Opening Concert in Leiguarda

Opening Concert in Leiguarda On 14 August 2021, in the churchyard of Leiguarda, the first concert of the ADAR Festival took place. That evening, accompanied by a gentle Asturian mist, more than 120 people gathered to witness the birth of a cultural project with one ambitious goal: to bring chamber music back to the rural …

Closing Event in Leiguarda: Concert and Cider Tasting

Evento de Clausura en Leiguarda: Concert and cider tasting The ADAR Festival 2025 culminates with a musical journey through two emblematic spaces in Leiguarda: the village church and its outdoor scenic greenhouse. This divided closing proposes two complementary atmospheres: the introspection of the solo piano repertoire under the church vault, and the celebration of contemporary …

Recital by Andrea Casarrubios at the Church of Leiguarda

Recital by Andrea Casarrubios at the Church of Leiguarda In this evening of the ADAR Festival 2025, cellist and composer Andrea Casarrubios starred in a recital at the Church of Leiguarda. Trained between Spain and the United States and recently nominated for a Grammy for her work SEVEN, Casarrubios offered a proposal that united interpretive …

Sound Walk in the Cloister of the Parador de Corias

Sound walk en el Claustro del Parador de Corias As part of the fifth edition of the ADAR Festival, the musicians spread through the Cloister of the Parador de Corias to offer a sound walk in which Bach and Mozart resonated among the arcades of this former Benedictine monastery. Every year, the ADAR Festival develops …

Concert at the Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos

Concert at the Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos The ADAR Festival 2025 arrived at the Monastery of Santa María de Villanueva de Oscos, a recently restored site that in 2024 unveiled new roofing after an ambitious conservation process. The Romanesque church and the sober monastic setting provided an exceptional framework for a chamber concert with …

Concert in Taramundi

Concert in Taramundi The ADAR Festival 2025 arrived in Taramundi with a chamber concert at the Church of Taramundi. In this intimate space, the festival soloists performed a programme uniting baroque refinement, stylised folklore, and sonic painting in an ensemble format that highlighted timbral richness and interaction between performers. The programme brought together three distinct …

Concert at the Monastery of Obona, Tineo

Concert at the Monastery of Obona, Tineo The ADAR Festival 2025 arrived at the Monastery of Santa María la Real de Obona in Tineo, in a concert that sold out all seats. In this historic setting, the festival ensemble performed a programme uniting baroque refinement, stylised folklore, and a powerful musical narrative. Event Details Date: …

Micro Concert in Puerma (Las Regueras)

Micro Concert in Puerma (Las Regueras) Within the framework of the Hórreo and Granary Contest launched by the ADAR Festival in spring 2025, this micro concert took place in one of the traditional structures selected for its architectural value, setting, and scenic potential. Event Details Date: Monday, 11 August 2025 20:00 - 21:00 Location: Casería …

Sound Walk in Leiguarda

Sound Walk in Leiguarda The ADAR Festival proposed on this day a sonic experience in motion: a guided walk from the festival's hórreo headquarters to the church of Leiguarda, accompanied by live music. The combination of natural landscape, nocturnal journey, and solo repertoire transformed this activity into an intimate ritual of listening and connection with …

Visual Concert in Llanes

Visual Concert in Llanes The Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón, a 13th-century Romanesque building now in a state of abandonment, became for one night an immersive and symbolism-laden stage. With a full house, the space was transformed using an autonomous power generator and a lighting design that dialogued with the ancient architecture, enhancing the …

The Whale (Ballarte) at the Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón

The Whale (Ballarte) at the Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón After a week as invited resident artists at the 2025 edition of the ADAR Festival, the Ballarte ensemble filled the Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón with magic and early music through The Whale, a multidisciplinary show based on a story written by Giulio …

Micro Concert at Susacasa Agrocultural

Micro-Concierto en Susacasa Agrocultural (Gozón) The ADAR Festival 2025 began its journey at Susacasa Agrocultural, a permaculture space where territory, community, and artistic creation coexist organically. This micro concert took place in one of the hórreos selected in the hórreo and granary contest launched by the festival. Susacasa, managed by Keko Marcos and Sandra Murillo, …

