There are concerts that possess an extraordinary character due to their content, and perhaps that is not always the original intention, who knows. The concert on Monday the 27th at the Auditorium, part of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra cycle, had an extraordinary touch, not so much for its explicit tribute to the great Spanish figure of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, but for the significance of associating this symphonic ensemble with the figure of Gustavo Gimeno. Both are currently in the pit of the Teatro Real, together, in full sessions of Tchaikovsky\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Eugen Onegin, reviewed here on the 23rd after its premiere. Today, the 28th, they will be there again for the third of those performances. Furthermore, Gustavo Gimeno will be the musical director of the Teatro Real, where this orchestra resides as its principal, starting next season. Is it a coincidence that this concert revolves around Russian composers and features Tchaikovsky, with the grandeur of his Fifth Symphony and the inspiration of specific pieces for Stravinsky to create his The Fairy\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Kiss? (...)
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