Cartel oficial del Festival ADAR 2026
Edition VI · 4 — 16 August 2026

Festival ADAR 2026

A festival for the development of the arts in rural areas.

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Programme

Eleven concerts from 4 to 16 August: chamber music on tour, site-specific interventions in Leiguarda and a closing quintet with espicha. Programme published · final venues being confirmed.

  1. Hórreo ganador del concurso 2026

    Winning hórreo of the competition

    Of Dances and Sonatas

    ↳ Micro-concert in a hórreo · Harpsichord recital · Opening · Hórreos & Paneras Competition

    A journey through some of the dance forms that shaped keyboard music between the 16th and 18th centuries. From the Renaissance variations of Antonio de Cabezón and the celebrated Folías de España—one of the most influential harmonic progressions in history—to the refined English suite of Henry Purcell and the unmistakable idiom of Domenico Scarlatti, dance appears here transformed into a space for invention, virtuosity and expression. The programme culminates in the monumental Chaconne from J. S. Bach's Partita for solo violin in D minor, in Brahms's transcription—a work that raises an old Baroque dance to one of the summits of Western musical literature.

    Programme · Of Dances and Sonatas

    1. Antonio de Cabezón 1510–1566 · Diferencias sobre el Canto del Cavallero
    2. Anónimo · Martín i Coll 1709 · Folías de España (from Flores de Música)
    3. Henry Purcell 1659–1695 · Suite No. 1 in G major Z. 660 — Prelude · Almand · Corant · Minuet
    4. Henry Purcell 1659–1695 · Ground in C minor
    5. Domenico Scarlatti 1685–1757 · Sonata K. 213 in D minor
    6. Domenico Scarlatti 1685–1757 · Sonata K. 27 in B minor
    7. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Ciaccona · from the Partita for violin in D minor (trans. J. Brahms)

    Performers

    • Ignacio Prego · harpsichord

    N° 01

    When Tuesday 4 AGO 20:30h
    Where Winning hórreo of the 2026 competition Venue to be announced
    Format
    Micro-concert in a hórreo
    Capacity
    30 seats

    Two 30-minute sittings · Venue announced 1 August

    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  2. Biblioteca del Parador de Corias

    Parador de Corias (Cangas del Narcea)

    The Shape of Memory

    ↳ ADAR ON TOUR · Piano trio concert

    The trio of María Martínez, Frederieke Saeijs and Josefina Urraca explores the ideas of remembrance and mourning from the library of the Parador de Corias, a former 11th-century Benedictine monastery. A chamber programme that brings together the Classicism of Haydn, Lili Boulanger's Nocturne, Messiaen's Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus (from the Quartet for the End of Time), Rachmaninoff's Trio élégiaque, Shostakovich's First Piano Trio and a recent work by Brittney Benton, in one of the most secluded settings in western Asturias.

    Programme

    1. Lili Boulanger 1893–1918 · Nocturne for violin and piano
    2. Serguéi Rajmáninov 1873–1943 · Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
    3. Brittney Benton · Piano Trio No. 1
    4. Joseph Haydn 1732–1809 · Piano Trio
    5. Olivier Messiaen 1908–1992 · Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus · from the Quartet for the End of Time
    6. Dmitri Shostakóvich 1906–1975 · Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8

    Performers

    • María Martínez · cello
    • Frederieke Saeijs · violin
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 02

    When Wednesday 5 AGO 20:30h
    Where Library of the Parador de Corias Parador de Corias · Monasterio de Corias, s/n · 33800 Cangas del Narcea View map
    Format
    ADAR ON TOUR
    Capacity
    90 seats
    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  3. Monasterio de San Antolín de Bedón

    Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón (Llanes)

    The Shape of Memory

    ↳ Piano trio concert

    A second reading of the programme The Shape of Memory, this time in Llanes. The same trio performs the same works, but the acoustics of the new space rewrite the piece. A way to see how place transforms music: the same repertoire does not sound the same in the light of dusk in a seaside town in the east as it does in the library of a parador in the west.