Closing Concert in the Glass Greenhouse (Leiguarda, 2024)

Closing concert en el Invernadero de cristal (Leiguarda, 2024) The fourth edition of the ADAR Festival closed with a concert in a glass greenhouse built expressly for the occasion in Leiguarda. Located on a plot behind the Church, lent by one of the neighbours, the greenhouse allowed the audience to enjoy the mountains as a …

Concert and Performance at the Capilla de los Dolores (Grado, 2024)

Concert and performance en la Capilla de los Dolores (Grado, 2024) The same evening the ADAR Festival presented its main programme at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana, visual artist Sarah K. Williams transformed the Capilla de los Dolores in Grado with a uniquely creative installation and performance, in which the musicians interacted with her piece while …

Sarah K. Williams Installation at the Tourist Office (Grado)

Sarah K. Williams Installation at the Tourist Office (Grado) Visual artist Sarah K. Williams, based in New York and guest artist of the 2024 edition of the ADAR Festival, transformed a disused cubicle at the Grado Tourist Office into an artwork that integrated food as part of the piece, offering attendees an experience that transcended …

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2024)

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2024) For the third consecutive year, the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana in Grado hosted the ADAR Festival. In this edition, Grado became the festival's second home, presenting three different events in a single evening developed by the guest artists. The relationship between the ADAR Festival and the Palacio de …

Micro Concerts and Sound Walk in Leiguarda

Micro Concerts and Sound Walk in Leiguarda A night of intimate formats in Leiguarda, with two consecutive micro concerts and a final sound walk accompanied by cider, placing ADAR's headquarters and a traditional hórreo in dialogue as performance spaces. The evening in Leiguarda was structured as a continuous sequence of small-scale experiences designed for proximity, …

Concert at the Market of Pola de Somiedo

Concert at the Market of Pola de Somiedo The ADAR Festival arrived in Pola de Somiedo with a chamber programme combining contemporary creation, classicism and baroque intensity, in a concert held at the town's Market. The evening brought together works by contemporary composers alongside emblematic pages of the repertoire, with a journey from Andrea Casarrubios's …

Concert at the Monastery of San Salvador (Cornellana)

Concert at the Monastery of San Salvador (Cornellana) As part of the ADAR Festival 2024 and the millennium commemoration of the Monastery of San Salvador de Cornellana, the festival musicians presented a concert in this historic setting in Salas. The audience surrounded the performers, turning the evening into an intimate experience. The Monastery of San …

Closing Visual Concert in Leiguarda (2023)

Closing visual concert en Leiguarda (2023) The third edition of the ADAR Festival closed with an open-air visual concert in the field behind the Church of Leiguarda. The emblematic stage with its yellow frame, which had already starred in the 2021 opening, returned as a symbol of the festival on a night that brought together …

Sound Walk at the Museo de las Ayalgas (Belmonte de Miranda)

Sound walk en el Museo de las Ayalgas (Belmonte de Miranda) The Museo de las Ayalgas in Silviella, one of the area's major cultural attractions, hosted ADAR Festival musicians for a sound walk where historic artefacts of rural life blended with the music of Bach and Mozart. El Museo de las Ayalgas, situado en Silviella …

Visual Concert in Colunga (Sala Loreto)

Visual concert en Colunga (Sala Loreto) In the third edition of the ADAR Festival, Colunga offered a very different venue from the previous year. The Sala Loreto allowed an immersive projection design that completely surrounded the musicians, immersing the audience in a unique visual and sonic experience. Tras el concierto de 2022 en la Iglesia …

Micro Concert at the Capilla de los Dolores (Grado, 2023)

Micro concert en la Capilla de los Dolores (Grado, 2023) As part of the ADAR Festival's intense day in Grado, Guillermo Laporta offered a solo micro concert at the Capilla de los Dolores, performing Rekindle de Michel van der Aa. An intimate format that anticipated the festival's commitment to activating small heritage spaces with contemporary …

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2023)

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2023) Grado consolidated its position as an important venue for the ADAR Festival in its third edition, with several events concentrated in a single day. The Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana once again welcomed the festival musicians, this time with a programme focused on Spanish and European chamber music. For …

