NAVARRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Navarre Symphony Orchestra was founded by Pablo Sarasate in 1879, making it the oldest orchestral ensemble still active in Spain. Since 1997 the Principal Conductor has been Ernest Martínez Izquierdo. The orchestra boasts a wide repertoire, collaborates regularly with internationally known soloists and conductors, and is frequently invited to perform in venues and festivals of the highest national and international significance. Concert tours abroad have taken the orchestra to Warsaw, to Dortmund and to Paris, where it has been invited three times to the prestigious Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and to the Théâtre du Châtelet for a concert and a new production of Cyrano de Bergerac, featuring Plácido Domingo in the title rôle. The orchestra has also toured China with Tianwa Yang, giving seven concerts in five different cities with music by Pablo Sarasate. The Navarre Symphony Orchestra receives financial support from the Government of Navarra and the City of Pamplona, and is sponsored by private companies including NH Hoteles, Diario de Navarra, Caja Navarra and Gas Natural Navarra.

SARASATE, P. de: Violin and Orchestra Music, Vol. 1 (Tianwa Yang, Navarre Symphony, Martinez-Izquierdo)	8.572191