    Programme

    1. Lili Boulanger 1893–1918 · Nocturne for violin and piano
    2. Serguéi Rajmáninov 1873–1943 · Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor
    3. Brittney Benton · Piano Trio No. 1
    4. Joseph Haydn 1732–1809 · Piano Trio
    5. Olivier Messiaen 1908–1992 · Louange à l'immortalité de Jésus · from the Quartet for the End of Time
    6. Dmitri Shostakóvich 1906–1975 · Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8

    Performers

    • María Martínez · cello
    • Frederieke Saeijs · violin
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 03

    When Thursday 6 AGO 20:30h
    Where Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón Naves · 33594 Llanes · Asturies View map
    Format
    Piano trio concert
    Capacity
    200 seats
    Booking opens soon

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  4. Aula del Oro

    Aula del Oro (Belmonte de Miranda)

    UMBRAL ZERO

    ↳ Concert of minimalist music and visual art

    A programme for flute and piano built on minimalism: music that tends toward zero, reducing gesture to a minimum until it brushes against silence—hence the title, "Umbral Zero" (Threshold Zero). Guillermo Laporta and Josefina Urraca link the minimalism of Max Richter, Meredith Monk and Hannah Selin with the bare simplicity of Satie and Bach, threaded together by Laporta's own «Two Roads». The Aula del Oro in Belmonte de Miranda, a former exhibition space of the municipality, hosts an intimate chamber evening with visual projection woven into the programme.

    Programme · Umbral Zero

    1. Max Richter 1966– · Vladimir's Blues
    2. Guillermo Laporta · Two Roads — I. Walts · II. Circle of Choices
    3. Zygmund de Somogyi · imsotired (: (2023), for amplified flute and electronics
    4. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
    5. Hannah Selin · Dream Journal
    6. Erik Satie 1866–1925 · Trois Gymnopédies — I. Lent et douloureux · II. Lent et triste · III. Lent et grave
    7. Aleksandr Scriabin 1872–1915 · Romance
    8. Meredith Monk 1942– · Night Song

    Performers

    • Guillermo Laporta · flute
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 04

    When Friday 7 AGO 20:30h
    Where Aula del Oro Aula del Oro · Belmonte de Miranda · 33840 · Asturies View map
    Format
    Concert of minimalist music and visual art
    Capacity
    60 seats
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    Free entry until capacity is reached

  5. Palomar de Leiguarda

    Palomar de Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda)

    Site-specific intervention · Menhir collective

    ↳ Open art installation · Two days · Site-specific creation

    Menhir is an art and music collective that creates site-specific sound art pieces. For ADAR 2026 they present a geolocated sound walk at the dovecote of Leiguarda: along the route, those who walk it will hear sound elements, musical fragments and words that appear according to their location. It can be done alone or in a group, and will be available at any time over the two days—the route becoming part of the village's intangible landscape.

    Programme

    Two days of intervention at the dovecote of Leiguarda. Different routes each day, original works, arrangements and improvisation.

    Performers

    • Coco Moya · voice, electronics & sound creation
    • Iván Cebrián · guitar, electronics & sound creation
    • Colectivo Menhir · artistic research & site-specific creation

    N° 05

    When Saturday–Sunday 8 — 9 AGO 19:00 — 22:00
    Where Palomar de Leiguarda Palomar de Leiguarda · 33840 Belmonte de Miranda View map
    Format
    Open art installation
    Capacity
    40 seats
    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  6. Auditorio de El Franco

    As Quintas Auditorium, A Caridá (El Franco)

    The Rest is Silence

    ↳ ADAR ON TOUR · Concert of chamber music and visual art

    A mosaic-programme built on the idea of solitude. Fifteen short pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries alternate with canons from Bach's Musical Offering that act as bridges between the works. Ligeti, Gubaidulina, Kurtág, Webern, Penderecki, Stravinsky, Gerhard and Cage build a sequence deliberately broken by the regularity of Bach. The Rest Project trio arrives at the As Quintas Auditorium in El Franco with a visual staging and a programme heard in a single sweep, with no applause between pieces.

