The Concert for Peace is a collective call through music, a shared voice that rises up against war and in favor of coexistence, solidarity, and human dignity.
In response to the growing number of armed conflicts and the increasing number of people affected by war around the world, starting in 2025, the Concert for Peace will be held annually in Barcelona, an initiative by the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation as a symbol of unity through art and a gesture of support for the humanitarian missions led by the Red Cross.
This edition will feature countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński as ambassador, lending his voice and artistic commitment to a cause that calls on music as a tool for cohesion and understanding among peoples. The ambassador role is being introduced this year for the first time and will change with each edition. Joining him on stage, performing entirely altruistically, will be national and international artists such as soprano Ofelia Sala and mezzo-soprano Helen Charston.
The Orchestra and Choir for Peace will be made up of volunteer musicians and singers from the country’s main musical ensembles, such as the Orquestra Simfònica i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), the Orquestra Simfònica and choir of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Orfeó Català, and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia, among others. The musical direction of this concert will be led by renowned conductors such as Josep Pons, Jordi Savall, Antoni Ros-Marbà, Jordi Mora, Daniel Mestre, Maria Mauri, Jordi Mora, and Pedro Pardo, among others.
The Concert for Peace is made possible by the joint effort of cultural institutions that collaborate selflessly, covering production costs, providing spaces, and contributing technical and human resources.
As in its first edition, the entire proceeds will be donated to humanitarian causes led by the Red Cross, reaffirming the spirit of solidarity that gave rise to the concert in 2022 and which has since grown into an act of solidarity and peaceful resistance.
Concert driven by the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation in collaboration with the Liceu and for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Organized by:
Victoria de los Ángeles Private Foundation
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
08007 Barcelona
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Dates and tickets
This performance is not part of the artistic programming of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation.
Artistic profile
- Musical directors
- Josep Pons, Jordi Savall, Antoni Ros-Marbà, Jordi Mora, Daniel Mestre, Maria Mauri, Pedro Pardo and Daniel Tarrida.
- Orchestra for Peace
- Choir for Peace
Program
First part | 35 min
Catalan Traditional
El cant dels ocells
Candela Puigbò, cello
Josep Ollé i Sabaté (1987)
Missatge de Pau
Candela Puigbò, cello
Maria Mauri, conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
‘Vedrò con mio diletto’ from Il Giustino
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Daniel Mestre, conductor
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663-1712)
Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben
Daniel Tarrida, conductor
Georg Friedrich Händel
‘Furibondo spira il vento’ from Partenope
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Daniel Mestre, conductor
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1795)
‘As with Rosy Steps the Morn Advancing’ from Theodora
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Pedro Pardo, conductor
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sound the trumpet
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Maria Mauri, conductor
Second part | 46 min
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
‘Laudate Dominum’ from Vesperae solemnes de confessore K339
Ofelia Sala, soprano
Antoni Ros Marbà, conductor
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orpheus’ descent to the underworld from Orfeo ed Euridice
Jakub Józef Orliński, countertenor
Pedro Pardo, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
2nd movement: Alegretto from 7th Symphony in A major Op. 92
Pedro Pardo, conductor
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich
Daniel Mestre, conductor
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
3rd movement: Adagio espressivo from 2nd Symphony in C major Op. 61
Jordi Mora, conductor
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
5th movement from 2nd Symphony in C minor “Resurrection”
Ofelia Sala, soprano
Helen Charlston, mezzo-soprano
Josep Pons, conductor
Maestro Jordi Savall, initially announced for this concert, will finally not be able to participate.