La jota aragonesa se oye… hasta en Japanese

El pianista aragonés Ruben Lorenzo, Awarded with the Medalla Albéniz in 2020, ofrecerá un a recital of Spanish music at the Port Opening Memorial Hall in Yokohama next November 24, As part of the fourth International Classical Music Festival of the Japanese city.

The program of the concert includes the repertoire of the greatest Spanish composers and will conclude with this. 'Jota Aragonesa' de Liszt ('Rapsodia española'), which the Aragonese singer has published many times around the world a lo largo de su carrera. Junto a ella, los los 'Tres preludios vascos' del Padre Donostia; 'Valses poéticos', de Enrique Granados; “Fantasía Bética” by Manuel de Falla; El 'Ensueño' de las 'Danzas fantasticas' de Joaquín Turina; las 'Cuatro piezas' de los 'Cantos de España' and 'Suite española' de Isaac Albéniz; y, además de la citada jota, las 'Folias d'España' de la 'Rapsodia española' de Liszt.

Rubén Lorenzo (Zaragoza, 1959) is one of them pianistas españoles con más repertoire pianístico translated from his descendants. A well-known performer of Spanish music, he dedicated part of his international concert career to promoting the works of national authors such as Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Federico Mompou, Antonio Soler, Joaquin Turina, Rodolfo Halffter, Gustavo Pittaluga, Salvador. Bacarisse or Aita Donostia, entre otros.

Throughout his career, he has played a wide variety of piano repertoire, from Beethoven to the 21st century with various integrals. Spanish premiere of the four volumes of George Crumb's “Macrocosmos”. a reference work on modern piano technique. He held the title of Professor of Piano at the Superior and Professional University of Aragonesa Conservatory of the capital. He has also given courses and conferences at a number of universities in Spain, America and China. Since 1993, he has been the president of the Association of Music Interpreters of Aragon.