ONCA Opens 2026-2027 Season with Reflective 'Cap a la llum' Concert
The Orquestra Nacional Clàssica d’Andorra launched its new season in Andorra with a program emphasizing intimate spirituality through Catalan choral pieces and Gabriel Fauré’s radiant Requiem.
Key Points
- Josep Caballé Domenech conducted featuring soprano Núria Rial, baritone Josep Ramon Olivé, and Cor Madrigal de Barcelona's 75th anniversary.
- Program opened with Catalan choral works like Pau Casals’s 'O vos omnes' and led into Gabriel Fauré’s 'Requiem'.
- Harpist Esther Pinyol praised the orchestra's unique sound with abundant violas and harp, calling for stable schedule.
- Next event 'El dret a la bellesa' set for 24 October at 8pm.
The Orquestra Nacional Clàssica d’Andorra (ONCA) launched its 2026-2027 season on Saturday with Cap a la llum, a concert programme centred on reflection and intimate spirituality.
Josep Caballé Domenech conducted the performance, which featured soprano Núria Rial, baritone Josep Ramon Olivé, and the Cor Madrigal de Barcelona—celebrating its 75th anniversary. The selection opened with key works from the Catalan choral repertoire, including Pau Casals’s O vos omnes, Manuel Oltra’s Amor mariner, Lluís Maria Millet’s La sardana de l’abril, and Joan Manén’s arrangement of Muntanyes del Canigó. This led into Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, prefaced by Jean Racine’s Cantique, both noted for their luminous, understated tone.
Harpist Esther Pinyol, who performed in the Requiem, highlighted its hopeful radiance and the orchestra’s distinctive sound, shaped by an abundance of violas and the harp’s prominent role—unlike in Mozart’s version. She described her debut with ONCA at the season’s start as particularly exciting and urged sustaining the ensemble’s stable concert schedule, saying local players “deserve it” and need “its space”.
The Fundació ONCA’s next event, El dret a la bellesa, is scheduled for 24 October at 8pm.
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