The Ring Without Words

ADDA Alicante Symphony Orchestra
Josep Vicent — Principal Conductor and Artistic Director

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

Individual ticket sales begin on 30 July 2026.

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

The resident symphony orchestra of the Valencian Community Foundation — ADDA — and also the resident ensemble of the Alicante Provincial Council Auditorium. Since its founding in 2018, the orchestra has rapidly become a vital force in Spain’s musical life. Bathed in the light of the Mediterranean coast, ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA stands out for its distinctive sonic identity — a reflection of its founder and Principal Conductor, Josep Vicent. 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 alongside international projects: its recent Asian tour (two concerts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Osaka), the Christmas Concert at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música, 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 theatrical initiatives, concerts in care homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its forward-looking spirit is evident in performances of contemporary music, world premieres, and stage productions with Emilio Sagi or La Fura dels Baus (*El amor brujo*, *Carmen*, *La Bohème*, *The Creation*, *Carmina Burana*, *Pastoral for the Planet*). Also notable are the “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” jazz-symphonic project and the audiovisual cycle of Stravinsky’s ballets.

Its discographic and audiovisual output (Warner Classics, Aria Classics, Parma Recordings, Discmedi, IMM Klassik) has received four *Melómano de Oro* awards and multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations. Renowned 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 graced its stages.

With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that transmits enthusiasm — possessing an energy and sound accessible to very few orchestras.” ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and its Principal Conductor Josep Vicent have become an indispensable cultural brand of 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 maintained an extensive creative collaboration as Musical Director with La Fura dels Baus and Carlus Padrissa; since 2024, he is Resident Conductor of the Berlioz Festival (France); since 2015, Associate Music Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and collaborates regularly 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 (Prensa Ibérica), the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Prize for Best Classical Album, and five-time winner of the *Melómano de Oro*.

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

He regularly collaborates with leading classical, jazz, and hybrid soloists: 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.

Under his leadership, productions have been staged at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide: Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels) — including *Retablo de Maese Pedro* by Manuel de Falla for the European Capital of Culture celebration in Spain — Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, La Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (Massenet, Rossini, Poulenc, Montsalvatge…). His signature projects — *Carmen* (Bizet) with Emilio Sagi, *García Lorca*, *Romeo & Juliet*, *El amor brujo*, and *Chick Corea* — have toured several countries.

Previously, he served as Artistic Director of the APG/Xenakis Festival, Principal Conductor of the Balearic Islands Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic and 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 his global concerts — 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 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, he maintains an extraordinary artistic presence: tours across Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following a recent nine-concert tour including double appearances 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 recording (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”.