Sound Walk at the Palacio Fontela (Grado)

Sound walk en el Palacio Fontela (Grado) With the desire to bring classical music to unique settings and breathe life into historic rooms, the ADAR Festival presented a sound walk at the Ethnographic Museum of the Palacio Fontela. Musicians performed surrounded by antique furniture and an apothecary from bygone eras. The Ethnographic Museum of the …

Concert in El Franco

Concert in El Franco As the second part of the day in El Franco, ADAR musicians presented a programme focused on Spanish music, surrounded by tulle fabrics designed by Japanese artist Mizuko Kaji. Como segunda parte del día en El Franco, los músicos de ADAR presentaron un programa muy centrado en la música española, rodeados …

Sound Walk (El Franco)

Sound walk (El Franco) Before the concert at the As Quintas Auditorium, the town of El Franco gathered at the Town Hall Square and María Cristina Park, where musicians performed Bach pieces at different corners. Before presenting the full concert at the As Quintas Auditorium, the town gathered at the Town Hall Square and María …

Installation: Toccata and Bruise (Celeste Oram)

Installation: Toccata and Bruise (Celeste Oram) Composer and projection designer Celeste Oram, originally from New Zealand and based in New York, lent her piece Toccata and Bruise for the 2023 edition of the ADAR Festival. An audiovisual installation that explores the musical concept of touch, presented at ADAR's headquarters in Leiguarda. Toccata & Bruise is …

Art Installation of Light and Projections (Mizuko Kaji)

Art installation de luz y proyecciones (Mizuko Kaji) As a new initiative of the ADAR Festival, in 2023 the festival began presenting art installations by international artists, such as architect and stage designer Mizuko Kaji. With tulle fabrics, the stage of the As Quintas Auditorium was filled. Accompanied by music by Guillermo Laporta, visitors could …

Closing Concert in Belmonte de Miranda (2022)

Closing concert en Belmonte de Miranda (2022) As the closing of the ADAR Festival's second edition, the musicians presented their final concert in the capital of the municipality where the association is based: Belmonte de Miranda. On a circular stage in the town park, chamber music merged with the sound of the river and the …

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2022)

Concert at the Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana (Grado, 2022) The Palacio de Miranda-Valdecarzana, one of the most remarkable venues to have hosted the ADAR Festival musicians, opened its doors for a chamber music evening that sold out all available seats. It was the first of many nights the Festival would celebrate in this emblematic palace in …

Open-Air Concert in Llanes

Concierto en Llanes The Plaza Santa Ana in Llanes welcomed the ADAR Festival musicians as part of the town's festivities. A growing municipality, known for its beauty and vitality, enthusiastically received a classical music proposal in the open air that integrated classical and contemporary repertoire. Llanes, one of the most dynamic towns in eastern Asturias, …

Concert at the Church of Santa María de Sabada (Colunga)

Concert at the Church of Santa María de Sabada (Colunga) The Church of Santa María de Sabada in Lastres offered exceptional acoustics for the third concert of the second edition of the ADAR Festival. In this historic setting in Colunga, a devoted audience enjoyed a programme featuring music by Brahms, Dvořák, Mozart, Caroline Shaw, and …

Visual Concert in Soto del Barco

Visual concert en Soto del Barco The Teatro Clarín in Soto del Barco welcomed the musicians of the second edition of the ADAR Festival with a fresh and innovative programme. With a full house, the audience enjoyed a concert combining classical and contemporary repertoire, accompanied by a projection design that transformed the stage. The ADAR …

Visual Concert in El Franco

Visual concert en El Franco The As Quintas Cultural Centre in El Franco hosted the opening concert of the second edition of the ADAR Festival. An evening that marked a significant step forward in the festival's artistic vision, with six concerts programmed and a visual dimension that transformed the auditorium into an immersive stage. The …

Opening Concert in Leiguarda

Opening Concert in Leiguarda On 14 August 2021, in the churchyard of Leiguarda, the first concert of the ADAR Festival took place. That evening, accompanied by the gentle Asturian drizzle, more than 120 people gathered to witness the birth of a cultural project that aspired to bring chamber music back to the rural areas of …