Overview
- Juanjo Mena announced via an official communiqué that concerts in 2026 will be his final appearances on the podium.
- One farewell date is planned at the Quincena Musical de Donostia, according to local reporting.
- He is expected to make a likely final appearance in Madrid late in 2026, with outlets reporting Beethoven’s Ninth as the projected program.
- The 60-year-old disclosed his Alzheimer’s diagnosis about fourteen months ago and says the disease has progressed since then.
- Coverage notes that earlier-onset Alzheimer’s can advance more rapidly, a context cited in explaining his decision to set a defined farewell period.