Intense days at the Palau de la Música, rushing through the last weeks of the 2023-2024 season. Its stage will be filled with poetry this weekend and, a few days later, it will extend its reach, weaving a curious connection between pianist Pascal Comelade and Miquel Barceló's ceramics, an exhibition that can be seen at La Pedrera, this month being the last to visit it.
First will come the poetry of Alexandre de Riquer, by the hand of actor Lluís Soler. Poema del bosc can be heard this Sunday, June 9, in two sessions, in the concert hall, combining one of the most important modernist poems of Catalan literature with one of its most emblematic spaces of the same genre. It can be seen on Sunday, June 9 at twelve noon, but also at six in the afternoon.
"An epic ode to nature, which emerges as a space of transcendence, a paradisiacal temple where we find birds, flowers, trees and waterfalls that come to life, as well as fairies, druids, nymphs, witches and elves," explain the auditorium. A dreamlike, but also rebellious world, which Soler will recite from a selection of verses made by the poet Laia Llobera. And, no less important, an advanced ecological plea that makes more sense today.
In the case of the first session, at twelve noon, there will be sign language translation for people with hearing diversity. It will be carried out by the sociocultural association Encantades, promoted by musical journalist Núria Martorell and designer-illustrator Francina Cortés. They are increasingly present, having participated in big concerts such as Coldplay's last year or Taylor Swift's more recent one. Anna Griera Parra will be the sign language interpreter.
As if that weren't enough, three days later, the Palau de la Música will delve into another art, after letting itself be carried away by poetry. It will be that of Miquel Barceló, now the protagonist of the largest retrospective made in the city about his ceramics at La Pedrera. His friend Pascal Comelade will offer a unique and exceptional concert on Wednesday, June 12, at nine in the evening at the Petit Palau.
Accompanied on the piano by fellow pianists Phil Argeles, Alban Barate and Ivan Telefunken Martinez, the musician will present for the first time in the Catalan capital this format designed for four pianos and in which he will review his repertoire. Increasingly removed from the stage, the elusive Comelade is considered one of the most singular and creative musicians and composers, with an eclectic and unclassifiable style, and with music that stands out for a marked playful and experimental character.
Concert admission includes access to the exhibition at La Pedrera, Barceló. Ceramics. We are all Greeks. Comelade's concert will be one of many activities that the cultural institution has organized beyond its borders for the exhibition.