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 vital force in 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 direct reflection of its founder and Principal Conductor, Josep Vicent. It is an “author-orchestra”, capable of evoking emotion and inspiration at every concert.
Its regular season combines high-calibre symphonic cycles featuring world-renowned artists with international projects — including a 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 deep social commitment: pedagogical and theatrical outreach, concerts in retirement homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its forward-looking spirit shines in performances of contemporary music, world premieres, and staged collaborations with Emilio Sagi or La Fura dels Baus (*El amor brujo*, *Carmen*, *La Bohème*, *Die Schöpfung*, *Carmina Burana*, *Pastoral for the Planet*). Standout initiatives also include the “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” jazz-symphonic project and the audiovisual integral 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 numerous GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations. Esteemed 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 graced its stage.
With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that transmits enthusiasm, possessing energy and sound accessible to only a handful of orchestras.” ADDA·ALICANTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and its Principal Conductor Josep Vicent have become an indispensable cultural hallmark of their region.
JOSEP VICENT
Josep Vicent is Founder Artistic and Principal Conductor of ADDA Symphony Orchestra, 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 has collaborated with Guy Caron (Cirque du Soleil).
A multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee, he is a two-time winner of the Spanish Academy of Music Award. His honours include the Jeunesses Musicales Prize, the “City of Valencia” Arts Prize, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the *IMPORTANTES* Press Award (Iberian Peninsula), the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Award for Best Classical Album, and five *Melómano de Oro* awards.
Today, Josep Vicent is a globally recognised conductor with an outstanding international career: he leads 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.
He has led acclaimed productions at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide: Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels; staging of Manuel de Falla’s *Retablo de Maese Pedro* for Spain’s European Capital of Culture), Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, La Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (Massenet, Rossini, Poulenc, Montsalvatge, etc.). His most personal projects — *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 and 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 performances worldwide — including four concerts at Berlin’s Philharmonie — he was appointed UNESCO Peace Culture Foundation Ambassador by Dr. Federico Mayor Zaragoza.
His crossover projects have consolidated a distinctive artistic voice and opened new aesthetic pathways. Numerous composers have written works dedicated to him. In 2026/27, he will premiere new pieces by Tan Dun, Fazil Say, David del Puerto, Albert Guinovart, and others.
With ADDA Symphony Orchestra, Vicent maintains an extraordinary pace of activity: tours in 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 album (2025) features the London Symphony Orchestra and Venezuelan cellist Gregorio Nieto; another release is the *Brahms/Berio* album with Patrick Messina and ADDA Symphony Orchestra.
The city of Alicante has named Josep Vicent “Cultural Ambassador”.