    Programme · The Rest is Silence

    1. György Ligeti 1923–2006 · Hora Lunga
    2. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Canon a 2 Cancrizans
    3. Sofía Gubaidúlina 1931–2025 · Listen to the Still Small Voice Within
    4. György Kurtág 1926–2025 · Az Hit
    5. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Canon a 2 per Motum Contrarium
    6. Roberto Gerhard 1896–1970 · Allegro con Fuoco
    7. Anton Webern 1883–1945 · Satz
    8. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Canon a 2 Violini al Unisono
    9. Sofía Gubaidúlina 1931–2025 · Pizzicato-Arco
    10. Krzysztof Penderecki 1933–2020 · Vivace
    11. György Kurtág 1926–2025 · Virág az Ember
    12. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Canon a 2 per Tonos
    13. Igor Stravinsky 1882–1971 · Élégie
    14. John Cage 1912–1992 · 4′33″
    15. Johann S. Bach 1685–1750 · Ricercar a 3

    Performers

    • Maria Florea · violin
    • Lara Fernández · viola
    • Daniel Claret · cello

    N° 06

    When Tuesday 11 AGO 20:30h
    Where As Quintas Auditorium Auditorio As Quintas · A Caridá · 33778 El Franco · Asturies View map
    Format
    ADAR ON TOUR
    Capacity
    250 seats
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    Free entry until capacity is reached

  7. Centro ADAR · Leiguarda

    Centro ADAR, Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda)

    Micro concert at the Centro ADAR during the eclipse

    ↳ Piano quintet

    A micro concert at the Centro ADAR in Leiguarda, coinciding with the solar eclipse. The quintet formed by Maria Florea, Lara Fernández, Daniel Claret, Guillermo Laporta and Josefina Urraca performs the first movement of Antonín Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, and Devin Cholodenko's Twilight at Dawn.

    Programme

    1. Antonín Dvořák 1841–1904 · Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 — I. Allegro, ma non tanto
    2. Devin Cholodenko · Twilight at Dawn

    Performers

    • Maria Florea · violin
    • Lara Fernández · viola
    • Daniel Claret · cello
    • Guillermo Laporta · flute
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 07

    When Wednesday 12 AGO 20:30h
    Where Centro ADAR · Leiguarda Centro ADAR · Leiguarda · 33840 Belmonte de Miranda View map
    Format
    Piano quintet
    Capacity
    40 seats
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    Free entry until capacity is reached

  8. Monasterio de Villanueva de Oscos

    Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos

    Concert of chamber music and visual art

    ↳ ADAR ON TOUR

    Beneath the vaults of the Cistercian monastery of Villanueva de Oscos, founded in the 12th century, the ensemble brings together Devin Cholodenko's Twilight at Dawn, the second movement of Schubert's String Trio, Joan Magrané's Andante sostenuto —co-commissioned by L'Auditori de Barcelona—, Brahms's Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60, and two movements of Dvořák's Quintet Op. 81. Classical and contemporary repertoire read within a 12th-century nave.

