Bach Collegium Barcelona Duo (ES)

Bach Collegium Barcelona Duo. Founded in 2018, Bach Collegium Barcelona is conducted by Pau Jorquera and leaded by Adriana Alcaide. The ensemble is a professional initiative with a choir and an orchestra specializing in the interpretation of early music, allowing different formations within the group as: choir a cappella, instrumental chamber music group or full baroque orchestra. On some occasions they work in an autonomous way and in many other occasions they work together both, the choir, and the orchestra. The main objective of the BCB, in line with that of the BZM Foundation, is the spreading of J.S. Bach’s music through concerts that include elements of proximity between the music itself and the public. In this concert you will be able to listen two of the musicians from Bach Collegium Barcelona, spreading J. S. Bach’s work, as well as the previous music he was inspired by. Both Adriana Alcaide and Carles Blanch have a wide international experience in the field of early music and historical performance, playing in the most remarkable concert halls and festivals from Europe, America, and Asia.

Adriana Alcaide completed her violin studies in Barcelona with high qualifications. In 1999 she gets the support and a grant during four years from the Catalan government to study baroque violin in the Early Music Department at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague learning from Enrico Gatti and Pavlo Besnoziuk. There she gets to work with Ton Koopman, Christina Pluhar and Ryo Terakado. From 2000-2002 she is member of the EUBO, leaded by Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Andrew Manze. She has been part of Concerto Amsterdam, Berlin Baroque and Al Ayre Español. Currently she works with L’Arpeggiata, Vespres d’Arnadí. She has offered concerts in the main halls of Europe and the United States, such as: Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carneggie Hall New York, Wigmore Hall London, Auditori Barcelona and in many more countries like Japan, France, Germany and Colombia. She has recorded for Harmonia Mundi, Naïve, K617 and Brilliant Classics labels. Founder of Symbiotic Ensemble and Follia Project. She’s travelled several times to Hokkaido, learning about Japanese traditional Music with Soubugen and with the Japanese forte-piano player, Megumi Tanno. Now she is musical director and performer of Händel and Friends from Auditori Educa. Lately she has released her solo CD “Still Life. She is co-founder together with Pau Jorquera of Bach Collegium Barcelona. They have been invited for second time to the Bach Fest in Leipzig music festival.

Carles Blanch born in Flix, began his musical studies in Móra d'Ebre, with William Waters. He continues his guitar studies with Gustavo Them and Sadahiro Otani. Later he starts going deeper in Renaissance and Baroque string instruments. In 2018 he is graduated from this specialty at the ESMUC under the direction of Xavier Díaz Latorre and basso continuo with Mónica Pustilnik. At the same time, he participates in master classes by Rolf Lislevand, David Russell, Carles Trepat, among others. He collaborates with formations such as Accademia del Piacere, Le Concert des Nations (J. Savall), Young Capella Reial de Catalunya, Vespres d'Arnadí, Laberintos Ingeniosos (Xavier Díaz Latorre) and L'Arpeggiata (directed by Christina Pluhar). He is teacher of guitar and historical string instruments of the Renaissance and the Baroque at the Conservatory of Vila-seca (Tarragona).