XXIV Festival Internacional de Piano Rafael Orozco Great pianists for the 80th anniversary of Rafael Orozco
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About the event
The Festival Internacional de Piano Rafael Orozco holds its 24th edition from 22 October to 13 November, coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Córdoba pianist. Vadym Kholodenko, Simon Trpceski and the Miami International Piano Festival will all come to Córdoba.
Key points
- From 22 October to 13 November
- 80th anniversary of Rafael Orozco
- Kholodenko, Trpceski and the Miami International Piano Festival
What it is
The Festival Internacional de Piano Rafael Orozco, founded in 2002 by the pianist Juan Miguel Moreno Calderón, reaches its 24th edition between 22 October and 13 November 2026. It coincides with the 80th anniversary of the birth of Rafael Orozco (Córdoba, 1946-Rome, 1996), winner of the Leeds Competition in 1966, and the 30th of his death. Among the dates announced are the recitals by the Ukrainian Vadym Kholodenko, Van Cliburn Gold Medallist, on 30 October, and by the Macedonian Simon Trpceski on 13 November, both at the Teatro Góngora, as well as the Miami International Piano Festival gala with the Orquesta de Córdoba on 5 November at the Gran Teatro. More than 200 pianists from some thirty countries have appeared at the festival.
Getting there and tickets
The concerts are shared between the Teatro Góngora and the Gran Teatro de Córdoba, from 22 October to 13 November 2026. Tickets are sold on the website of the Instituto Municipal de Artes Escénicas (IMAE), teatrocordoba.es: the Góngora recitals cost 12 euros and the Miami International Piano Festival gala, from 10 to 27 euros. The festival is run by Córdoba City Council and directed by Juan Miguel Moreno Calderón. The full programme will be presented soon, according to the City Council.
