The Ring Without Words

ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra
Josep Vicent — Principal Conductor

Wagner, *The Ring Without Words* (arr. Lorin Maazel)

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ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Nominated for GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® Awards
Twice awarded by the Spanish Academy of Music

The resident symphony orchestra of the “Valencian Community Foundation — ADDA”, and simultaneously the resident ensemble of the Alicante Provincial Auditorium, ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA has rapidly become a cornerstone of Spain’s musical life since its founding in 2018. Bathed in the light of the Mediterranean coast, the orchestra is distinguished by its unique sonic personality — a reflection of its founder and principal conductor, Josep Vicent. It is an “author-orchestra”, capable of evoking deep emotion and inspiration at every concert.

Its regular season combines high-calibre symphonic cycles with world-renowned artists and international projects, including its recent Asian tour (two concerts at Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Osaka), the Christmas Concert at Palau de la Música in Barcelona, staged productions at the Ljubljana and Berlioz Festivals, and upcoming debuts in Budapest and Sofia.

The orchestra innovates through stylistic versatility, the exceptional talent of its musicians, and strong social commitment: educational and stage-based outreach activities, concerts in retirement homes, social centres, and hospitals. Its forward-looking ethos shines in performances of contemporary music, world premieres, and staged productions with Emilio Sagi or La Fura dels Baus (*El amor brujo*, *Carmen*, *La Bohème*, *The Creation*, *Carmina Burana*, *Pastoral for the Planet*). Standout initiatives include the “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” (symphonic jazz) and the audiovisual integral production of Stravinsky’s ballets.

Its discographic and audiovisual output (Warner Classics, Aria Classics, Parma Recordings, Discmedi, IMM Klassik) has earned four *Melómano de Oro* awards and multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations. Artists such as Valery Gergiev, Maria João Pires, Javier Perianes, Paquito D’Rivera, Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Katia & Marielle Labèque, Denis Kozhukhin, and Joaquín Achúcarro have all performed with the orchestra.

With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe it as “a world-class instrument that radiates enthusiasm — possessing energy and sound quality accessible to very few orchestras.” ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and its principal conductor Josep Vicent have become an indispensable cultural brand in their region.

JOSEP VICENT
Josep Vicent is Founder Artistic and Principal Conductor of ADDA Simfònica, and Principal and Artistic Conductor of Argovia Philharmonic (Switzerland). Since 2014, he has pursued an extensive creative collaboration as Musical Director with La Fura dels Baus and Carlus Padrissa; since 2024, he serves as Resident Conductor of the Berlioz Festival (France); since 2015, as Associate Musical Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and also collaborates with Guy Caron (Cirque du Soleil).

Multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee, double winner of the Spanish Academy of Music Award. Recipient of the Jeunesses Musicales Prize, the “City of Valencia” Arts Award, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the “IMPORTANTES” Iberian Press Award, the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Award for Best Classical Album, and five-time *Melómano de Oro* laureate.

Today, Josep Vicent is a globally recognised conductor with an outstanding international career, leading projects, recordings, tours, and programmes with orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony (Miami), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Radio Metropole Orkest, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orkest, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Paris Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquestra de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Zuid-Nederland Philharmonie, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, WDR, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonie, Slovak Philharmonic, Oulu Symphony Orchestra (Finland), Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia, Milan Symphony, La Toscanini, and national symphonies of Belgium, Chile, and Brazil — among many others.

He regularly collaborates with classical, jazz, and hybrid soloists such as Pinchas Zuckerman, Fazil Say, Patrick Messina, Sainz Villegas, Paquito D’Rivera, Maria João Pires, Joe Alessi, Katia & Marielle Labèque, Joaquín Achúcarro, Kozhukhin, Floristán, Antonio Serrano, Leticia Moreno, Ramón Vargas, and Plácido Domingo.

Vicent has led productions at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide: Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels — *Retablo de Maese Pedro* by Manuel de Falla, part of Spain’s European Capital of Culture celebrations), Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, La Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (works by Massenet, Rossini, Poulenc, Montsalvatge, etc.). His signature projects — *Carmen* (Bizet) with Emilio Sagi, García Lorca, *Romeo & Juliet*, *El amor brujo*, and Chick Corea — have toured several countries.

Previously, he was Artistic Director of the APG/Xenakis Festival, Principal Conductor of the Balearic Islands Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic & Principal Conductor of The World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales for 15 years — touring extensively across four continents. For his humanitarian and social work in Africa and Asia, and for concerts worldwide — including four appearances at Berlin Philharmonie — he was appointed Ambassador of the Culture of Peace Foundation by Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza (UNESCO).

His crossover projects have forged a distinctive aesthetic and opened new artistic pathways. Numerous composers have written works dedicated to him. In 2026/27, he will premiere pieces by Tan Dun, Fazil Say, David del Puerto, Albert Guinovart, and others.

With ADDA Simfònica, Vicent maintains an extraordinary international presence: tours in Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following a recent nine-concert tour — including dual performances in Osaka and Tokyo — the orchestra returns to Japan in 2028).

His extensive discography is available on Deutsche Grammophon, Aria Classics, and Warner Classics. His latest album (2025) features the London Symphony Orchestra and Venezuelan cellist Gregorio Nieto; another recent release is the *Brahms/Berio* album with Patrick Messina and ADDA Simfònica.

The city of Alicante has named him “Cultural Ambassador”.