With an open and unprejudiced outlook, GIO Symphonia and Frames Percussion join forces in a concert that explores the bridges —and tensions— between classical and contemporary languages. The program features composers who have redefined the boundaries of musical creation, from the polyphonic and ironic force of Alfred Schnittke’s Polyphonic Tango to the vibrant colourism of Altar de neón by Mexican Gabriela Ortiz, guest composer of the Palau’s 25–26 season. The concert also embraces the new sonorities of post-minimalist creation and a more evocative atmosphere, with works by figures such as Ludovico Einaudi, Ólafur Arnalds, Hania Rani, Max Richter, and David Lang.

In this concert, the music of today’s generation of composers often labelled as minimalists dialogues with the works of sculptor Cristina Iglesias (San Sebastián, 1956), who is currently exhibiting at La Pedrera her monumental sculptures inspired by nature and ritual. An immersive and aesthetically hybrid proposal that upholds artistic freedom as a creative driving force and exemplifies the spirit of the Palau Fronteres cycle: opening windows to new sonic horizons.