The Ring Without Words
ADDA SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA ALICANTE
Josep Vicent — Principal Conductor
Wagner: *Der Ring des Nibelungen* (arr. Lorin Maazel)
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ADDA·SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA ALICANTE
GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee
Double award-winner of Spain’s Academy of Music
The resident symphony orchestra of the Valencian Community Foundation — ADDA, and also the resident ensemble of the Alicante Provincial Auditorium, has rapidly become a vital force in Spain’s musical life since its founding in 2018. Bathed in the light of the Mediterranean coast, ADDA·SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA ALICANTE is distinguished by its unique sonic personality — a reflection of its founder and Principal Conductor, Josep Vicent. 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: 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 deep social commitment: educational and stage-based outreach activities, concerts in senior residences, 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*, *Die Schöpfung*, *Carmina Burana*, *Pastoral for the Planet*). Also notable are the symphonic jazz project “Chick Corea Symphony Tribute” 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. 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 left their mark on its stage.
With its unstoppable artistic trajectory, critics describe the orchestra as “a world-class instrument that spreads enthusiasm, possessing an energy and sound accessible to very few orchestras.” ADDA·SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA ALICANTE and its Principal Conductor Josep Vicent have become an indispensable cultural hallmark of their region.
JOSEP VICENT
Josep Vicent is Founding Artistic and Principal Conductor of ADDA Simfònica and Principal and 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, Associate Music Director of the Ljubljana Festival; and collaborates regularly with Guy Caron (Cirque du Soleil).
A multiple GRAMMY® and Latin GRAMMY® nominee, he is a double winner of Spain’s Academy of Music Award. He has received the Jeunesses Musicales Prize, the “City of Valencia” Arts Award, the Oscar Esplà Prize, the IMPORTANTES Press Prize (Iberian Peninsula), the Cadena COPE Culture Prize, the MIN Award for Best Classical Album, and the *Melómano de Oro* five times.
Today, Josep Vicent is a globally acclaimed conductor with a distinguished international career — leading projects, recordings, tours, and programmes with 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 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: Opéra de Rouen, Teatro Colón, Teatro Real (Madrid), Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), Théâtre de La Monnaie (Brussels — *Retablo de Maese Pedro* by Manuel de Falla, celebrating Spain as 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 — 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 consolidated a distinctive style 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 Simfònica, he maintains an exceptional artistic trajectory: tours in Germany, Spain, France, and Japan (following a recent nine-concert tour including double appearances in Osaka and Tokyo, the orchestra will return 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 Simfònica.
The city of Alicante has named him “Cultural Ambassador”.