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
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, 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 — a reflection of 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-calibre symphonic cycles with world-renowned artists alongside international projects such as its recent Asian tour (two concerts at Tokyo and Osaka’s Suntory Halls), 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 talent of its musicians, and deep social commitment: pedagogical and stage-based outreach, concerts in retirement homes, community centres, and hospitals. Its renewing spirit shines through interpretations 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*). Also notable are the jazz-symphonic project “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” and the audiovisual integral staging 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 left their mark on its stages.

With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics define the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that spreads enthusiasm — with energy and sound accessible to very few orchestras.” 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 Orchestra, and Principal and Artistic Conductor of Argovia Philharmonic in Switzerland. Since 2014 he has pursued an extensive, distinctive creative path as Musical Director with La Fura dels Baus and Carlus Padrissa; since 2024, Resident Conductor of the Berlioz Festival (France); since 2015, Associate Musical Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and collaborator 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 Award, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the “IMPORTANTES” Iberian Press Prize, 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 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 classical, jazz, and hybrid soloists such as 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 acclaimed productions at prestigious theatres and festivals worldwide, including the Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), La Monnaie (Brussels — *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 — *Carmen* (Bizet) with Emilio Sagi, García Lorca, *Romeo & Juliet*, *El amor brujo*, and Chick Corea tributes — 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 and Principal Conductor of The World Orchestra of Jeunesses Musicales for 15 years, undertaking extensive global tours across four continents. For his solidarity and social work in Africa and Asia — and for concerts worldwide, including four performances at Berlin’s Philharmonie — he was appointed Ambassador of the Culture of Peace Foundation by UNESCO Director-General Federico Mayor Zaragoza.

His crossover projects have consolidated a distinctive style 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 Orchestra, he maintains an exceptional trajectory: 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 recent release is *Brahms/Berio*, performed with clarinettist Patrick Messina and ADDA Symphony Orchestra.

The city of Alicante has named Josep Vicent “Cultural Ambassador”.