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 the resident ensemble of the Provincial Auditorium of Alicante, 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—shaped by its founder and Principal Conductor, Josep Vicent. It is an “author orchestra”, capable of stirring emotion and inspiration at every concert.
Its regular season combines high-level symphonic cycles with world-renowned artists alongside international projects—including its recent Asian tour (double concerts at Tokyo’s and Osaka’s Suntory Hall), the Christmas Concert at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música, stage 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 stage-based outreach activities, concerts in nursing homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its renewing spirit 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” 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 earned four *Melómano de Oro* awards and numerous GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations. Renowned 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 stages.
Critics describe the orchestra, in light of its unstoppable artistic trajectory, as “a world-class instrument that spreads enthusiasm—with 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 and Artistic & Principal Conductor of ADDA Symphony, and Principal & 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 is Resident Conductor of the Berlioz Festival (France); since 2015, Associated Music Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and also collaborates with Guy Caron (Cirque du Soleil).
Multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee, he is a double winner of the Spanish Academy of Music Award. He has received the Jeunesses Musicales Prize, the “City of Valencia” Arts Prize, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the IMPORTANTES Prize from Iberian Press, the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Award for Best Classical Album, and five *Melómano de Oro* awards.
Today, Josep Vicent is an internationally acclaimed conductor with a distinguished career spanning projects, recordings, tours, and programmes leading 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 Orchestra, La Toscanini, and national symphonies of Belgium, Chile, and Brazil—among many others.
He regularly collaborates with world-class soloists across classical, jazz, and hybrid genres: 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.
Josep Vicent has led productions at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide—including Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels; staging *Retablo de Maese Pedro* by Manuel de Falla for Spain’s European Capital of Culture), Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, La Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (Massenet, Rossini, Poulenc, Montsalvatge…). His most personal projects—including *Carmen* (Bizet) with Emilio Sagi, *García Lorca*, *Romeo & Juliet*, *El amor brujo*, and *Chick Corea*—have toured 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—leading extensive tours 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 compositions by Tan Dun, Fazil Say, David del Puerto, Albert Guinovart, and others.
With ADDA Symphony, he maintains an exceptional trajectory—including tours in Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following a recent nine-concert tour featuring double performances in Osaka and Tokyo, with a return to Japan scheduled for 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 Symphony.
The city of Alicante has named Josep Vicent “Cultural Ambassador”.