    Programme

    1. Devin Cholodenko · Twilight at Dawn
    2. Franz Schubert 1797–1828 · String Trio D.471 — II. Andante sostenuto
    3. Joan Magrané 1988– · Andante sostenuto · co-commissioned by L'Auditori de Barcelona
    4. Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 · Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 — I & II movements
    5. Antonín Dvořák 1841–1904 · Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 — I. Allegro · II. Dumka

    Performers

    • Maria Florea · violin
    • Lara Fernández · viola
    • Daniel Claret · cello
    • Guillermo Laporta · flute
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 08

    When Thursday 13 AGO 20:30h
    Where Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos Monasterio de Santa María · 33777 Villanueva de Oscos · Asturies View map
    Format
    ADAR ON TOUR
    Capacity
    150 seats
    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  9. Segundo hórreo ganador del Concurso 2026

    Winning hórreo of the competition

    Equilibrium

    ↳ Residency showcase · The Rest Project

    "Equilibrium" takes 3 as the number of balance—spirit, soul and body: three musicians and three composers in harmony. Coinciding with the centenary of György Kurtág, the trio The Rest Project shares the work developed during its artistic residency at the hórreo, an open programme still in the making. Throughout the concert, the poetry of Joan Margarit also resounds—a poet with whom the group shares a personal bond.

    Programme

    Muestra de residencia: el programa lo definen las obras que el trío desarrolle durante su residencia artística.

    Performers

    • Maria Florea · violin
    • Lara Fernández · viola
    • Daniel Claret · cello

    N° 09

    When Friday 14 AGO 20:30h
    Where Second winning hórreo of the 2026 competition Venue to be announced
    Format
    Residency showcase
    Capacity
    30 seats

    Two 20-minute sittings · Venue announced 1 August

    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  10. Calles de Leiguarda

    Streets of Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda)

    Sound walk in Leiguarda

    ↳ Site-specific creation

    A sound walk through the valley with stops at different stations along the route. The quintet Hoffman / Brazauskas / Saeijs / Laporta / Urraca performs original works, arrangements and improvisation along the way, weaving the landscape into the score. Capacity is limited for mobility reasons: the group walks alongside the audience from station to station. Comfortable footwear recommended.

    Programme

    Site-specific creation with original works, arrangements and improvisation throughout the valley of Leiguarda.

    Performers

    • Natania Hoffman · cello
    • Žilvinas Brazauskas · clarinet
    • Frederieke Saeijs · violin
    • Guillermo Laporta · flute
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 10

    When Saturday 15 AGO 21:30h
    Where Streets of Leiguarda Calles del pueblo de Leiguarda · 33840 Belmonte de Miranda View map
    Format
    Site-specific creation
    Capacity
    40 seats
    Reserve your seat

    Free entry until capacity is reached

  11. Iglesia de Leiguarda

    Church of Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda)

    Closing · Quintet concert and espicha

    ↳ Close of the 6th edition

    The close of the 6th edition. The same quintet that gave the sound walk the previous day reunites in the parish church of Leiguarda for a concentrated programme that runs from Vivaldi in Bach's transcription and Mendelssohn to the first movement of Brahms's Clarinet Trio, and continues with Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye, Ligeti's Musica Ricercata, David Lang's sweet air and a traditional mazurka (Monterosano Mazurka) to close. After the concert, an open espicha (traditional Asturian cider gathering) for everyone in the church grounds. The long night that sends off the festival.

    Programme

    1. Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741 · Concerto VII from L'Estro Armonico (arr. J. S. Bach) — Allegro · Largo · Allegro
    2. Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847 · Konzertstück No. 2, Op. 114 — Andante
    3. Johannes Brahms 1833–1897 · Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in A minor, Op. 114 — I. movement
    4. Maurice Ravel 1875–1937 · Ma mère l'Oye
    5. György Ligeti 1923–2006 · Musica Ricercata
    6. David Lang 1957– · sweet air
    7. Di Martino · Monterosano Mazurka (arr. J. Hoffman)

    Performers

    • Natania Hoffman · cello
    • Žilvinas Brazauskas · clarinet
    • Frederieke Saeijs · violin
    • Guillermo Laporta · flute
    • Josefina Urraca · piano

    N° 11

    When Sunday 16 AGO 21:30h
    Where Church of Leiguarda Iglesia parroquial de Leiguarda · 33840 Belmonte de Miranda View map
    Format
    Close of the 6th edition
    Capacity
    160 seats
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    Free entry until capacity is reached

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Lineup

Performers, a creation collective, a resident composer and a cinematographer. Chamber music, artistic residency and site-specific work.

