The Orchestra of the Professional Conservatory of Music ‘Paco de Lucia’ of Algeciras will offer a free concert at the Felipe VI Auditorium

The concert will take place on Friday, April 28, at 8:00 pm, under the direction of the conductor and Joaquín Castellano.
Free access until full capacity is reached. Invitations can be collected, from Monday April 24, at the Cen

Estepona City Council informs that the Orchestra of the Professional Conservatory of Music ‘Paco de Lucia’ of Algeciras will offer a free concert at the Felipe VI Auditorium next Friday, April 28, at 8:00 pm.

Under the direction of pianist, composer and conductor, Joaquín Castellano, the Orchestra will perform a varied repertoire, ranging from music from films and musicals, such as ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Forrest Gump’ or ‘The Mission’, to works of the purest symphonic style, such as ‘El Amor Brujo’ by Manuel de Falla or excerpts from the opera ‘Carmen’ by G. Bizet, among others, through Pop-Rock pieces taken to the symphonic world.

Admission by invitation to be collected at the Centro Cultural Padre Manuel from April 24, Monday to Friday, from 15:00 to 21:00 hours.

Joaquín Castellano is a professional pianist and orchestra conductor, as well as composer and jazz musician. He teaches orchestra at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música ‘Paco de Lucía’ in Algeciras, and is also a teacher of the ‘Aula de solfeo y piano’ of the municipal delegation of Culture of the City Council of Estepona, his hometown. He has also taught orchestra at the Professional Conservatories of Music ‘Manuel Carra’ and ‘Gonzalo Martín Tenllado’ in Malaga and ‘José Hidalgo’ in Torredelmar.

During his extensive musical career he has given many piano concerts throughout Spain and has conducted symphony orchestras on numerous occasions, both in Spain and abroad, such as the ‘Philharmonic Orchestra’ and the ‘Opera Studio’ of Moldavia, the ‘Kronosladt Orchestra’ of Brasov, Romania, the Symphony Orchestra ‘Lira Saguntina’ in Valencia, and numerous orchestras and bands of Higher and Professional Conservatories.

His discography, as a composer and producer, has published 12 albums in the international market and digital platforms. He has also composed radio, television and music for audio-visual recordings.

Within the Spanish music scene, Joaquín Castellano has shared the stage and collaborated with numerous artists in the world of Jazz, highlighting several performances at the ‘Sala Clamores’ in Madrid.

During the many facets of his musical career, it should be mentioned the stage in which he was immersed in a solidarity project, leading the musical direction of ‘Muses in the garden’ of the musical company ‘The giving theatre’.

This artist from Estepona has collaborated on many occasions in television and radio programs, offering interviews and live performances. Among the awards received, the ‘Torre Almenara’ Award in the individual cultural modality, in 2019, stands out.

Of the performances in his hometown include the performance at the closing gala of the XXI International Fantastic Film Week Costa del Sol, the tribute concert to Chopin, on the bicentenary of his birth, the film concert organized by the Unicorn Association and the II Estepona Jazz Week, and the concert “A journey through music”, last year, in the Felipe VI Auditorium.