Simon Trpčeski. XXIV Orozco Piano Festival The Macedonian pianist plays Tchaikovsky and Ravel at the Góngora
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About the event
A recital by Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski at the XXIV Orozco Piano Festival, with Tchaikovsky's Dumka and The Nutcracker suite in Pletnev's transcription and Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales.
Key points
- The Nutcracker suite in Pletnev's transcription
- Former BBC New Generation Artist
- Single price of €12
What it is
Simon Trpčeski, born in Macedonia in 1979, is one of the guest pianists at the XXIV Orozco Piano Festival. Launched onto the international scene as a BBC New Generation Artist, he has played with more than a hundred orchestras on four continents and has been a regular guest at London's Wigmore Hall since 2001. His recordings of the Rachmaninoff concertos with Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic are benchmarks. In Córdoba he offers a programme with a Russian and French flavour: Tchaikovsky's Dumka, The Nutcracker suite in Mikhail Pletnev's transcription, including the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Russian Dance, and Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales. A recital of virtuosity and colour at a reduced price.
Getting there and tickets
The recital is on Friday 13 November 2026 at 8 pm at the Teatro Góngora, Calle Jesús y María, 10, next to the Plaza de las Tendillas. Tickets have a single price of €12 and are bought at entradas.teatrocordoba.es or at the box offices of the municipal theatres. It is organised by the Instituto Municipal de Artes Escénicas de Córdoba (IMAE) as part of the Orozco Piano Festival. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, and children under 5 are not admitted.
