom

Catalan cellist, Laura Peribañez, and Cassadó specialist, Katie Tertell, join forces in this delightful programme for the unusual formats of solo and duo cello, inspired by the Spanish cellist Gaspar Gassadó and his legacies as a performer, arranger and composer. While most classical music lovers and scholars are familiar with Pablo Casals (1876-1973), few, even in Spain and Catalonia, will know the name of Gaspar Cassadó, his compatriot and most beloved disciple. Both were world-renowned cellists with distinguished careers. Cassadó (1897-1966) is also a respected composer of classical music whose pieces continue to be played by cellists around the globe. But as Casals became an international symbol for Catalan culture and peace, Cassadó’s ties to the Iberian Peninsula were mostly forgotten. This project examines the erasure of this connection as it exposes Spain’s difficult modern history, interrupted by the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the enduring legacy of the Franco dictatorship (1939-1975). By recovering Cassadó’s cultural and musical significance we can engage with Spain’s complex twentieth-century soundscape and the incomplete history of its modern classical music. In this lecture-recital, Professor Rosi Song will also provide commentary on the programme.

Luigi Boccherini Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, G74
Gaspar Cassadó Suite for Cello Solo
Ailbhe McDonagh 'Ballet' from Dance Suite for Solo Cello
Natalie Haas The Reformer/The Investigator
Sarah Gibson As One Who Loves Poetry
Pablo Casals Song of the Birds

Katie Tertell & Laura Peribañez Artero cellos
Professor Rosi Song speaker
 
Co-founder of the Lost in Plain Sight research project, award-winning American cellist Katie Tertell is also the founder and Artistic Director of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival. A former member of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, she enjoys a rich and varied experience as a freelance artist in the UK, Europe and America, performing at major venues and Festivals. Trained at Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music, she is currently based in Durham, UK where she teaches cello at Durham University.
 
Spanish cellist Laura Peribañez Artero made her debut at L’Auditori de Barcelona at age 9 and has since performed extensively across Europe at festivals, including IMS Prussia Cove and the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Recipient of multiple awards, including the Antonio Brosa Award at the Royal College of Music, Laura has showcased her talent at venues like London’s Cadogan Hall and Palau de la Música Catalana, amongst others.

H. Rosi Song holds the Chair in Hispanic Studies at Durham University. A specialist in 20th and 21st century Spanish culture and literature, she is the author of Lost in Transition: Constructing Memory in Contemporary Spain (Liverpool UP, 2016), co-editor of Traces of Contamination: Unearthing Francoist Legacy in Contemporary Spanish Discourse (Bucknell UP, 2005) and Towards a Cultural Archive of la Movida: Back to the Future (Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2013). Her most recent book, co-written with Anna Riera, is A Taste of Barcelona: The History of Catalan Cooking and Eating (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019).

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This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes with the kind support of Durham University’s Research Impact Fund (UK)


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