The Ring Without Words

ADDA Symphonic Orchestra Alicante
Josep Vicent — Principal Conductor

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

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ADDA·SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA ALICANTE
GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee
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·Symphonic Orchestra Alicante 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—reflecting the artistic vision of its founder and Principal Conductor, Josep Vicent. A true “composer-conductor orchestra”, it awakens emotion and inspiration at every concert.

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

The orchestra innovates through stylistic versatility, the outstanding talent of its musicians, and deep social commitment: educational and theatrical initiatives, concerts in nursing homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its renewing spirit shines in performances of contemporary music—including 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 projects also include the “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” in symphonic jazz and audiovisual full-length stagings 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. Esteemed artists including Valery Gergiev, Maria João Pires, Javier Perianes, Paquito D’Rivera, Pablo Sainz-Villegas, Katia & Marielle Labèque, Denis Kozhukhin, and Joaquín Achúcarro have graced its stage.

With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that radiates enthusiasm, possessing an energy and sound accessible to very few ensembles.” ADDA·Symphonic Orchestra Alicante and its Principal Conductor Josep Vicent have become an indispensable cultural hallmark of their region.

JOSEP VICENT
Josep Vicent is Founding Artistic and Principal Conductor of ADDA Simfònica, and Principal and Artistic Conductor of Argovia Philharmonic (Switzerland). Since 2014, he has maintained an extensive creative partnership as Musical Director with La Fura dels Baus and Carlus Padrissa; since 2024, Resident Conductor of the Berlioz Festival (France); since 2015, Associate Music Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and has collaborated 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 Prize, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the IMPORTANTES Prize from the Iberian Press, the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Award for Best Classical Album, and five-time winner of the *Melómano de Oro*.

Today, Josep Vicent is a globally recognised conductor with an outstanding international career—leading projects, recordings, tours, and programmes with 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 Orchestra, La Toscanini, and national symphonies of Belgium, Chile, and Brazil, among many others.

He regularly collaborates with classical, jazz, and hybrid soloists including 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 directed productions at leading theatres and festivals worldwide: Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels; staging Manuel de Falla’s *Retablo de Maese Pedro* for the European Capital of Culture celebrations in Spain), Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, Teatro de la Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (Massenet, Rossini, Poulenc, Montsalvatge, etc.). His most personal projects—including *Carmen* (Bizet) with Emilio Sagi, *García Lorca*, *Romeo & Juliet*, *El amor brujo*, and Chick Corea—have toured across multiple countries.

Previously, he served as 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—undertaking extensive global tours across four continents. For his humanitarian and social work in Africa and Asia, and for his concerts worldwide—including four appearances at Berlin’s 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 language and opened new artistic pathways. Numerous composers have dedicated works 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 exceptional trajectory—tours across Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following a recent nine-concert tour including double appearances in Osaka and Tokyo, the orchestra will return 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 release pairs Patrick Messina and ADDA Simfònica in *Brahms/Berio*.

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