  • Ignacio Prego harpsichord
  • María Martínez cello
  • Frederieke Saeijs violin
  • Josefina Urraca piano
  • Guillermo Laporta flute
  • Coco Moya voice, electronics & sound creation
  • Iván Cebrián guitar, electronics & sound creation
  • Colectivo Menhir artistic research & site-specific creation
  • Maria Florea violin
  • Lara Fernández viola
  • Daniel Claret cello
  • Natania Hoffman cello
  • Žilvinas Brazauskas clarinet
  • Zygmund de Somogyi Resident composer
  • Guillermo Ordás Cinematographer
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Calendar

Eleven concerts from 4 to 16 August. All programming is free until capacity.

Date Format Venue Performers RSVP
01 Tuesday 4 AGO Micro-concert in a hórreo Winning hórreo of the 2026 competition · Winning hórreo of the competition Ignacio Reserve your seat ↗
02 Wednesday 5 AGO ADAR ON TOUR Library of the Parador de Corias · Parador de Corias (Cangas del Narcea) María · Frederieke · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
03 Thursday 6 AGO Piano trio concert Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón · Monastery of San Antolín de Bedón (Llanes) María · Frederieke · Josefina COMING SOON
04 Friday 7 AGO Concert of minimalist music and visual art Aula del Oro · Aula del Oro (Belmonte de Miranda) Guillermo · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
05 Saturday–Sunday 8 — 9 AGO Open art installation Palomar de Leiguarda · Palomar de Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda) Coco · Iván · Colectivo Reserve your seat ↗
06 Tuesday 11 AGO ADAR ON TOUR As Quintas Auditorium · As Quintas Auditorium, A Caridá (El Franco) Maria · Lara · Daniel Reserve your seat ↗
07 Wednesday 12 AGO Piano quintet Centro ADAR · Leiguarda · Centro ADAR, Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda) Maria · Lara · Daniel · Guillermo · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
08 Thursday 13 AGO ADAR ON TOUR Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos · Monastery of Villanueva de Oscos Maria · Lara · Daniel · Guillermo · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
09 Friday 14 AGO Residency showcase Second winning hórreo of the 2026 competition · Winning hórreo of the competition Maria · Lara · Daniel Reserve your seat ↗
10 Saturday 15 AGO Site-specific creation Streets of Leiguarda · Streets of Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda) Natania · Žilvinas · Frederieke · Guillermo · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
11 Sunday 16 AGO Close of the 6th edition Church of Leiguarda · Church of Leiguarda (Belmonte de Miranda) Natania · Žilvinas · Frederieke · Guillermo · Josefina Reserve your seat ↗
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Practical info

Everything you need to live the festival.

Tickets

Free with RSVP.

All programming is free. Reserve your seat on Eventbrite — one link per concert. Limited capacity in small venues.

Getting there

East to west.

Venues span Belmonte, Llanes, El Franco, Villanueva de Oscos and Cangas del Narcea. Distances between venues: 20 min to 2 h by car.

Stay

Casas rurales and paradores.

Special arrangements with the Parador de Corias and the Camín Real de la Mesa lodging network. Request the list when you reserve.

Access

Ask us first.

Several venues are heritage sites with limited access. Write to us if you have reduced mobility — we will advise night by night.

See venue map
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Get the programme.

As Eventbrite RSVPs open and pending venues confirm, we will keep you in the loop.

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Credits

Artistic direction & curation
Guillermo Laporta · Josefina Urraca
Produced by
Asociación ADAR · Leiguarda, Belmonte de Miranda
Supported by
Principado de Asturias · Ayuntamientos anfitriones · partners institucionales y privados

© 2026 ADAR · LEIGUARDA / BELMONTE DE MIRANDA · ASTURIES / ES