Overview
- The festival inaugurated the Marcos Históricos concerts in the cloister of the Cathedral of Santander with a trio made up of violinist Francesca Dego, clarinetist Alessandro Carbonare and pianist Alessandro Taverna.
- Their program focused on 20th‑century pieces, including Menotti’s Trio for violin, clarinet and piano, Stravinski’s L'histoire du soldat, arrangements from Gershwin/Bennet’s Porgy and Bess, and Bartók’s Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano.
- Critics praised the choice to include less usual contemporary repertoire and highlighted the technical demand and virtuosic playing that allowed the audience a direct, close encounter with music of the last century.
- The Festival’s main symphonic program continues at Sala Argenta with the English Chamber Orchestra and pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja under Marzena Diakun, and the season also lists a forthcoming recital by pianist Grigory Sokolov.
- Marcos Históricos uses Santander’s heritage sites as performance spaces to create a dialogue between academic tradition and popular influences such as jazz and folk, a curatorial move meant to draw new listeners to modern classical works.