Homenaje a Pau Casals

The Biblioteca Nacional de España, in collaboration with the Fundación de Amigos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España (FABNE), pays tribute to Pau Casals on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. The cellist Alberto Martos from Granada will perform this concert with a cello repertoire including works such as Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach; the Suite for solo cello in D minor by Gaspar Cassadó; Lamentatio by Giovanni Sollima and El cant dels ocells, popularised by Pau Casals himself. Alberto Martos will also premiere his own composition, Ricercare, for cello, uniting tradition and contemporary creation. Doctor of heritage and professor at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música Victoria Eugenia de Granada, Martos was selected to hold the principal cello chair of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.