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 “Fundació de la Comunitat Valenciana – ADDA”, and also 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—reflecting 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 featuring world-renowned artists with international projects—including its recent Asian tour (two concerts at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Osaka’s Festival Hall), the Christmas Concert at Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana, stage 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 nursing homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its forward-looking spirit shines through 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 earned four *Melómano de Oro* awards and multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY nominations. Renowned soloists—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.

With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that transmits enthusiasm, possessing energy and sound quality rivalled by very few ensembles.” 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 Symphony, and Principal and Artistic Conductor of the Argovia Philharmonic (Switzerland). Since 2014, he has maintained an extensive creative collaboration 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 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 (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 an internationally acclaimed conductor with an outstanding career spanning projects, recordings, tours, and programmes with such ensembles as 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 symphony orchestras of Belgium, Chile, and Brazil—among many others.

He regularly collaborates with leading 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.

He has led productions at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide—including the Rouen Opera, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels)—including Manuel de Falla’s *Retablo de Maese Pedro*, staged as part of Spain’s European Capital of Culture celebrations—as well as Leipzig Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, La Maestranza, and Teatro Arriaga (works by 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 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 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 consolidated a distinctive artistic voice and opened new aesthetic 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 Symphony, he maintains an exceptionally intense schedule—including tours in Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following its recent nine-concert Asian tour—with 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 recent release is the *Brahms/Berio* album with Patrick Messina and ADDA Symphony.

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