Director Jose Miguel Rodilla lead the Philharmonic
October 29, 2009 by p2pmmo · Leave a Comment
The Spanish director Jose Miguel Rodilla, heading this week to the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, said few foreign directors dare to interpret works of Manuel de Falla despite being one of the most admired Spanish composers abroad.
Knee, born in the Valencian town of Llíria and director of the Symphony Orchestra of the Murcia Region, on Thursday addressed the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra to perform “El amor brujo” de Falla and Spanish pieces of Juan Crisostomo Arriaga also and George Frideric Handel.
Knee said the concert am 22 October will be the first time directing in Canada and to accept the proposal by the Canadian director Kerry Stratton, director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Toronto, for the content of Spanish repertoire.
“I liked the idea of coming to Toronto because the base of Spanish music program. And I always like discovering new professional horizons,” said Knee.
The Spanish director also highlighted the challenge of leading North America, where orchestras are private entities and work differently.
“In Spain we would have had five tests in five days. Here are three tests in two days. And for the first time will direct ‘El amor brujo’ mezzo-soprano with a foreign rather than a singer who is as fault devised his work,” he added.
Knee also said that although early in his career believed that “a Spanish director’s best for playing music and French to Spanish French music” has now changed his mind.
However, he acknowledged that the majority of foreign directors “do not dare to fail” than the Japanese Seiji Ozawa, who has seen one of the best versions of “El amor brujo.”
Knee recalled the trip he made with the Rocío Jurado died in 1998 during which the singer performed “El amor brujo.”
For Knee, Jurado was one of the best interpreters of the works of Falla.
The Spanish director stated that, currently, the singer who has worked with and that best interprets the work of Spanish composer is Carmen Linares.
“It’s the person who had brought me to Toronto,” he said.
