The Cadaqués Orchestra (''Orquesta de Cadaqués'' panish ''Orquestra de Cadaqués''

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is a chamber

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based in

Cadaqués Cadaqués () is a town in the Alt Empordà ''comarca'', in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is on a bay in the middle of the Cap de Creus peninsula, near Cap de Creus cape, on the Costa Brava of the Mediterranean. It is two-and-a-quar ...

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. Founded in 1988 to be the resident orchestra of the Cadaqués Festival, the orchestra has since become an established orchestra with a regular concert season. The orchestra hosts the

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, which occurs every two years. The orchestra gives concerts in several cities and venues in Spain, including the following:

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became principal conductor of the orchestra in 1994, after winning the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition in the same year. The orchestra's principal guest conductor was

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. In February 2011, the orchestra announced the appointment of

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, a founding member of and flutist in the orchestra, as co-chief conductor, in tandem with Noseda.

Principal conductors

(1994–present) * Jaime Martín (2011–present)

References

External links

Official Cadaqués Orchestra homepage
Chamber orchestras Catalan orchestras Musical groups established in 1988 1988 establishments in Spain {{orchestra-stub